United Airlines has reached tentative agreements with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) for contracts covering all 30,000 IAM-represented workers at the airline. Read More »
A pair of maintenance mechanics from the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) southwest region have invented a calibrated salt-door stop – a stainless-steel bar that can be used on plow trucks to regulate salt flow from state trucks onto Interstates and state highways. Read More »
The Obama administration has been leading an effort to revamp how taxpayers' money is spent through the rigid earmark system, and the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration recently released guidelines that aim to re-purpose unused funds for transportation infrastructure projects. Read More »
Walsh Construction of Gurnee, Illinois, was awarded a $21.7 million contract by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to build a new interchange at I-69 and 106th Street in Fishers, Indiana. Read More »
Earlier this month, United Airlines – a commercial company that, along with sister company United Express, averages nearly 5,000 flights each day to 342 airports across six continents – said it had ordered 25 more Boeing 737-700 planes. Read More »
Colorado drivers appear to be having an easier time traveling the state’s highways thanks to improvement projects on express-lane corridors. Read More »
The Federal Aviation Administration’s annual Aerospace Forecast Report for Fiscal Years 2016-2036 predicts that the next two decades will see a sharp hike in overall air travel and the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, more commonly referred to as drones). Read More »
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) said recently that passing lanes will be added to sections of U.S. 95 running across the state. Read More »
The Associated General Contractors of America said recently that between February 2015 and February 2016, 43 states and Washington, D.C., saw new construction jobs created. Read More »
State transportation departments nationwide have been implementing drones in their efforts to enhance safety, reduce traffic back-ups and save taxpayers money. Read More »
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker recently collaborated on a transportation.gov blog post detailing the importance of U.S. ports – and the jobs they generate. Read More »
The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 7, on its plans to improve U.S. 71 from the Buena Vista County line north to Clay County Road B-53. Read More »
Idaho Transportation Department projects to extend the lives of four of north-central Idaho’s bridges begins Monday. Read More »
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CODOT) said Fillmore Street in Colorado Springs is closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and I-25 is closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly this week through Thursday morning so that crews can demolish and remove a bridge in the Interstate’s median, which will cause debris to be spread over roadways. Read More »
Projects aimed at improving Washington’s roadways and bridges are in progress or in the planning stages all over the state. Read More »
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has condemned a recent final rule released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concerning exposure to crystalline silica. Read More »
Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit (MTA NYC) late last week made John O'Grady the new permanent senior vice president of capital program management, a position O’Grady has held on an interim basis since Fred Smith retired last year. Read More »
A record number of commercial airline passengers traveled into and out of the U.S. in 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said recently. Read More »
Drivers on Colorado's U.S. Highway 34, between Loveland and Estes Park, will need to watch for work crews after the July 4 holiday. Read More »
March is Women's History Month, and Amber Jones made some history of her own when she recently became the third woman to ever be certified as a cable grip for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) cable-car fleet. Read More »
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