The trucking industry saw significant growth in 2018 -- more than $96 billion of growth, according to the latest American Trucking Associations American Trucking Trends report. That report put last...
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Three Florida transportation agencies were jointly awarded the 2019 Toll Excellence Award for Social Responsibility by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA). The agencie...
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Federal funds are coming to Michigan in the form of two grant awards this week, including $2.6 million for Detroit with the Low or no Emissions (Low-No) Grant program, which has sought low-emission an...
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The City of Pittsburgh recently launched public engagement efforts to develop a transportation vision plan. PGH MOBILITY 2070 will establish a framework to guide investment, development, and manage...
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U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced this week that they have secured a $3.25 billion commitment for bridge repairs following the Senate committee ...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will distribute $146 million from its Low Carbon Transit Operations Program to 180 local mass transit projects around the state. The Low Carbo...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to spend $50 million on new research into truck, off-road vehicle, and gaseous fuels research to help innovate the transportation sector. Funding will c...
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The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the largest highway legislation in U.S. history. America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA) of 2019...
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A 12 percent federal excise tax imposed solely on heavy-duty trucks and trailers has come under fire from a collection of trade associations, who called on Congress last week to repeal the tax and rep...
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A new bill introduced to the House of Representatives last week proposes to increase the amount of funding provided to transit systems covered by the Small Transit Intensive Cities Program (STIC). ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced awards for the Low- or No-Emission (Lo-No) Grant program run by its Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Overall, the FTA will award $84.9 million i...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) a $52.4 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding grant. The grant will be used to construct a...
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The United States Department of Transportation this week awarded more than $98 million to two projects in Florida, benefiting efforts to revamp a bridge for the Kennedy Space Center and to increase ca...
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday published its long-awaited final rule making several significant changes to the first major overhaul of its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Progr...
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently installed a system to detect and deter wrong-way drivers along an 18-mile stretch of I-71 in Hamilton County. The system includes 82 detection...
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee this week advanced a bill that would revamp the federal permitting process for infrastructure projects. The legislation was introduc...
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Florida will soon expand the infrastructure for electric vehicles in-state with the addition of new charging stations along major thoroughfares under funding from the Volkswagen Settlement. Announc...
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A California infrastructure improvement project supported by U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) recently received a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal funds are des...
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) recently awarded the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission with the 2019 Toll Excellence Award for Technology. The commission was honor...
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The widening of MS Highway 76 got a significant boost this week through the injection of $52.4 million from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The ongoing project will consist...
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