A bipartisan group of four senators is applauding the chamber’s recent vote to repeal Section 1438 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The section would have rescinded $...
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At a hearing held by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee this week, lawmakers directly addressed safety standards and concerns for self-driving vehicles. As noted by the Autom...
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Surpassing even the 90 percent national average for the second year in a row, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) announced this week that West Virginia drivers buckled up 90....
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Owing to weather delays and additional work added onto the original contract, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced this week that segment 2 of the Interstate 75 modernization pro...
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A new report from the non-profit Volcker Alliance warns that repairs to the nation’s aging infrastructure could cost more than $1 trillion, or 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, a ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging federal regulators to create a review process in advance of automated test vehicles being permitted to operate on public roads. The recomm...
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An effort to improve traffic flow along the Northern State Parkway in New York ended this week, concluding reconstruction work on the Route 231 interchange. The Suffolk County-based project cost $...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently released his proposed Bolder, Brighter, Better Future budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, and it includes $9.9 billion in funding for the Florida Department of Transpo...
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) seeks input for the latest iteration of its four-year, multimodal program, the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STI...
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Touting the potential for economic development and jobs access, U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) sent correspondence to the Department of Transportation (USDOT) last week to urge funding for a rapid tr...
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The Interstate 395 Express Lanes between Fairfax County, Va., and Washington, D.C. opened Sunday. The $475 million project extends Express Lanes by eight miles and operates like Express Lanes on I-95 ...
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Warning of potentially devastating results on American construction, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) dispatched a second letter to Congress this week ur...
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This Thanksgiving, more than 55 million Americans plan to travel 50 miles or more away from home, according to AAA. That is 1.6 million more people than last year, and the second highest number of tra...
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New York State has completed the $150 million Woodbury Road Transit and Economic Development Hub project in Orange County five years ahead of schedule. The project improves traffic patterns, mobility ...
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More than 140 new transportation infrastructure improvement projects in Pennsylvania will receive $79.3 million in funding after receiving approval from the state’s Commonwealth Financing Authority,...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation a $22.5 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant. The department pl...
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If the British government takes proactive steps to make electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable, lower incomes households could save approximately $449.3 million annually, averaging between $3,851 and...
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week a $14 billion plan to improve the state’s roads and bridges over the next decade, as well as $7 billion to improve its public transit system. Conge...
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The majority of Americans voted in favor of investing in transportation projects on Nov. 5, with 270 approved initiatives that are expected to generate more than $9.6 billion in one-time and recurring...
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Toyota Motor Company and BYD Company Ltd. will research and develop battery electric vehicles (BEVs) under a jointly operated venture announced last week. The new company will likely be founded in...
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