In a letter dispatched to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao this week, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, among others, advocated the abolition of a rule that has g...
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The nation’s average gas price stands nearly 20 cents higher than it was at the beginning of 2019, reaching $2.42. That figure is still 10 cents cheaper than things stood a year ago, but it rep...
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The Arkansas House approved two pieces of legislation Monday addressing highway funding. The first piece of legislation, a $95 million highway-funding bill that’s part of a $300 million hig...
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Improving highway infrastructure in the United States can help conserve fuel and reduce emissions, according to a case study by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). In 2016, the ...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently reported that there were 6,227 pedestrians killed on U.S. roads in 2018, making it the deadliest year in pedestrian fatalities since 1990. ...
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The Partnership for Transportation Innovation and Opportunity (PTIO) sent letters last week to Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chairman of House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Eleanor...
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The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently updated its 2016 initiative Building to Win that aims to revitalize the nation’s infrastructure. “Every year, America is falling furthe...
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The Missouri House has approved a bill that would eliminate the state’s vehicle safety inspection program, and the legislation has aftermarket automotive associations concerned. The Auto Care A...
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The Trump Administration has moved to overhaul portions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), including making exemptions for certain construction within federally designated wetlands. The American Road ...
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Bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday would remove federal regulatory barriers that prevent truck drivers from entering the interstate workforce before the age of 21. The bill, the Developin...
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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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