U.S. railroad traffic down 11.5 percent
U.S. railroad traffic for the week ending Feb. 21 was down by 11.5 percent over the same period last year. Read More »
U.S. railroad traffic for the week ending Feb. 21 was down by 11.5 percent over the same period last year. Read More »
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the freight numbers for North America on Thursday. Read More »
DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will testify before the Senate committee Read More »
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) launched a media campaign on Wednesday that calls on lawmakers to focus on long-term infrastructure investment needs rather than short-term fixes. Read More »
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in Washington, D.C. Read More »
The GROW AMERICA Express bus tour stopped in South Carolina last week to tout infrastructure financing Read More »
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx brought his GROW AMERICA bus tour to Durham, North Carolina. Read More »
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Friday released the weekly rail traffic report for the week ending on Feb. 14. Read More »
The Georgetown Climate Center at the Georgetown Law School has released 100 case studies that can help transportation administrators create plans to provide long-term sustainability of America’s transportation system. Read More »
Anthony Foxx and Joe Biden championing the need for improving the U.S. infrastructure. Read More »
TRIP said Iowa must improve its infrastructure if it's to encourage future economic growth. Read More »
Several Senate members urged Obama to end the gridlock of goods at almost 30 West Coast shipping ports. Read More »
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said $232.5 million in emergency relief funds will be available from the Federal Highway Administration to help 26 states and Puerto Rico repair roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters. Read More »
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee, released a statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed legislation concerning unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Read More »
The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a framework this week for new legislation that would regulate the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Read More »
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum this week to discuss the proposed SR 263 Capital Circle Southwest Project and to promote Tallahassee’s efforts to improve the city’s economic development. Read More »
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved the bipartisan legislation that will improve the infrastructure, reduce costs and create greater accountability and transparency and accelerate project delivery for Amtrak and the nation’s passenger rail transport system. Read More »
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), chairman of the House Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee, recently began hosting a roundtable with the panel's members to think of ways to save taxpayer money by reducing the cost of federal office leases in the Washington, D.C., area. Read More »
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently asked for $3.2 billion within President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget plan to advance construction of public transit facilities. Read More »
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R–NE) convened a hearing this week titled “Keep Goods Moving” with the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security. Read More »