United Airlines released a statement this week hailing an amendment to an air-carrier agreement between the U.S. and Japanese governments that will allow U.S. carriers to run daytime flights in and out of Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Read More »

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit may revive the W Subway Line, serving Manhattan and Queens, later this year, enabling the Q Line to provide access to Second Avenue between 63rd and 96th Streets when it opens later this year. Read More »

President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline project three months ago may have brought an end to a controversial proposal initiated over six years ago, but some supporters of the U.S.-Canadian pipeline believe nixing the plan was not in the best interest of the country. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently evaluated the damage caused by an avalanche to determine a schedule for reopening State Route 20 North Cascades Highway. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently scheduled the permanent final striping on a portion of Esperanza Boulevard, between Abrego and La Canada Drives, in Green Valley, south of Tucson, between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Friday this week. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will reduce southbound Interstate 5, located in Snohomish County, to two lanes from Everett to Marysville, from 9:30 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday to replace worn and aging expansion joints on the Steamboat Slough and Ebey Bridges. Read More »

A recent American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of Transportation Department (USDOT) data on state bridges for 2015 finds 58,500 U.S. bridges remain on the "structurally deficient' list, or nearly 10 percent of the nation's approximately 610,000 bridges. Read More »

A report released this week from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), said drivers in the U.S. surpassed 3.1 trillion miles last year. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said this week that it is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, March 2, to gather feedback from the Colfax community about passing lanes being added to U.S. 195 between Colfax and Spangle. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) this week launched a new phase of its Freight Rail Works campaign, which aims to promote the crucial role that freight rail plays in the U.S. shipping industry and the national economy. Read More »

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is celebrating its 16th year in a row with improved rail-car reliability, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said this week. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said recently that it will set aside $500 million for an eighth round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grants for transportation infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. Read More »

The For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, from the American Trucking Associations (ATA), dipped 1.4 percent in January, ATA said this week. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), said this week that it is seeking nominations for its new Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group. Read More »

Over 300 executives in the transportation industry from all over the country are in Washington, D.C., this week for the 2016 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Washington Briefing. Read More »

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said on Tuesday that crews finished annual cleaning work on State Route 305's Agate Pass Bridge on State Route 305 three days ahead of schedule. Read More »

A new online calculator can show taxpayers living in Missouri how much of their tax money from motor fuel tax revenue is being invested in transportation projects throughout the state. Read More »

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in Washington, D.C., and Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this week that the new DC Streetcar will begin service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the culmination of over 10 years of planning. Read More »

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is supporting an effort to convince the Supreme Court to hear a case involving a transportation construction contractor. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently released its U.S. rail traffic report for the week ended Feb. 20. Read More »