The National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent federal agency that advises the president, Congress and other federal agencies on disability policy, released an assessment Monday of surface transportation for people with disabilities. Read More »

According to a report from the National Research Council, the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) being implemented is not meeting the objectives envisioned at its inception. Read More »

The New York State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration recently released the scoping report for the new Interstate 81 Viaduct project. Read More »

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday that final rules for transporting flammable liquids by rail, including new tank car standards, will improve safety. Read More »

Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez recently visited Milwaukee to see the area’s Interstate 94 North-South Freeway Expansion and Reconstruction Project, alongside other state and local officials, for a tour of the site. Read More »

Rep. Auma Amata (R-American Samoa) announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted the Pago Pago International Airport $1 million for improvements. Read More »

The Union Station Redevelopment Corp. and partner companies Amtrak and Akridge were recognized by the Lambda Alpha International (LAI) organization with the International Skyline Award for 2015, Amtrak announced on Wednesday. Read More »

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx unveiled a milestone on Thursday, with the final installation of En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) technology in air traffic control centers nationwide. ERAM is the foundation for technical operations at 20 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) en route air traffic control centers. The system operates display screens used by air traffic controllers to manage aircraft in flight and is part of the foundation for NextGen systems. Read More »

United States Senators Susan Collins (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development) and Angus King recently announced that the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) decided to grant $300,000 of federal funds to the Dexter Regional Airport. Dexter Regional Airport is located in Dexter, Maine within Penobscot County. Read More »

A report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Wednesday details the use of video systems on commercial vehicles and their benefits. Read More »

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently held a workshop that will benefit the safety of the American public by identifying and implementing the recall of products and vehicles with defects related to safety. In 2014, the NHTSA initiated 803 recalls for 63.9 million vehicles. Read More »

The Department of Transportation (DOT) said last week that Americans drove more than 220 billion miles in February, emphasizing the need for better highways and bridges. Read More »

Gregory Nadeau receives progress report on $41.4 million Pleasant Valley Improvement project. Read More »

The head of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said Tuesday he expects a stopgap measure to pass before federal transportation funding expires at the end of May. Read More »

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said April 23 that LadderSTEP, a new technical assistance program, will assist seven cities in developing transportation projects that will lead to long-term economic development. Read More »

American Road & Transportation Builders Association would like to see at least a 15 cent per gallon tax hike Read More »

Recent variables in the economy have resulted in airlines scheduling fewer commercial flights, which impacts some airports more than others, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said on Thursday. These variables include volatile fuel prices and the recession of 2008-2009, as well as airline mergers and shifts toward business models that demonstrate capacity management.  Read More »

U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation recently to require federally funded transportation projects to use U.S. steel, iron and manufactured products whenever possible. “When we make things in America, we grow the middle class in America,” Merkley said. Read More »

A recent announcement from Anthony Foxx, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), states that the entire Northeast Corridor, which is the busiest passenger rail corridor within the U.S., needs another $550 million to continue with necessary maintenance and upgrades. Read More »

Chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, Sen. Susan Collins, led a hearing on the 2016 fiscal year budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), her office announced Wednesday. Read More »