Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express line soon will be extended so that it runs from New York City to Burlington, Vermont, thanks to a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Read More »

When Mark Padien left the U.S. Army in 2006, he found the transition to transportation construction to be a natural fit for his leadership experience. Read More »

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a forum this week in Washington on pedestrian safety and the latest technology that's expected to help protect people crossing streets and walking in parking lots. Read More »

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a safety advisory this week to owners of cargo tank vehicles from Trailers Y Tanques De Aluminio (TYTAL). This advisory is specific to those vehicles capable of transporting 8,400, 8,717 and 10,500 gallons. It notes that these capacities do not have compliance with Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations. Read More »

The Seattle Department of Transportation said recently that the Fauntleroy Expressway (West Seattle Freeway) bearing-pad replacement project began this week. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, issued a statement during a hearing late last week on rising disaster-response costs. Read More »

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently launched its annual Click it or Ticket campaign. Read More »

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched another phase of its modernization initiative late last week with the groundbreaking on an upgrade project at the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Wantagh Station. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released U.S. freight statistics this week for the month of March, indicating a decrease in activity from February. Read More »

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is visiting all seven Smart City Challenge Finalists this week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) celebrated Infrastructure Week, which runs through Monday, along with other rail industry stakeholders. Read More »

The Aviation Consumer Protection Division reported fewer complaints in March, the Department of Transportation said this week. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation said this week that it will provide $1 million in emergency-relief funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to repair roads on federal lands damaged by recent flooding in Chattahoochee National Forest in northern Georgia. Read More »

The House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management hosted a hearing this week to examine border-station construction costs. Read More »

The Department of Transportation (DOT) said this week that NXP Semiconductors will supply its authentication and identification services as part of the Smart City Challenge. Read More »

Plans to move ahead with the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline came to a screeching halt in the U.S. late last year when President Obama denied the construction permit needed for the Canadian-U.S. pipeline due to environmental concerns. Read More »

Founded in 1670, Charleston, S.C., has cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages and pastel pre-Civil-War-era houses in the French Quarter and Battery areas. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently issued freight-rail traffic data for the week ending on May 14, during which freight volume totaled 498,379 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.2 percent compared with this week a year ago. Read More »

The recently launched Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant program has received approximately 212 applications seeking nearly $9.8 billion, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said. Read More »

The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said this week that it will hold a third community meeting on planned construction work on the Canarsie Tunnel. Read More »