The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published last week a notice of funding opportunity in the Federal Register to granting $300 million to projects aimed a...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) elected Robert E. Alger as chairman for 2018-2019, the association announced last week at its national convention in New York City. â...
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Highway fatalities fell in 2017, after two consecutive years of significant increases, and the first six months of 2018 followed the same trend, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Admini...
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Duke Energy is installing up to 530 electric vehicle charging stations across Florida to promote the benefits of clean electric transportation. The charging stations will be available for public us...
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Cooperation between public-private partnership FASTLinkDTLA and mobile ticket app provider moovel has resulted in a new rideshare service and app for Downtown Los Angeles to complement the city’s ex...
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The Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently testified at a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public hearing on the U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). ...
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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) released a report last week highlighting the efforts of most drivers to keep their children safe. The 2018 Child Restraint Survey showed that 94 perc...
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More drivers recognize the value of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) but are unaware of the technology’s limitations, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. ADAS includes la...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced last week that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) would award $366.2 million in grants for the improvement of the nation’s...
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A new data platform called Shared Streets unites data gathered by Ford Motor Company, Uber and Lyft with the goal of improving mobility in cities while helping both private and public sectors to cut e...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently selected James J. Tymon as executive director during the annual board of directors meeting. Tymon joined AAS...
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The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) recently said it opposes California’s Proposition 6, which would repeal The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1). “With the passag...
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The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) recently won the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) President’s Transportation Awards at the AASHTO’s annual c...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $14 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help restore roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Florence throughout North Carolina. Department...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) this week ruled that individuals with properly controlled diabetes can be qualified to drive commercial vehicles by a medical examiner. “W...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Interstate 17 (I-17) wrong-way vehicle alert system has garnered recognition for its innovative impact. Officials said the system has received GCN magaz...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently announced it had been awarded a $322,461 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) grant to manage the ...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently sold a 21-acre parcel of land along the north side of Interstate-10 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport for $28.7 million. Eight b...
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Collin Long, the director of government affairs at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), recently testified at the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Environment...
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New York State received recognition from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) this week for implementations of the New York State Pedestrian Safety Action Plan -- a $110 million, five-year ...
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