The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced a proposal to upgrade the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) for 2020. The NCAP, which was established in 1979, crash t...
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Through 2022, Ford is investing $11.5 billion in electric vehicles (EVs). As part of this commitment, the company is making it easier for customers to find places to recharge EVs. “Among people w...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reported nearly $233 million in savings for fiscal year 2018-2019, freeing those funds for the maintenance and rehabilitation of state highways. ...
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Dynamic Infrastructure -- a New York and Tel Aviv-based startup -- announced this week that it would apply the world’s first artificial intelligence solution for bridge and tunnel owners and operato...
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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently received $26.6 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) year-end funds. The money will be used to underwrite the $100 million Inters...
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The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) has revived its grassroots pedestrian safety initiative statewide to coincide with Pedestrian Safety Month. Pedestrian street teams will be aboard Delawa...
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Work is slated to begin on one of its first Rebuild Illinois projects in early 2020, bringing construction to seven miles of Interstate 255, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDO...
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U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) wrote to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Nicole Nasin last week asking for updates on improvements the organization has und...
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U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) is urging her constituents to take advantage of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) new Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) board of directors recently elected a president and vice president for the 2019-2020 term. Patrick McKenna, Missouri ...
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Every day, there are more than 26,000 truck trips made in Minnesota, yet there are only 4,846 available truck parking spaces, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The 20...
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BAE Systems announced a new battery electric power and propulsion system this week specifically made for transit buses as a means of reducing emissions and increasing travel distance. "Many cities ...
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The respective Departments of Transportation in Missouri and Illinois received top honors this week in a competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative, designed to address transportation needs in rural Ameri...
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation about An Act Authorizing and Accelerating Transportation Investment. The administratio...
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Gasoline prices in most of the country are either the same or less expensive than last week, according to AAA, with the national average at $2.65 a gallon. This is nine cents more expensive than S...
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Nearly 170,000 people attended 2019 National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) events Sept. 14-22. The ninth annual celebration of electric vehicles (EVs) involved 324 events nationwide and in seven othe...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently awarded 24 municipalities throughout the state more than $5 million for traffic-signal upgrades through its Green Light-Go program. Grants rei...
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The New York Department of Transportation recently began construction on the $10.9 million U.S. Route 6 project, which will replace a bridge over the Metro-North Railroad’s Harlem River Line in Brew...
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The U.S. freight transportation system is under negative pressure, according to a new report released by the national transportation research nonprofit TRIP. The report, America’s Rolling Wareho...
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