The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted 30-21 on Wednesday to approve the fiscal year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The bill moves to the full House for consideration. Read More »

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said on Wednesday that the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a mark-up session in June for a transportation reauthorization bill. The bill would be in effect for six years and provide a long-term solution as Congress continues the debate over funding mechanisms. Read More »

A recent Heritage Foundation report says the federal government should minimize its role in transportation spending and enable individual states to invest in their own transportation needs. Monies in the Highway Trust Fund are drying up and if Congress does not add to the fund by a May 31 deadline the fund will go insolvent by late July, the report stated. Read More »

With its recent acquisition of Granite City Passenger Terminal, St. Louis-based Gateway Rail Services will be able to offer even more services to its rail passengers, Gateway said on Monday. The Granite City Terminal is a warehouse and railcar storage facility situated near Granite City, Illinois. It has been set up to be used as a short- or long-term storage facility and is equipped with electricity and other utilities. It also features a 75,000-square-foot warehouse space and has been opera Read More »

Consumer complaints about airlines forwarded to the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Aviation Consumer Protection Division during March 2015 increased 55.1 percent from March 2014 and are up 27.2 percent from February 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, released on Monday, said. Read More »

Ten New Jersey-based explosives specialists with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) were recently recognized with a team award for excellence from the Metropolitan Northern New Jersey Federal Executive Board (FEB). Read More »

Washington, D.C.-based WTS International, an organization dedicated to the advancement of professional women in the transportation industry, recently announced the winners of its annual recognition awards. Read More »

Dubbed in the iPhone's app store as Responder Incident Report, a new iPhone app was released by the Bay Area Incident Management Task Force (IMTF), a multi-agency organization comprised of representatives from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, the Federal Highway Administration, local law enforcement and fire departments, county coroners, the American Automobile Association, tow truck companies and others. Read More »

Transportation associations tell Congress to find permanent solution to funding issue. Read More »

Draft calls for more than $4 billion to go toward improving highways Read More »

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI), urged House Republican leadership to immediately pass a Highway and Transit Trust Fund bill to pay for critical infrastructure construction projects before the current short-term extension expires at the end of the month. Read More »

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently met with Memphis, Tennessee, Mayor A C Wharton to discuss the region’s proposed $262.5 million Lamar Avenue project. Read More »

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently met with Knoxville, Tennessee, Mayor Madeline Rogero and other local leaders to discuss the region’s proposed Alcoa Highway project. Read More »

The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently sent a letter to Congress and state governments that all federal funding for highway, bridges and transit is set to expire by the end of May. Read More »

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) was one of the state transportation departments nationwide that was notified Monday that federal funds for state projects will stop after May 31. Read More »

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) demonstrated new technology Monday that is designed to provide more consistent and reliable bus service. Read More »

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (MWATA) announced Tuesday that it has released three property solicitations for bid, including a full city block in the heart of Old Town North Alexandria, Virginia. Read More »

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said State Farm has agreed to sponsor a service that offers free road assistance to drivers in need, the agency said on Monday. The service, which has been known as the Incident Management Assistance Patrol program (IMAP), will be renamed as the NCDOT State Farm Safety Patrol. State Farm has agreed to sponsor the program for four years; the company underwrites similar programs in 13 other states. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) said she discussed safety issues with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) interim General Manager and CEO Jack Requa as they rode the Metro’s Silver Line on Friday. Read More »

State Rep. Jay Roberts called a leader on state's transportation issues. Read More »