The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) released a warning on Tuesday that a pilot program from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), which would incentivize local hiring practices, may lead to unintended consequences. Read More »

American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Velociti, Inc. announced a continuation of their ATA Featured Product Agreement Friday in Arlington, Virginia. Read More »

4ONE, a joint venture between USSC Group and Freedman Seating Company, asked Congress Thursday to pledge continued funding for a federal transportation bill that is due to expire May 31. Read More »

The Victoria Transport Policy Institute recently released a report on public policies that unintentionally encourage and subsidize urban sprawl. The report concluded that compared with “smart development,” sprawl increases per-capita land consumption by 60 percent to 80 percent and motor-vehicle travel by 20 percent to 60 percent. Read More »

An American Public Transportation Association (APTA) report released Thursday states the elimination of federal transportation funding would have disastrous consequences to local communities and the national economy. Read More »

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu pledged his support on Thursday to the national call on Congress for long-term solutions to fund repairs and upgrades on roads, bridges and other infrastructure. In a report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), proposed cuts to transportation funding could potentially cost the national economy up to $227 billion in economic-activity losses.  Read More »

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed House Bill 3187 on Thursday, approving an additional $200 million in Chapter 90 funding for municipalities' infrastructure needs. Funding to fix roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure now totals $300 million, with an additional $30 million set aside exclusively for winter-related pothole repairs and paving projects. Read More »

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said U.S. 41 has been added to the U.S. Interstate System, as I-41, his office said on Thursday. The newly minted Interstate is located in the eastern part of the state, and Walker said its designation was due to the several years' worth of effort by officials at the local, state and federal levels. Read More »

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently authorized nearly $1 million to expand the terminal building and rehabilitate two runways at Batten International Airport in Racine. Gayle Stearn, airport development engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), said the expanded terminal will include the addition of a General Aviation Facility (GAF) for customs agents to inspect international passengers, cargo and crew. Read More »

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently started a nearly $50 million project to improve approximately 11 miles of eastbound I-69 roads from west of M-19 (Kinney Road) to east of Taylor Road. Read More »

North Carolina Secretary of Transportation Tony Tata recently joined a group of state officials to focus on the importance of a national transportation network and the critical need for long-term federal funding to pay for road improvements. Read More »

Following Amtrak’s January commitment of $12 million for renovations of Chicago’s Union Station, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and three congressmen said Friday that an additional $7 million will be earmarked to increase the system’s capacity. Read More »

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 »