New York state recently began construction on a $5.4 million project in Jefferson County. The project will improve a 1,800-linear-foot section of County Road 57 in Lyme along with the shoulder. ...
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The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently awarded $7 million to 21 projects statewide to upgrade roads to accommodate local truck traffic. Funding is through IDOT’s Truck Access R...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) would allocate $187 million in Capital Investment Grants (CIG) to ...
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The Minnesota Governor’s Advisory Council on Connected and Automated Vehicles said in its annual report Monday that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the state was able to move forward toward readiness...
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A new report from the MASSPIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group outlines several ways to transform transportation infrastructure in Massachusetts to lead to better health outcomes for the state’s r...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills recently signed an executive order that calls for a clean transportation roadmap that would increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 2030. The Governor...
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Hawaiian Electric, serving 95 percent of the state’s residents, recently partnered with AMPLY Power, a company providing fully managed charging service to the public sector and commercial businesses...
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The Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association recently sent a letter to congressional leaders and President Joe Biden to re-affirm their commitment toward ...
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Florida’s Senate Bill 54 and House Bill 719 would eliminate the state’s existing no-fault auto insurance system and replace it with a mandatory bodily injury coverage system. According to dat...
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The Illinois Commerce Commission announced a new report looking at the impact of electricity rate design on transportation electrification (TE), TE infrastructure adoption, and beneficial electrificat...
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U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Chris Coons (D-DE) reintroduced the bipartisan Driving for Opportunity Act Tuesday. The legislation would create an incentive to stop debt-based driver’s licen...
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ExxonMobil and Porsche have begun testing advanced biofuels and renewable, lower-carbon eFuels. The tests are part of an agreement to find methods for potential future consumer adoption. eFue...
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The South Dakota Transportation Commission recently awarded $3.7 million to 10 Transportation Alternatives (TA) projects statewide. “The TA program helps fund a variety of smaller-scale transpor...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Monday a total of $30.5 billion in federal funding would be available for the nation’s public transportation ...
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A new report from the Reason Foundation says that public transportation may never return to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic service levels. The pandemic has changed not only the behavior of individuals ...
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Topline results released from the Mineta Transportation Institute’s 12th annual tax survey found that 53 percent of Americans support the concept of a “green” mileage fee. As part of its ann...
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In order to pay for President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure package, Congress will have to look at new ways methods to raise capital, including public-private partnerships and Vehicle Miles...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, identified her priorities for infrastructure during a hearing on surface transportation Wednesd...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would reauthorize the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Motorcyclist Advisory Council (MAC) for six years. MAC ad...
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From January through June 2020, pedestrian fatalities spiked 20 percent, according to a Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report. The increase is attributed to a rise in dangerous drivi...
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