Shutting down the Hudson River Tunnels to repair Superstorm Sandy damage without having new tunnels already in place would cost the national economy $16 billion, according to a report released by civ...
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The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission appointed Ferzan M. Ahmed as executive director at its meeting Monday. Ahmed will manage the turnpike’s day-to-day business operations. “Fer...
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A recent small business study found that businesses believe that, within 20 years, business fleets will have gone fully electric. The study conducted by Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi determined that 6...
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In their effort to find long-term means of maintaining the Highway Trust Fund, the Bipartisan Policy Center has launched a new project known as the Great American Rebuild Initiative, to be led by two...
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A partnership between Visa and Planet Informatica has yielded the Visa Secure Access Module (SAM) -- a new technology meant to help public transit operators collect payments through contactless cards...
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Rhode Island bridge improvement and repair projects will receive an additional $54.5 million in federal funds this year through a $475 million grant program included in the fiscal year 2019 spending ...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently opened a new bridge over Oregon Inlet. The bridge replaces the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, built in 1963. Construction of the $25...
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The Trump Administration announced Feb. 20 it plans to stop negotiating with the California Air Resources Board on fuel economy rules designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. California previo...
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Approximately 43.6 miles of the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation’s (GPTC’s) 184-mile tollway project in Houston, Texas will be paid for in part by a $605 million loan from the U.S. Depart...
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The transportation plan that could govern the transportation network of Austin, Texas for years to come was released in the form of a final draft last week, outlining goals, objectives, action items ...
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Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), as part of its Rhode Island Transportation Innovation Partnership (TRIP), recently began testing autonomous-vehicle technology. The first vehicle...
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The United States now has reached the dubious ranking of three straight years of at least 40,000 driving-related deaths, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). Millions more are being inj...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and North Carolina State University have partnered to learn how to improve the longevity of the state’s bridges. Students will design ...
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Minnesota is developing a plan to increase electric vehicle (EV) use by 50 times current amounts, reaching 200,000 on the road in just over 20 years. “Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption: A ...
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The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) has created a new, long-term transportation plan, called Iowa in Motion 2045, to address federal requirements and chart their investments for decades to c...
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Atlanta was the 11th most congested U.S. city in 2018, according to INRIX Research. In 2017, the city ranked number four. Atlantans lose an average of 108 hours annually due to traffic conge...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded $10.2 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grants. Funds will be used to test user-based alternatives to...
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After a more than 15-year delay, work is scheduled to begin on a project to connect the Seven Mountains area to the greater State College area. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDO...
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A program through the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) Enforcement and Compliance Division is providing safety-inspection training in Mexico. The goal is to support commerce while p...
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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) released a statement Monday in support of the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s plan to complete the Lincoln South Beltway project five years ahead of schedule....
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