Twenty-five new organizations and businesses recently joined the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy. This brings the number of Allies in Action to more than 100....
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation recently opened the application period for the Governor's #RIReady Municipal Road Fund Program. The program uses federal American Rescue Plan money to ...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced legislation that would ban the use of speed limiting devices on commercial motor vehicles. The legislation, the “Deregulating restrictions on...
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Recharge Maine, a statewide initiative to expand the availability of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure on Maine's highways and within communities, will be awarding more than $6 million in ...
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) returned its CTtransit battery electric buses to service on Monday. The buses have been out of service since July 2022. The manufacturer recal...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it had proposed updating fuel economy standards to 58 miles per gallon. The pr...
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On Thursday, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced it had awarded more than 40 Local Bridges Fund grants to help counties throughout the state maintain local bridges. The g...
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Leaders from seven global automakers announced Wednesday they would be working together to create a new high-powered charging network to expand access to EV charging stations across the country. ...
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be cutting fares for Bustang, a statewide interregional and intercity express bus service, from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30. Fares for specific rou...
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Kentucky lawmakers and area officials recently gathered to ceremonially open two new interchanges at the juncture of KY 80 and KY 461 in Pulaski County. Construction began in late 2020 on the $51 m...
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U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) want the U.S. Department of Tra...
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A coalition of nine trucking organizations and affiliates recently sent a letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee and House Ways & Means Committee leaders in support for the bipartisan Modern, Clean, ...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said it had awarded $20.9 million in grants for 88 Tribal road safety projects. Part of the Tribal Transp...
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Rhode Island state and local officials recently met at Balise Toyota of Warwick in Warwick for a kickoff ceremony for the Route 37 RAISE Grant Award Project. The project will replace and rehabilita...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded 47 state and local governments, transit agencies, and nonprofit organizations nationwide with $20 million in Areas of Persistent Poverty progr...
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Regional and transportation-industry leaders along with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll recently attended an event in Pittsburgh at the Route 3027 Smithfield...
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In a new report, the United States Chamber of Commerce recently laid out the potential social and economic benefits of passenger autonomous vehicles (AVs), and assessed several related adoption scenar...
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The Texas Transportation Commission recently approved $96 million in state and federal funds for 79 public transportation providers and planning agencies statewide. Funding will be used to operate...
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In 2022, Trucks moved 11.46 billion tons of freight generating $940.8 billion, according to American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) American Trucking Trends 2023. This year’s report includes an o...
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Building on a long list of funding commitments and investments to the region, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced this week that $90 million has been earma...
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