Experts in the transportation industry told a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday that passing long-term surface transportation legislation is critical to maintaining the country’s highways, bridges, tra...
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The $16.3 million rehabilitation of two Erie Canal lift bridges in New York began this week. The rehabilitation of the bridges, which were constructed in 1914, will allow all legal vehicle loads t...
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Arizona State University’s Metis Center for Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering recently awarded the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) Laguna Creek Bridge improvement project wi...
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A group of legislators recently pressed the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for a review of the nation’s Move Over laws following multiple accounts of police officers being struck and killed ...
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In a letter sent last week, Catherine Chase, president of the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, urged New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy to sign into law Senate Bill 824 -- legislation that requires i...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last week legislation eliminating the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority (MDX) and replacing it with the Greater Miami Expressway Agency. In so doing, he transf...
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The Oklahoma Transportation Commission recently announced the creation of Office of Mobility and Public Transit within the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). The office was established ...
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be opening more than $660 million in projects for bids by February. Approximately 40 percent of CDOT's projects will be in rural areas. The ful...
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Construction workers recently placed the final girder for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, marking the near completion of the largest freeway construction project in Arizona Department of Transpor...
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More than 200 organizations and elected officials recently sent a letter to Congress urging the a change to the federal transportation program. “For decades, federal policy has prioritized high...
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Oregon’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) has officially replaced its former carpool matching tool -- Drive Less Connect -- with a new web-based carpooling tool known as “Get There.” It i...
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A bipartisan Senate effort yielded a new bill this week, meant to alter how the government oversees the transportation of agricultural products. Under the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act, the defi...
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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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