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DOT finalizes grant funding for Rhode Island’s Washington Bridge

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By Liz Carey  |  April 2, 2025

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the department had executed a $221 million federal funding award for Rhode Island’s Washington Bridge Project. The grant, previously awarded by the Biden administration, was one of 3,200 Duffy said had not yet been executed. Duffy said the grant had been announced in the fall of last year but had not yet been signed. “Since coming into office, my team has discovered an unprecedented backlog of grants leftover from the pr...

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Norfolk Southern Corporation program cuts supply chain emissions for freight rail customers

By Liz Carey
April 1, 2025

A new program from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) will allow customers to reduce emissions from their freight rail s...Read More »

DOT to take materials from Pisgah National Forest for I-40 recovery

By Liz Carey
March 31, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) had received permission fro...Read More »

BNSF: $4.2B in customer investments fuels job growth

By Liz Carey
March 28, 2025

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) said more than $4.2 billion in investments by its customers last year helped...Read More »

Transportation Secretary Duffy advocates for enhancing pipeline safety

By Liz Carey
March 27, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy express support for pipeline owners and operators voluntarily adopting new safe...Read More »

ASCE gives U.S. infrastructure, highest ever grade – a solid C

By Liz Carey
March 26, 2025

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the country’s infrastructure its highest grade ever – a overall grade o...Read More »

Thousands of Chicago commuters could lose access to transportation without funding

By Liz Carey
March 25, 2025

Without a funding solution by the end of spring, thousands of Chicago’s workers could lose access to transportation fo...Read More »

Proposed GOP bill would allocate unused federal EV funds to other highway projects

By Kim Riley
March 24, 2025

Legislation recently proposed by a Wyoming Republican in Congress would authorize that the federal funding allocated for...Read More »

Transportation Secretary Duffy to MYC Metro Transit: Clean up

By Liz Carey
March 20, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority with withholding of...Read More »

STB to review Norfolk Sothern’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk & Portsmouth

By Liz Carey
March 18, 2025

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) said it will review Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railwa...Read More »

Sound Transit’s total boardings spike 12 percent in 2024

By Melina Druga
March 17, 2025

Sound Transit, the public transportation agency for Washington’s Puget Sound area, saw total boardings increase 12 per...Read More »

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