The City of Phoenix recently joined the Department of Transportation’s new empowerment pilot program called LadderSTEP, which is providing technical assistance to help implement the South Central Light Rail Extension south of the city. Read More »

Grand Traverse County recently received a state transportation economic development grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as part of the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category F. Read More »

Marquette County recently received a state transportation economic development grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), which the county will use to improve a section on Marquette County Road 510. Read More »

Since President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) into law in 2009, it has continued to create jobs in the transportation sector. Read More »

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors, which is responsible for managing all of the surface transportation in San Francisco, recently approved a new towing contract. Read More »

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Commute Seattle recently held the second annual Seattle Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Champion Awards gala, honoring Seattle employers who supported the CTR program. Read More »

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) recently received 99 new applications for Bridge Improvement Grant (BIG) funds from 30 counties and seven cities. Read More »

U.S. and Cuban transportation officials recently signed an agreement that establishes regularly scheduled air service between the two nations for the first time in over 50 years. Read More »

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently said it intends to send out a second search-and-recovery mission for evidence concerning the EL FARO, a cargo ship that sank during a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean in October. Read More »

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, the world’s biggest online resource for improving the safety of roadway construction zones, launched a new website late last week that includes a new search function and expanded content. Read More »

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) recently said Deer Run Road, the bridge that crosses Bearhole Ditch, will be closed between Zion Church Road and Hudson Road between 7 a.m. Monday, March 21, and 6 p.m. Saturday, April 30, unless bad weather delays the reopening. Read More »

Over the past 25 years, the economy in Charleston, South Carolina, has shifted from a military-based economy to one that revolves around other aspects of the region, including activities at the Port of Charleston, a booming visitor industry, a thriving health care industry and a growing manufacturing sector, a Charleston Metro Chamber Economic Forecast report said. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has requested public feedback about the department’s Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program for 2017-2021, which helps ADOT set funding priorities. Read More »

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said late last week that the widening project on Interstate 25, from Lincoln Avenue to County Line Road in Lone Tree, has been substantially completed. Read More »

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) said late last week that it has chosen four firms to supply account-management services to the volunteers involved in the California Road Charge Pilot program, which is set to begin this summer. Read More »

U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Kevin Brady (R–TX), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced a bill late last week that seeks to extend authorization for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs through July 15. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently launched an environmental study to gauge support and assess Interstate 11 corridor options between Wickenburg and Nogales. Read More »

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently unveiled its final rule to strengthen the states' safety enforcement and oversight authority for rail transit systems. Read More »

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation, recently published its new safety performance measures for its national safety program, including bicyclist and pedestrian safety measures. Read More »

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) unveiled a proposed rule this week that would require two-person crews on most trains, and the move has been met with industry resistance. Read More »