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A new report released May 3 found that while electric vehicles have no direct tailpipe carbon emissions, the CO2 production associated with the vehicle, battery, and electricity production would only ...
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) recently announced a highway study to re-examine solutions for a segment of WIS 175 known as the Stadium Freeway.
Stadium Freeway runs between We...
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A new report from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CoDOT) points to phone usage as the leading cause of crashes with injuries involving distracted driving.
Of the 302 serious injuries in...
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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, asked U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to provide information about the Fr...
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In Wisconsin, liquid brine cleared snow on highways faster, provided better friction on roadways, and reduced overall salt usage, according to a University of Wisconsin – Madison's Traffic Operation...
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Highway fatalities in Kentucky increased 3.3 percent in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Office of Highway Safety and the Kentucky State Police.
La...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that it had granted $4.4 million in drone research, education, and training grants to seven U.S. univer...
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According to a report released last week, inadequate roads, bridges, and highways cost the average Michigan household $4,845 annually or around $19.3 billion statewide.
Those costs could either ri...
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The New York Department of Transportation recently published the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the estimated $2.25 billion Interstate 81 Viaduct Project in Syracuse.
Working with the U.S...
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In an effort to build resilience during natural disasters, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday it would make available funding for organiza...
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The national average for a gallon of gasoline has fallen to $4.11, seven cents less than a week ago and 22 cents less than a month ago.
When compared to a year ago, the price is $1.25 higher.
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Last year, 3,441 pedestrians were struck and killed during the first six months, a 17 percent increase from the first half of 2020, according to Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projections...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said Friday that the Transportation Supply Chain Indicators Tracker indicated signs of progress in easing movement, even though the supply chain remains s...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Friday it awarded $5 million to the University of Maryland (UMD) to establish and manage the “Build American Center.”
The Center will offe...
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) recently held an outdoor electric vehicle expo at its headquarters to discuss electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.
The federal Inf...
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Metro, in Washington, D.C., announced the release of its first-ever Strategic Plan for Joint Development Thursday.
The plan is a detailed roadmap, the transit agency said, to increasing private de...
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President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Wednesday that the federal government would invest more than $20 billion into American ...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and General Motors (GM) plan to release a report this summer on distracted driving to reduce the behavior and change the social norm.
According to na...
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A new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has found that state “gas tax holidays” do little to lower prices at the gasoline pump.
In a report released T...
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The Washington State Department of Transportation recently released its Multimodal Mobility Dashboard.
The dashboard shows annual performance data and five-year trends for numerous travel modes on ...
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