New 4.2 mile section between San Onofre and Pulgas opens. Read More »

Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed into law last week LD 1415, which mandates that two bond issues be placed on the November ballot to improve highways, bridges and multimodal facilities. Read More »

Former Coast Guard officer sworn in as sixth administrator of Transportation Security Administration. Read More »

Senate and House must act quickly to fund Highway Trust Fund before July 31. Read More »

According to a recent report from Navigant Research, yearly sales for light duty vehicles (LDVs) are estimated to eventually surpass 122 million by the year 2035. Over 95 percent of the 1.2 billion vehicles around the world fit into the LDV category. Read More »

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and U.S. 460 Mobility Partners, the firm hired to run the canceled U.S. Route 460 Corridor Improvements Project in a public-private venture, said a refund deal has been reached. 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 »

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

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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Department of Transportation agency honored for environmental performance. 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 »

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 »