U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit; and Donald M. Payne...
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New York’s LaGuardia Airport recently opened its Terminal C outer roadway system six months ahead of schedule. The roadway is part of a larger $8 billion project to update the airport. The Port ...
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According to a recent study by strategic consulting firm ICF, much of the flooding in Maryland occurs outside Federal Emergency Management Agency designated flood zones. The report, Flooding Impact...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed the state’s budget, which includes $9.44 billion for the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Work Program, a five-year plan of transportation pr...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would bolster the construction of electric charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure to fight climate change while creating jo...
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has awarded more than $1 billion in construction project contracts since January 2020, a sign, he said, that the stat...
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) commended President Joe Biden for including appropriations for two Washington state Transit projects in his FY 2022 budget proposal. The Biden budget includes Capital...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Friday that he recommends spending $2.5 billion in FY 2022 to construct or complete 25 rail, bus rapid transit, and streetcar projects in 12 stat...
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N.J. Transit said it will continue to aggressively advance its zero-emissions bus program as it released its roadmap to a 100 percent zero-emission bus fleet by 2040. The roadmap includes several ...
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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) recently began construction on its $800 million West Davis Highway (S.R. 177) project. The project will build a 16-mile, four-lane divided highway fro...
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More than 700 Arizonans have provided feedback on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s tentative five-year plan for proposed improvements and projects since the public comment period began Mar...
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Getting the next infrastructure investment plan passed and paid for will not only mean bringing together both parties to work in a bipartisan fashion, but using private capital in innovative ways, a p...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reminds motorists to stay safe this summer. “Everyone is excited to reconnect now that America is opening up,” Jonathan Adkins, GHSA executive di...
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A group of more than a dozen senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would invest in nationally and regionally significant bridges. The group, including U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jim...
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U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, respectively, Wednesday applauded the committee’s ...
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A new report from TRIP shows that as the summer travel season begins, vehicle travel has returned to near pre-pandemic levels, in some states surpassing them. The Washington-based travel non-profi...
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U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation Tuesday to reform federal infrastructure programs and projects to benefit local communities first. The Bu...
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Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would create a program to help states increase resources for highway and transit projects. Under the Toll Credit Marketplace Act, the secretary ...
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In response to an increase in traffic fatalities in 2020, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is reminding residents to wear a seat belt. Last year, there were 1,073 fatalities among p...
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U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the release of a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill. Carper, the...
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