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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

The U.S. Department of Transportation said April 10 it released the 18th edition of its Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR). Read More »

New state-of-the-art 7000-series rail cars for the Metrorail system made their inaugural trips in Arlington, Virginia April 13, the U.S. Read More »

Washington state House Democrats released a new plan for transportation revenue and investment on Monday, which makes changes to the proposal they passed two years ago and sets up a new round of negotiations with the Senate. Read More »

In an effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, two House leaders introduced legislation on Monday that would block the rule from taking effect. U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Bob Gibbs (R-OH), chairman of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, are sponsoring the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015. Read More »

According to a recent announcement from Scott Walker, the Governor of Wisconsin, local government leaders have received a total of more than $83.5 million in payments from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) for Expressway Policing Aids, Connecting Highway Aids, and General Transportation Aids A total of 1,924 local governments received the finances. Read More »

More New York City subway stations are becoming interconnected for cell phones and WiFi through a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) project, and the MTA said it recently connected its 100th station. The project aims to allow subway passengers to use wireless technology to access the Internet while at certain stations. Read More »

A recent announcement from the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) revealed the final highway fatality statistics for the year 2014. 2013 holds the record low for high fatalities in Kentucky. Read More »

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) said on Monday that the on- and off-ramps for northbound I-29 at the U.S. 275/Iowa 92 interchange (exit 47) are set to close on Thursday for approximately one year for road work. In addition, Denmark Drive into Metro Crossing will be closed until sometime in September. This road will open again in September 2015. Read More »