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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The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently announced it would be adding two GO-DOT safety patrol vehicles in the Oklahoma City metro area. The vehicles have four uses: provide fuel a...
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $31.6 million in funding for an expansion of electric vehicle fast-charging stations in-state last week, and to get 800,000 zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2...
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Construction is expected to begin Wednesday on the $88.5 million rehabilitation of the half-mile-long Wayne Junction Viaduct that carries U.S. 1 (the Roosevelt Expressway) over SEPTA tracks in Philade...
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A bipartisan Senate bill would raise the federal statutory cap on Private Activity Bonds (PABs) issued by or on behalf of state and local governments for highway and freight improvement projects from ...
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The U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation Wednesday that would revive the National Scenic Byways program and, according to sponsor U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), boost Rhode Island’s...
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An overwhelming majority of automotive professionals fear their organizations are not keeping up with cybersecurity, according to a new study by Synopsys, Inc. and SAE International, and protocols are...
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A project to rehabilitate the Main Street bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad rails in Montgomery County, Pa., is scheduled to begin Feb. 18, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Tuesday more than $60 million in funding for University Transportation Centers (UTCs) currently investigating solutions for transportation issue...
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President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union speech before Congress this week, and while he touched on the nation’s infrastructure needs, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chairman o...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) wrong-way vehicle alert system, established along Interstate 17, is the first of its kind in the nation and, as such, is drawing positive attention ...
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