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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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting applications through Nov. 8 for improvement projects under the Multimodal Transportation Fund. Projects must combine local land ...
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Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are working together to develop and test automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on Virginia’s public roads, following months of testing and safety valid...
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As part of an investigation into the fatal crash of a Tesla in Mountain View, Calif., last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this week issued a Safety Recommendation Report calling...
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Pennsylvania’s Comprehensive Transportation Funding Plan has funded more than $61 million in road projects this year in Chester County. The plan was created in Act 89 of 2013. The act provides lo...
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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) extended an invitation to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao last week to come and tour the Beck Road Improvement Corridor in her home district as a showcase of the...
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The Board of Directors for the Metro Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas has approved a referendum for the Nov. 5, 2019, ballot, allowing voters to consider $3.5 billion in bonding authority for...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it would partner with PPG on resources meant to accelerate the development and testing of adhesives made explicitly for vehicles built from...
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