U.S.Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois, a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, is disappointed that Congress, once again, has approved a short-term extension for the Highway Trust Fund. Read More »

Beginning July 1, Oregon will be the first state in the nation to charge car owners not for the fuel they use, but for the miles they drive. Read More »

There is one easy and necessary way to revive the beleaguered Highway Trust Fund: raise the federal gas tax by a minimum of 11 cents per gallon and adjust it for inflation, according to Carl Davis, senior policy analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). “Inflation has driven the gas tax down by almost 40 percent,” Davis said. Read More »

Company plans $120 million in improvements to state's rail operations. Read More »

South Dakota Transportation Secretary Darin Berquist recently announced that Kyle White will serve as the state's new transportation commissioner. Read More »

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York City (MTA) said on Wednesday that more evenly timed trains will be implemented on three lines to address overcrowding concerns and provide faster service. The 6, 7 and F lines will be the first to have these measures implemented, which also will include cameras to monitor crowding, as well as additional personnel. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) presented several awards during its 28th Annual AAR and the Bureau of Explosives Hazmat Seminar that took place in Addison, Texas, the association announced Wednesday. Read More »

The U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) released a report Wednesday that details funding sources and information on capital development for airports. Read More »

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) said on Wednesday that travel-time information will be posted on four dynamic message signs (DMS) along major highways. “The travel times display both distance and times to travel to allow motorists to make informed decisions on the route that they are traveling,” Corridor Operations  Managing Engineer Ed Cox said. Read More »

New system streamlines process of submitting and managing shipping instructions. Read More »

Utah has created a unique and unified transportation plan that identified $54 billion in road, bridge, and infrastructure investments needed over 30 years, said Andrew Gruber, executive director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council. Read More »

Kentucky is getting $3 million in federal funds to help the state repair roads damaged by a harsh winter and flooding from heavy April rainfall, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said on Thursday. The Transportation Department’s Federal Highway Administration will transfer the emergency-relief funds to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). Read More »

Georgia State Sen. Steve Gooch said 10 years ago he would have given the state’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure an A grade, but as the Highway Trust Fund nears insolvency, that grade was lowered to a C. Read More »

Project will combine rental car space with public parking in multi-level facility Read More »

When freight activity goes down, so does economic growth. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL) issued a statement Wednesday after the House of Representatives passed a short-term extension to the Highway Trust Fund’s expenditure authority. Read More »

Nearly two-dozen senators wrote a letter on Wednesday to the Senate Appropriations Committee, calling for an increase in funding for positive train control (PTC) technology. This letter follows the recent deadly derailment of Amtrak 188 that occurred outside Philadelphia on May 12, killing eight people and injuring more than 200. In the letter, the senators said PTC technology would have been able to prevent the accident. Read More »

The U.S. House passed the Highway Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353), a short-term surface transportation funding authorization extension that runs through July 31, on Wednesday. "The Highway Trust Fund has enough money to pay for projects through the end of July, but its legal authority to spend that money expires at the end of this month," House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, said. Read More »

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 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued an emergency order on Thursday that requires Amtrak to take a series of steps to improve safety along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), including implementing Automatic Train Control (ATC) code changes and modifications, adopting other safety procedures at several curve locations and submitting an action plan to FRA outlining additional steps. Read More »