Members of the California Congressional delegation banded together to introduce the Transportation Emergency Relief Funds Availability Act, a bill designed to defend federal funding for disaster-recov...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Washington State University (WSU) a $7.5 million grant to lead a national university transportation center. The center, one of seven in the Un...
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Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would establish a program to provide funding specifically for the repair and replacement of bridges in poor condition. There are more than 47,00...
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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) recently announced it is seeking a design-build team to replace 102 bridges in more than 20 counties located in eastern and southeastern Kentucky. The pr...
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Schools districts could be encouraged to replace traditional diesel-based school buses with new, electric buses under a bill known as the Clean School Bus Act of 2019, recently introduced in the U.S. ...
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has an $11 billion investment plan to relieve traffic congestion in a state with one of the nation’s worst commute times, largely due to a ginormous bottleneck on Inter...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced the University of South Florida and Washington State University will be new national University Transportation Centers (UTCs). The ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded an additional $60 million to Florida to fully fund phase two of the Tamiami Trail project. The state also has committed $40 million to the pr...
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New Jersey recently announced the New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, a partnership aimed at building the necessary infrastructure to support electric-vehicle (EV) ownership. The partnership will be...
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In the wake of flooding and storms that have wreaked havoc on the American Midwest, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is maintaining assistance and monitoring efforts. The emergency relief...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has split $128,508,608 between 16 construction projects throughout the state. In all, the money will be split between three types of projects: const...
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Arizona officially passed a state budget last week that will fully fund the widening of I-17 between Anthem and Black Canyon City. In all, $130 million will be invested over three years into the c...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects program recently awarded the West Virginia Division of Highways with a $100 million grant. Funds w...
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After years of fighting and numerous failed attempts to pass meaningful auto insurance reform of any kind, Michigan has finally revised its auto no-fault system, under legislation signed into law by G...
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US 290 East in Lee County, Texas, is now officially under construction, following its groundbreaking this week. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is funding the project, which will re...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans to provide $15.4 million in Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding to 38 municipalities for 50 safety projects. ARLE provides automated e...
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Daimler Trucks recently announced it launched the Autonomous Technology Group, a global organization for exploring the strategy and implementation of the automated driving. The group, which launche...
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Thirty-one transportation associations and groups recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to repeal a $7.6 billion rescission in Federal-aid highway contract authority scheduled fo...
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Gasoline prices this month in California surpassed $4 a gallon for the first time since 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices in the state average $4.01 per gallon ...
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Last year, Americans avoided an estimated 47.5 million trips because of highway congestion, according to a U.S. Travel Association survey. Nearly a quarter of Americans avoided at least one overni...
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