Following an urging from Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and the death of a New York resident at an often-malfunctioning rail crossing, the Federal Railroad Association will be investigating crossing gates in the Rochester area, Schumer said Thursday. Read More »

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently awarded a $244 million contract to Asheboro Bypass Constructors to design and build the U.S. 64 bypass, including a connection to the North Carolina Zoo. Read More »

North Carolina is looking to a new data-driven approach for the state’s upcoming 10-year transportation improvement plan, in hopes of making the most efficient use of the available budget and resources as the state moves forward with the plan. Read More »

A test vehicle equipped with new drunk-driving prevention technology was unveiled yesterday to members of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Congress and auto industry representatives. Read More »

In May, 1.074 million carloads ran, down 9.4 percent from the previous year in statistics on weekly U.S. rail traffic for the first five months of 2015 and volumes for May 15 that were released this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Read More »

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) said it has released the 2015-2016 Iowa Transportation Map in paper, web and mobile forms. With the publication of this map, IDOT is planning to release transportation maps every two years to reflect changes in the state's infrastructure and in response to the popularity of the online version, which is updated annually. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released results on a survey on safety technology relating to vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) management.Technology that falls into this category often involves audio and visual alerts and in-vehicle technology. Read More »

The Port of Milwaukee recently named Paul Vornholt as municipal port director, a position he had held on an interim basis for more than two years. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Vornholt’s accomplishments made him the best person to install permanently. Read More »

?The Federal Aviation Administration is leading a global movement to create a performance-based approach for new airworthiness standards for Part 23 general aviation airplanes. Officials say rewriting Part 23 will improve the overall system by increasing safety. Read More »

Leaders from the Federal Aviation Administration and the general aviation industry have started a new campaign called Fly Safe to educate pilots on how to prevent Loss of Control accidents from happening. These types of mishaps kill 450 people each year. Read More »

State recognized for Route 46 project over Musconetcong River, and U.S. 322 Bridge/Mullica Pond Dam Read More »

Leslie Richards, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), said last week that the state has partnered with Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (PWKP) to replace 58 bridges this year as part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Program. PWKP crews will begin work this month. The entire project will involve 558 bridges and is estimated to be complete in three years. Read More »

Department of Transportation commemorating anniversary with free coffee and New Haven party. Read More »

Money would be used to add highway capacity, pay for new ferry terminal and upgrade 12 bridges. Read More »

Union Pacific Railroad plans to drop $137 million to bolster California’s rail infrastructure in 2015. Read More »

Board recommends auto manufacturers make systems standard in new vehicles. Read More »

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) said Monday that Frank Hugelmeyer will become the association's president when President Richard Coon retires in October.   Hugelmeyer was recommended by the RVIA Presidential Search Committee. Read More »

Service by Air to continue operating as its own brand as part of $12 million deal Read More »

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) said it is forming a new private-public partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to push electric vehicles. Officials hope the collaboration will boost interest in and increase the sales of electric vehicles. Read More »

Funding for the Federal Transit Administration’s technical assistance and training program will be restored by $2 million under an appropriations bill recently adopted by the U.S. House, monies that will be used to improve access to public transit for individuals with disabilities and seniors. Read More »