Delaware Gov. John Carney signed the state’s $863 million fiscal year 2020 capital budget Monday that includes more than $3.2 billion in infrastructure work. The funding, part of the FY20 – FY...
Read MoreThe Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will spend $2.07 billion on 1,034 projects throughout the state this year. The projects are funded by the state and federal motor fuel taxes and are int...
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The trucking industry experienced a 22 percent increase in roadside problems during the first quarter of this year compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report from the Technology & M...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently advanced its biennial re-assessment of its 2017-2026 Capital Plan and will present the plan to the board of commissioners today. The plan refl...
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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) this week released a data-based list of projects that are candidates for state transportation funding, an important step in the development of Kentucky’s 2...
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The U.S. House this week approved a $383.3 billion package of 2020 appropriations bills, including critical funding for public transit and passenger rail infrastructure. If passed by both the Sena...
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Private and academic interests have aligned in the form of autonomous vehicle research, culminating in a five-year, $15 million research partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and the self-dri...
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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter this week to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao urging the agency to approve a grant application from the Vi...
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Fuel-economy standards have increased the price of new vehicles, and this is preventing many families from making new car purchases, Heidi King, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ...
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The Modernize the Truck Fleet (MTF) coalition rallied in Washington, D.C., last week to urge Congress to support two bipartisan House bills that would repeal the 12 percent federal excise tax (FET) on...
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) supports a recent report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) on funding infrastructure, IBTTA CEO and Executive Director Pat...
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) secured commitments for several key Illinois and national projects during a recent Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing. “I’m glad these transpor...
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At a meeting of the Economic Club of Canada, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau took the opportunity to address the recent approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project and how he feels i...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project completed last year to connect the more than 1,900-mile I-95 from Maine to Miami is proving to be a success on several fronts. The most s...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently asked federal lawmakers to protect the eligibility of public infrastructure projects under the government’s employment-based E...
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The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors recently approved the selection of Cashless Tolling Constructors as the design-build team for the installation of cashless tolling on the Thruwa...
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Nine highway projects across the country are wasting at least $25 billion, according to the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group’s fifth edition of their Highway Boondoggles report. The gr...
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The Atlanta City Council approved Monday Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ efforts to establish the city’s first dedicated Department of Transportation that will help improve safety and accessibility un...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors and MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) approved this week a five-year, $18.3 billion capital investment plan th...
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The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority recently announced a comprehensive Community Benefits Plan for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project. The Community Benefits Plan, and the entirety of t...
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