Funds included in the fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bill could be used to support repairs on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Maryland or the Nati...
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The Rural Economic Infrastructure Equity Act of 2019, introduced last week by U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Braun (R-IN), proposes to create a new federal office under the U.S. Department of ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) an $8.4 million grant to test the safe integration of automated driving systems (ADS) int...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently released a report that highlights how the state will meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals under the 2007 Next Generation Energy ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded nearly $60 million in federal grant funding to eight projects in seven states to test the safe integration of automated driving systems. The...
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(Updates with response from CSX Corp.) In a Sept. 16 letter to CSX Corp. CEO James Foote, U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), along with U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-MD), urged th...
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) recently awarded the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission with the 2019 President’s Award for Toll Excellence, the association’s top h...
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New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released its 2020-2024 Capital Plan on Monday, proposing an investment of $51.5 billion in buses, railroads, and subways over five years, ...
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a Final Rule regarding electronic odometer disclosures this week, giving states a modern method of checking odometer fraud and...
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U.S. Reps. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) introduced Monday the Rural Road Safety Act, raising the potential for providing federal funding to communities in need of safety improveme...
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LA Metro) Operation Farm Team: Global Transportation Infrastructure Workforce Initiative was named the winner of the Pioneer Institute...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Rhode Island a $60.3 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDO...
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Laura Perrotta, senior director of Legislative Affairs for the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), has been tapped as the new president and CEO of the American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA...
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Addressing the House Subcommittee on Highways & Transit last week, YRC Worldwide Inc. CEO Darren Hawkins, speaking on behalf of the American Trucking Industry (ATA), noted that the spreading implement...
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Finding ways to combat congestion means using technology and flexibility instead of merely focusing on building more roads, witnesses said at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. A hearing titled...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded an Ohio-based team comprised of academia, community and industry members a $7.5 million Automated Driving Systems Demonstration Grant on Tuesday. The ...
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The House of Representatives advanced legislation Monday known as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), which would empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to communit...
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The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) released the second edition of a Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism this week, establishing what they consider policies necessary for a...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded $7.5 million in grant funds to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) this week, for use by it and its consortium and partners to create a s...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will provide $871.2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds for disaster-stricken bridges and roads in 39 states, territories and tribal governments throug...
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