Regional transportation group MetroGO! held a forum last month in Brookfield, Wisconsin, that addressed the challenges to the Milwaukee area’s competitiveness, caused by a growing gap between jobs and workers. Read More »

Pledging support for transportation in communities throughout North Dakota, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (R-ND) announced Monday that over $138,000 in federal funding will be allotted to her state. Read More »

Washington state House Democrats released a new transportation revenue and investment plan that proposes an 11.7 cents-per-gallon increase in the state’s gas tax, phased in over three years, and full funding for Sound Transit commuter train service. The House Transportation Committee is expected to consider action on the proposal on Tuesday. The House Democrats called for $15 billion in new funding authority for Sound Transit, which would expand light rail throughout the Central Puget Sound re Read More »

Input is being sought out by the Departments of State, Transportation and Commerce; they announced Friday after reports of foreign airline subsidies distorting the global aviation market. Read More »

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) will convene a hearing of the full Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Tuesday titled "Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization." Read More »

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has committed nearly $174 million to upgrade the state’s transportation infrastructure. Sixteen contracts have been awarded to companies that will complete the projects. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) praised the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) recommendations on the removal of unsafe tank cars in transporting crude oil on Friday. Read More »

Empresas ICA and the Caisse de Dépot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) have reached an agreement that would facilitate the creation of an operational platform for transportation in Mexico, the company announced Monday. Read More »

An approximately $1.2 billion transportation program was revealed by Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner John Schroer on Thursday. Read More »

The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics released the Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) for February on Wednesday. Read More »

The Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation Commission will co-sponsor nine area open houses over the next two months to discuss the region’s long-term plans for transportation and housing. Read More »

Gov. David Ige last week signed a proclamation that authorizes the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) to begin emergency highway repair work on Kamehameha Highway in Ka'a'awa between the Makaua Village condominium and the Crouching Lion Inn. Read More »

Following Amtrak’s January commitment of $12 million for renovations of Chicago’s Union Station, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and three congressmen said Friday that an additional $7 million will be earmarked to increase the system’s capacity. Read More »

North Carolina Secretary of Transportation Tony Tata recently joined a group of state officials to focus on the importance of a national transportation network and the critical need for long-term federal funding to pay for road improvements. Read More »

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently started a nearly $50 million project to improve approximately 11 miles of eastbound I-69 roads from west of M-19 (Kinney Road) to east of Taylor Road. Read More »

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently authorized nearly $1 million to expand the terminal building and rehabilitate two runways at Batten International Airport in Racine. Gayle Stearn, airport development engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), said the expanded terminal will include the addition of a General Aviation Facility (GAF) for customs agents to inspect international passengers, cargo and crew. Read More »

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said U.S. 41 has been added to the U.S. Interstate System, as I-41, his office said on Thursday. The newly minted Interstate is located in the eastern part of the state, and Walker said its designation was due to the several years' worth of effort by officials at the local, state and federal levels. Read More »

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed House Bill 3187 on Thursday, approving an additional $200 million in Chapter 90 funding for municipalities' infrastructure needs. Funding to fix roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure now totals $300 million, with an additional $30 million set aside exclusively for winter-related pothole repairs and paving projects. Read More »

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu pledged his support on Thursday to the national call on Congress for long-term solutions to fund repairs and upgrades on roads, bridges and other infrastructure. In a report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), proposed cuts to transportation funding could potentially cost the national economy up to $227 billion in economic-activity losses.  Read More »

An American Public Transportation Association (APTA) report released Thursday states the elimination of federal transportation funding would have disastrous consequences to local communities and the national economy. Read More »