Commercial airlines reported an improvement in the number of on-time flights in October based on statistics for both the previous month and the previous year. On-time arrivals made up 87 percent of flights reported in October, up from 86.5 percent in September 2015. In October 2014, 80 percent of reported flights arrived on time, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report. Read More »

Caltrans labeled last month's efforts to protect wildlife a success during the implosion of San Francisco Bay Bridge Pier E3. A series of small charges, referred to as a "bubble curtain," rather than large explosives was used to implode the bridge. The bubble curtain system allowed the pier to collapse into voids within its foundation, minimizing environmental impact. Read More »

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched its online registration system Monday for drones and other small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Read More »

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence celebrated the opening of the new U.S. 31 Hamilton County freeway Monday with Congresswoman Susan Brooks and INDOT Commissioner Brandye Hendrickson. INDOT started the freeway project in 2011 near State Road 38. The $350 million project includes an upgraded 13 miles of highway, 49 new bridges and 12 new interchanges through Westfield and Carmel. Read More »

Alaska Commissioner Marc Luiken is urging motorists to drive with caution due to recent moose-related car accidents. As snow accumulates, moose move into lowland areas usually around highway areas, where they can travel and find food. ADOT and PF are asking motorists to be on the lookout for moose, especially during periods of darkness or during times of poor visibility. Read More »

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Advisory Committee hosted the 2015 Virginia DBE Transportation Training Symposium on Dec. 9-10 to offer firms a chance to increase their awareness of transportation trends and contracting opportunities. An estimated 250 guests attended the two-day event. Read More »

A new round of testing began Tuesday for the Washington State Route 99 tunneling machine "Bertha" near Pier 48 as it installed a tunnel ring at the bottom of a 120-foot-deep access pit. STP plans to dig a little farther in the access pit tunnel before stopping for the holidays. Digging resumes after Jan. 1 and continues toward a planned maintenance stop 450 feet farther north. Read More »

The ARTBA safety training program has been in high demand this past year. ARTBA’s reputation for professional safety and health training for the transportation and construction industries has been growing over the last 20 years. However, in 2015, the various programs have experienced even higher demand, with more than 3,000 new participants involved in the training program. Read More »

A recent survey from the AASHTO showed that 70 percent of the nation’s state departments of transportation (DOTs) have been monitoring El Nino for possible winter weather effects in their respective areas. El Nino is an ocean and atmospheric phenomenon that is difficult to track. Because of its unpredictable nature, many DOTs have made preparations for winter weather just in case. Read More »

AASHTO repartnered with the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Thursday to improve the safety in work zones located along the highway. The renewed agreement allows the partners to offer information and guidance to their members, and includes access to education in the form of training resources to help members protect their safety and health within the work zones. Read More »

The United States and Mexico signed a new air transport agreement Friday. Anthony Foxx and John Kerry, secretary of State, applauded the new agreement with a joint statement. Both Foxx and Kerry then shed light on how the new agreement will benefit both the American and Mexican people. The goal of the agreement is to improve the relationship between the United States and Mexico. Read More »

The WSDOT plans to reopen US 12 in time for the holidays Tuesday. It has taken WSDOT crews just two weeks to repair the devastating slope failures that closed the route over White Pass. The crews are still facing significant challenges due to the heavy snow predicted by the weather forecast, but they are confident they will be able to reopen US 12. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) bike counter based on Market Street tallied more than 1 million bike trips on the road for this year. The bike counter is visible and located between 9th Street and 10th Street. This is a sign of significant progress for the city’s bicycling population. There were precisely 1,036,822 bike trips specifically at the location. Read More »

The Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board opened its application process for several new members. There are currently four positions that are open to applicants. The board members themselves must be frequent pedestrians. Applicants must reside in various regions in Seattle. The goal of the board is to make Seattle a safe and easy city for pedestrians. Read More »

The proposal for the NLX high-speed passenger rail project in Minnesota and Wisconsin could reduce typical operation costs by half. The proposed project involves the Minneapolis-Duluth/Superior Passenger Rail Alliance, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The total cost of implementing the new system is $500 million. Read More »

Crews working with the Washington Department of Transportation (WDOT) are working to reopen White Pass in time for Christmas. The main section of repairs is taking place to the west of White Pass, where most of the damage occurred from a washout. Still, the destruction located at milepost 141 is nearly repaired; filling material is based approximately half up the pass. Read More »

The USDOT is committed to keeping the general public up to date with the latest news concerning scheduled cargo and passenger flights between the United States and Cuba. The United States and Cuba are getting closer to finalizing a scheduled air service that would fly between the two nations. This progress in restoring flights is part of the new U.S. and Cuba engagement policy. Read More »

The FHWA released data Wednesday, showing U.S. driving has broken records for October 2015. In October 2015, American drivers traveled 273.5 billion miles, breaking all other October records by a significant amount. There is a 3 percent increase in driven miles compared to October 2014. There is also a 1 percent increase compared to September’s seasonally adjusted data. Read More »

In response to requests for the WMATA to make improvements for specific safety deficiencies found in the Metrorail and Metrobus, the FTA has hired staff and developed a Corrective Action Plan. While the WMATA still has the main responsibility of improving the safety of the Metrorail and Metrobus, the FTA first took on temporary direct safety oversight in October. Read More »

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a Direct Final Rule to improve how resolution advisories report. Currently, aviation operators must report all of their Airborne Collision and Avoidance System (ACAS) resolution advisories to a Class A airspace aircraft. Other resolution advisories must align with the requirements to avoid the risk of colliding aircrafts. Read More »