In a ceremony attended by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker and others, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) officially broke ground for the John A. Volpe Tr...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced this week its support of an amendment proposed by U.S. Sens. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Doug Jones (D-AL) to block an impending $1.2 bill...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Local Bridge Improvement Program recently awarded $5 million to 27 counties. The program assists cities and counties with bridge replacement or re...
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The Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) pilot program launches next week in Pennsylvania, aiming to change driver behavior to reduce work zone speeds and improve work zone safety. It is a...
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An updated $6.5 billion eight-year construction work plan was greenlighted this month for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), with an emphasis on improving safety by strengthening struct...
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The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee recently held a hearing on a bill that would allow the state’s department of transportation to authorize the operation of an autonomous shuttle veh...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Tuesday nearly $50 million in new initiatives meant to expand transportation access for low-income residents, older adults, and people with disabili...
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The H-1 Freeway Shoulder Widening and Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation project in Hawaii concluded work this week, fully reopening the busiest road in the state months ahead of schedul...
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) will work with the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) to award a grant to an organization that...
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The Roadway Safety Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration recently presented seven outstanding highway safety projects with National Roadway Safety Awards. The biennial competition honor...
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Under a $60.5 million contract awarded to Barnhill Contracting Co. last week, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is advancing plans for a new Interstate 95 interchange, among addi...
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U.S. light-vehicle dealerships have an annual payroll of $66.6 billion, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association’s (NADA) midyear NADA Data 2019 report. Through the end of June, ...
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The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) recently completed the $2.4 million Central Avenue project in downtown Valley City. Central Avenue between Main Street and 12th Street was redo...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced last week that $1.4 billion would be provided for reconstruction efforts on the I-275/SR 60 Westshore Area Interchange i...
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EVgo, the largest fast-charging public network for electric vehicles (EV), grew its California network 40 percent this year. The expansion has matched the state’s EV adoption rate. This year...
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In the United States, 75 percent of commercial vehicles run on diesel, 43 percent of which operate on near-zero-emissions diesel truck technologies, according to Diesel Technology Forum research. ...
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Load and capacity calculation errors by FIGG Bridge Engineers, Inc., along with an inadequate peer review from Louis Berger, all contributed to the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge at the Florida...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released highway crash fatality data from 2018 this week, showing a decline in crash-related deaths for the second straight year. Over 2018, fatalitie...
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New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has completed the Hamilton Road Bridge over the Route 206 Bypass in Hillsborough six months ahead of schedule, opening to traffic on Saturday. The 15...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently completed the replacement of two deteriorated bridges carrying U.S. 202 over Amtrak rail lines at the southern end of the U.S. 30 Int...
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