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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a meeting with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Tuesday, during which Brown focused on subjects that are important to his Ohio constituents, including a long-term, bipartisan transportation funding bill. Read More »

The Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report recently reported that airlines had 14 tarmac delays for domestic flights and two tarmac delays for intentional flights for May 2015. The domestic flights were delayed for more than three hours. Read More »

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) recently added Instagram to its list of social media platforms; many people in Iowa are accustomed to receiving regular updates from Iowa’s DOT from Twitter or Facebook, and gradually the DOT’s social media platforms have gained in popularity, becoming Iowans’ best communication tools with the state’s DOT. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently simplified its public records requests system with a new online request form that speeds up the process for users and saves paper, postage and time. Read More »

WFS recently purchased Fraport Cargo Services as part of its strategy to further expand into the major cargo markets in Europe. According to the agreement, Fraport will retain 49 percent of its share in FCS and have a role in the company’s management. Read More »

DDC FPO, a Montreal-based expert on freight business processes, partnered with Dicom Transportation Group, a supplier of logistics and transportation services, with the companies expanding into the Canadian market to improve business process management. Read More »

The Port of New Orleans recently received a Green Port certification from Green Marine, a U.S.-based environmental certification program for the port, marine and terminal industry. The port is the eighth in the U.S. to attain the certification. Read More »

Department of Transportation agency honored for environmental performance. Read More »

After releasing the Draft 2016-2021 Transportation Improvement Program Monday, the Wasatch Front Regional Council is seeking public comment on projects identified in the program. The public comment period started Monday and runs through Aug. 8. Read More »

The bill, the Move America Act of 2015, would expand tax-exempt private activity bonds and create a new infrastructure tax credit, giving states flexibility to pursue critical transportation projects. Read More »

A recent poll found that more than half a dozen states are more concerned about deteriorating roads and bridges than they are about eliminating taxes. To meet infrastructure needs, several states have had to increase other taxes, such as gasoline taxes. Read More »

Stertil-Koni said on Tuesday that the Jefferson County Highway Department in Wisconsin will use the company's heavy-duty vehicle lifts in the department’s new maintenance facility. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Monday that the partial collapse and closure of Tonawanda Creek Road in Clarence, New York, over a year ago is an example of why Congress should approve a long-term transportation-infrastructure bill. Read More »

Iteris, Inc., a leading provider of information solutions for the agriculture and transportation markets, recently received $2.1 million from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for a traffic-signal synchronization project. Read More »

The Federal Railroad Administration, Maryland Department of Transportation, Amtrak and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation will be hosting a series of meetings this month regarding improvements to the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel in Baltimore. Read More »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA–02) recently spoke with local officials as well as transportation stakeholders in northwest Washington to better understand how federal funding impacts better infrastructure and more jobs; as part of his tour, Larsen also visited transportation projects that need federal funding to be completed. Read More »

The Georgia Department of Transportation recently announced that it has approved awards for three improvement projects that are funded by the Transportation Investment Act. Georgia DOT is using the program to progress all of its Band 1 projects. Read More »

State Senator fills seat left vacant by Jay Shaw's death. Read More »

A recent study by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) indicated that state departments of transportation (DOTs) invested more in public mass-transit systems than the federal government invested in 2013. Read More »