Local businesses in Raleigh, North Carolina, recently offered to provide their employees with commuting options to help them avoid the potential negative impact of road construction in the area. Shifting lanes on Interstate 40 in the Fortify I-40/440 work zone in Raleigh have created significant traffic congestion for commuters. Commuting options offered include telecommuting from home, flexible work schedules and mass-transit passes. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which is responsible for managing the entire city’s transportation as well as the Municipal Railway, recently announced that the Central Subway tunnel portal entrance has been completed. Read More »

Congressman: "Without a long-term plan, Congress is part of the problem." Read More »

As part of investment, Icahn managing director to join Lyft board Read More »

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) board said Wednesday it will host a public hearing to discuss its proposed $5.56 billion budget for 2016 fiscal year. The public meeting will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 1 p.m. at the Metro headquarters building at One Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor Board Room, Los Angeles, California. Read More »

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) said Friday that approximately $80 billion will be necessary over the next 10 years to fund highway infrastructure improvement projects. Read More »

Caltrain announced on Wednesday that it will be adding an additional train car to each of its Bombardier models in operation, beginning on Monday. Read More »

Agility Fuel Systems, a producer and designer of natural gas fuel delivery and storage systems for buses and heavy duty trucks, recently announced that it will expand into a new production facility in North Carolina. Read More »

Civil and building construction company Tutor Perini Corp. announced today it has been awarded a $56.3 million contract by Amtrak to build the 11th Avenue extension to the concrete casing recently completed beneath the eastern rail yard of Hudson Yards in New York City. Read More »

Rep. Auma Amata (R-American Samoa) announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted the Pago Pago International Airport $1 million for improvements. Read More »

Leaders in Washington, DC, are currently working today new federal surface transportation authorization to replace the federal Highway Trust Fund that will expire within the next month. In light of this expiration date and the lack of action from Congress, the leaders are rapidly reaching final decisions. Leaders as well as the average American citizen agree that investing in infrastructure improvements could improve the economy. Read More »

Graduates honored at National Private Truck Council conference Read More »

Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) proposed budget for the next fiscal year would invest money into passenger capacity and improved on-time performance, as well as address concerns raised by customers in the latest customer-satisfaction survey of riders who use the San Francisco-Oakland area train system, BART said on Thursday. Read More »

On Monday, US Secretary Jeh Johnson announced the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin taking additional steps to address threats in the nation’s airports. Read More »

Caltrans last week announced the release of its new 2015-2020 Strategic Management Plan, a roadmap of how Caltrans will meet the goals it has set for itself. Read More »

Policy to build safer streets aims for zero traffic fatalities by 2024. Read More »

The Port of Oakland has issued a new Storm Water Ordinance that will go into effect April 2015 and will help to prevent pollution of the waters in the San Francisco Bay area. The Board of Port Commissioners adopted the measure in January 2015. Read More »

Thefts have risen drastically since price of copper soared seven years ago. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) said it has launched its most significant series of service improvements in decades to meet the demands of a growing ridership that tops 700,000 on a normal weekday. Read More »

Leading B2B provider Dicom Transportation Group announced in Chicago last month that it has acquired Modern Forwarding, a Windsor, Ontario-based transport firm specializing in U.S.-Canada cross-border business. Read More »