Changes to STIP affect Interstate 20/Interstate 26/Interstate 126 Corridor improvements Read More »

Work includes projects to encourage more biking and walking Read More »

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) said Monday that a Wayne State University (WSU) study found that rumble strips on state highways significantly reduces head-on, sideswipe and run-off-the-road crashes. MDOT started a major rumble strip program in 2008, when centerline and shoulder rumble strips were installed on all rural, nonfreeway highways with posted speed limits of 55 mph and appropriate paved lane and shoulder widths. To date, MDOT has placed 5,700 miles of centerline ru Read More »

The Texas House of Representatives adopted a resolution over the weekend to dedicate billions of dollars to transportation funding, one day after the state Senate adopted the resolution’s conference committee report. Senate Joint Resolution 5 calls for the creation of a constitutional amendment, which will be on the Nov. 3 ballot, that would allocate a specific amount of general sales tax revenue toward the State Highway Fund. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is helping America's public transit agencies make start-stop and anti-idle buses a priority.Research has shown that idling engines of heavy-duty and light-duty vehicles wastes approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel and produces about 60 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Approximately 50 percent of that idling is done by commercial vehicles, including transit buses. Read More »

Union members to have access to Castlight's Cloud services to access benefits Read More »

Bids approved for state highway construction and maintenance projects. Read More »

Federal money will go toward refinancing three locomotives. Read More »

West Virginia expects to begin work on 7.7-mile stretch in 2016 Read More »

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairwoman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King (I-ME) said on Thursday that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has approved funds for the Maine Department of Transportation to build the Interstate 95 Trafton Road Interchange located in Waterville, Maine. Read More »

The American Trucking Associations urged rejection of a truck-only toll initiative proposed by Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo this week. "Trucking did not create the state's infrastructure crisis," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. Read More »

Tailwind Transportation Software introduced International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) mileage reporting capabilities to its Express+ Carrier online package on Thursday. Previously, this service was only available with the on-premises version; it has been in high demand from trucking companies. Read More »

The most recent extension on funding for federal transportation projects is the 33rd measure of its kind passed by Congress in the past six years, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) said on Wednesday.The PIRG said Congress has been using these extensions since the original 2009 expiration of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Read More »

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) added another angry voice on Wednesday to the chorus of industry interests decrying the Environmental Protection Agency's Waters of the U.S. Rule, which aims to protect key watersheds in the U.S. and outlines which rivers, streams, lakes and marshes fall under the jurisdiction of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers. Read More »

The North Spokane Corridor (NSC), a multi-billion-dollar project to extend a highway north, around Spokane, Washington, is at a stand-still, half-built, and U.S. Department of Transportation officials blame Congress. The 10.5-mile section of road is meant to connect the US-395 highway with Interstate 90, providing an alternate route through north Spokane and relieving traffic in the area. Read More »

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said Wednesday that it will hold its second annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates on July 15 in Washington, D.C. Read More »

The group 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin this week urged the halting of new widening projects for state highways until an audit is completed on traffic projections. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has made $5 million in relief funding available to repair damaged roads in Texas from flooding in the area, Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on Wednesday. Read More »

Parsons Group -- an engineering, construction, technical and professional services industries firm with locations in 29 countries -- this week announced the appointment of Jannet Walker as the company's vice president and deputy eastern sector manager for the company's Rail and Transit Systems Division. Read More »

In response to the U.S. Senate passing H.R. 2353, also known as the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, on Saturday, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue released a formal statement characterizing the resolution as essential but inadequate. Read More »