A vote to close down a major road project in Charleston proves the city and county need to wrest more control for building infrastructure from the state, a leader of a group calling for a half-penny sales tax to pay for new roads said. Read More »

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said this week that they have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released freight-rail data recently for the week ending on May 21. Read More »

Department of Transportation (DOT) officials celebrated the opening of the Devore Interchange Project in San Bernardino, California, with state and local officials this week. Read More »

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a joint hearing this week to examine the Washington, D.C., Metrorail's long-standing safety and efficiency woes. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) recently released employment data for U.S. passenger airlines during March, indicating an increase of 3.9 percent in the workforce compared with March 2015. Read More »

A project that will add new lanes and other upgrades along Interstate 93 (I-93) in New Hampshire has received support from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Department of Transportation said this week. Read More »

The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said this week that it will hold a third community meeting on planned construction work on the Canarsie Tunnel. Read More »

The recently launched Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant program has received approximately 212 applications seeking nearly $9.8 billion, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently issued freight-rail traffic data for the week ending on May 14, during which freight volume totaled 498,379 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.2 percent compared with this week a year ago. Read More »

Founded in 1670, Charleston, S.C., has cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages and pastel pre-Civil-War-era houses in the French Quarter and Battery areas. Read More »

Plans to move ahead with the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline came to a screeching halt in the U.S. late last year when President Obama denied the construction permit needed for the Canadian-U.S. pipeline due to environmental concerns. Read More »

The Department of Transportation (DOT) said this week that NXP Semiconductors will supply its authentication and identification services as part of the Smart City Challenge. Read More »

The House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management hosted a hearing this week to examine border-station construction costs. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation said this week that it will provide $1 million in emergency-relief funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to repair roads on federal lands damaged by recent flooding in Chattahoochee National Forest in northern Georgia. Read More »

The Aviation Consumer Protection Division reported fewer complaints in March, the Department of Transportation said this week. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) celebrated Infrastructure Week, which runs through Monday, along with other rail industry stakeholders. Read More »

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is visiting all seven Smart City Challenge Finalists this week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released U.S. freight statistics this week for the month of March, indicating a decrease in activity from February. Read More »

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched another phase of its modernization initiative late last week with the groundbreaking on an upgrade project at the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Wantagh Station. Read More »