On Tuesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled the METRO transit Authority’s new autonomous shuttle, part of the city’s move toward zero-emissions vehicles. During an update on the cityâ€...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would help gather information about the state of technology that detects imp...
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The trucking industry invests $14 billion annually in technology, training and other expenditures to improve highway safety, according to a recent the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Safety Sp...
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On Thursday, U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation that would accelerate the deployment of low-emission concrete and asphalt. The bill, the Concrete and Aspha...
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On Friday, Caltrans released its draft 2024 State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) plan for public comment. The draft is the state’s initial plan for maintaining and preserving Ca...
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Washington, D.C. based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), a trade association representing the U.S. transportation construction industry, recently released a market outlook r...
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U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) reintroduced legislation on Dec. 7 that would eliminate the gas tax in exchange for taxing greenhouse gas emissions. The bill, the MARKET...
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The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board voted on Dec. 6 to approve a congestion pricing program and begin public review of a tolling structure for drivers entering New York City's Cen...
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Monday they had requested federal funding to rebuild the John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis. The governors said ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday announced his cities newly installed pedestrian and bike safety improvements in Garfield Park were open. During a ribbon cutting ceremony, Johnson joined the C...
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) said Friday it would use re-world data to do in-depth evaluation of emerging transportation modes like e-bikes. Using an open-source travel data collec...
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On Thursday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced it would be considering a congestion pricing program report from the Traffic Mobility Review Board. The report includes recom...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently began major construction work on the $220 million Port Street Corridor Improvement project. The project will redesign and rebuild Port Newarkâ...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) recently awarded 16 transportation construction projects statewide more than $12 million in Cost Share Program funds. The awards leverage $7.2 million...
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On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her state would release $100 million to support repaving and improvements to state roadways impacted by the extreme weather. Hochul said the stat...
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Delaware Transit Corporation CEO John Sisson joined Delaware Transportation Secretary Nicole Majeski, Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, and other federal, state and local officials to celebrate the completi...
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently celebrated the opening of the $84.4 million Henderson Bridge connecting Providence and East Providence. The bridge, which replaces a 5...
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AIDT, an Alabama state agency designed to recruit and train a skilled work force, plans to build a $30 million, 40,000-square-foot work force training center in Decatur’s Alabama Robotics Technology...
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The University of Cincinnati (UC), along with its partners the Ohio Department of Transportation, Honda Motor Co., infrastructure engineering firm Parsons Corp., and consulting firm i-Probe will demon...
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According to the American Trucking Association, the advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased in October after seeing a September decline. ATA said the index equaled...
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