FHWA awards $62 billion for infrastructure projects
WEB5 days ago · On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it had awarded $62 billion in FY 2025 funding for 12 programs investing in infrastructure. Part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the funding will help build roads, bridges, and tunnel ...
USDOT event addresses distracted driving - Transportation Today
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently held an event to address challenges combating distracted driving. “Driving while distracted has ...
Study on doubling NY Penn Station capacity finds no current …
WEB4 days ago · A new report on the feasibility of doubling the capacity of New York’s Penn Station without expanding the station’s footprint has found that none of the four concepts presented would meet the goal. The study released Wednesday by Amtrak, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and NJ Transit ...
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration approves $140M in …
WEBSep 24, 2024 · On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it had awarded more than $140 million in grants to states and schools to advance commercial drivers’ license programs. The grants, part of the agency’s High Priority (HP) and ...
DOT announces $566M for airport modernization
WEBAug 15, 2024 · On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded nearly 300 grants in 47 states to modernize airports.
FMCSA announces nearly $3.5M in CDL training grants
WEBAug 28, 2024 · On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it had awarded Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators Safety (CMVOST) Training Grants to 27 …
Supply chain groups call on Congress to reform credentialing …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · On Monday, a coalition of supply chain organizations including the American Trucking Association, asked Congress to pass legislation to reform the credentialing system for frontline transportation workers. In a letter to the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, the ATA and more than 150 other ...
Ford, Sunrun and Maryland’s BGE launch vehicle-to-home …
WEBJul 26, 2024 · Former Reagan DOT Secretary, James Burnley, and Obama chief counsel to Federal Hwy Admin, Fred Wagner, discuss Biden’s $2.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
Texas announces $148B in transportation investments
WEBAug 29, 2024 · On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced his state would invest a record $148 billion into transportation infrastructure. The investment includes more than $104 billion for the 10-year transportation plan adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation to improve safety, address congestion and connectivity and preserve roadways for drivers.
Legislation preventing fentanyl trafficking through U.S.
WEBSep 30, 2024 · On Thursday, legislation designed to crack down on illegal drugs smuggled into the country through U.S. transportation networks was introduced in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Ben Ray Luján. (D-NM) introduced the ...