Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with five other senators are calling on Gene Dodaro, comptroller General of the United States, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigation the Federal Highway Administration's evaluation of defective ET-Plus guardrail and end terminals. Read More »

Intelligent Transportation Society of America Leadership Circle has five new members. Read More »

Federal infrastructure bill to have major impact on Illinois Read More »

The Texas Department of Transportation gave the go-ahead with a contract for $30.5 million that will be used to build a diamond interchange at FM 156 and SH 114, which is located in southwest Denton County. Read More »

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray launched Move Seattle on Monday, a 10-year vision plan to shape the city's transportation strategy. Read More »

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is reaching out to residents to get an understanding of how the public perceives passenger rail, NCDOT said Monday. Read More »

BodyGov. Charlie Baker’s budget proposal calls for a $64.5 million spending increase for the MBTA. Read More »

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx proposed a new pilot program on Tuesday that will explore ways to make it easier for cities and states to hire local residents for transportation projects and keep federal investments closer to home. Read More »

Executives from over 260 regional chambers of commerce nationwide sent a unified message to Congress on Tuesday. Their open letter urges lawmakers to pass a long-term bill to save the Highway Trust Fund and improve it with smart reforms. Read More »

Two major projects on Interstate 15 to slow traffic this summer. Read More »

More than 80 percent of voters say "no" to increase in Passenger Facility Charge Read More »

The City of Aspen has received $2.4 million in grant money from the federal government and the Colorado Department of Transportation for transportation improvements. Read More »

Proposals relating to operations and maintenance services for the Cincinnati Streetcar have been extended until 2 p.m. Read More »

Washington state's Senate passed a transportation package on Monday that aims to address issues relating to traffic congestion. The $15 billion bill, co-sponsored by State Sen. Steve Litzow (R-Dist. 41), seeks to improve Interstates 405 and 90, and State Route 520, while also maintaining existing infrastructure statewide and addressing multi-model needs in King County. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, made opening statements ahead of Tuesday's hearing on a bill for reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. Read More »

U.S. railroad traffic for the week ending Feb. 21 was down by 11.5 percent over the same period last year. Read More »

Long Island Rail Road recently received the Transportation Security Administration's Gold Standard Award Read More »

The Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission elected Dave Cortese as its new chairman Read More »

Associated General Contractors of America CEO urged Congress to quickly pass transportation bill. Read More »

The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) administrator, Michael Huerta, will testify at a Subcommittee on Aviation hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on March 3, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Read More »