The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will close Seattle's State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct this weekend to complete semiannual bridge inspections. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said late last week that it is now accepting applications for another round of 2015-2017 Airport Aid Program grants, expected to total $1.4 million during this round. Read More »

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently added a new feature to its website that lets municipalities and states request inspection reports on local rail bridges. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation, recently released its TransBorder Freight Data report on North American freight value from December 2015. Read More »

Seattle police and the city's Department of Transportation plan to conduct Business Access and Transit (BAT) lane and intersection anti-blocking enforcement 4-6 p.m. Thursday on Columbia Street near Second Avenue and on Fourth Avenue near Spring Street. Read More »

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently said commercial vehicle roadside-safety inspections and traffic-enforcement programs saved 472 lives in 2012. Read More »

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently granted $500,000 in Emergency Relief funds to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) for highway repairs after a rock slide significantly damaged SH 14 in Idaho County. Read More »

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has scheduled an open house for 4-5:30 p.m. March 15 in Cheboygan City Hill, 403 N. Huron St., where staff will discuss the reconstruction project that will take place on M-33 in Cheboygan County. Read More »

Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David Kim recently joined with Oregon officials, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Matt Garrett, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, to dedicate Portland’s new Sellwood Bridge. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said this week that winter weather has required that the installation of Methow Valley State Airport’s new weather-reporting system be postponed. Read More »

The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC), a branch of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said this week during its annual meeting in Nashville that it has elected Doug White as the council's 2016-2017 general chairman and treasurer. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said recently that the University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program is accepting applications from colleges and universities for this year's round of funding, with this year being the first in which two-year colleges are eligible. Read More »

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) asked the general public this week to provide feedback about California Transportation Plan 2040 (CTP 2040), a statewide long-term transportation plan. Read More »

The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) awarded five professionals in the trucking industry with the Silver Spark Plug -- its highest honor -- this week during the 2016 TMC Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said this week that it has issued a final rule that bans the use of electronic cigarettes on all domestic and foreign commercial airline flights. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will begin a road project on Monday to relieve congestion on State Route 305 near Bainbridge Island by building a separated right-turn lane for northbound SR 305 drivers turning onto Suquamish Way Northeast. Read More »

The Transportation Development Foundation (TDF), part of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), will hold a session of its Project Management Academy March 29-30 at the General Contractors Association’s New York City headquarters to allow new and potential leaders to improve how they manage projects at their company. Read More »

The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America said this week that U.S. construction spending surged in January, reaching heights not seen in over seven years. Read More »

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said this week that the Grand Avenue Bridge project in Glenwood Springs will require several temporary closures and detours. Read More »

The American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) honored some of its industry leaders and professionals this week during TMC's 2016 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville. Read More »