U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) recently met with Tim Weisner, the mayor of Aurora, Illinois, and local stakeholders late last week to discuss efforts to improve rail tank-car safety. Read More »

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently published new data that demonstrates the year 2015 may be the most heavily traveled year yet. Read More »

The California Department of Transportation recently released a maintenance order to protect steel sections and prevent leaks in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Read More »

The California Transportation Commission (CTC), part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently cut approximately $754 million from the state's transportation program for the next five years. Read More »

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently published the employment data for passenger airlines for November 2015. Read More »

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) recently named Kimbol Allen the new ITD administrator of the Division of Engineering Plans and Products, as well as the agency's chief engineer. Read More »

Leaders with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said a large segment of Route 322 near Cochranton Borough in Crawford County should be open this week by end-of-day Tuesday. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently said the Maritime Administration has awarded contracts to several businesses that will be involved in developing U.S. National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) vessels. Read More »

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) said a small portion of Idaho 75 in southern Blaine County needs to be partially closed for repairs, but should be totally reopened by the end of the day on Tuesday. Read More »

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently that it has lengthened its formal comment period for the NEC FUTURE Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tier 1 Draft EIS). Read More »

The Associated General Contractors of America on Tuesday released its Labor Department data analysis, which shows the biggest increases and declines for the construction industry in 2015. Read More »

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and local officials gathered on Tuesday to watch the implosion of the Hulton Bridge over the Allegheny River in Oakmont Borough, located within Harmar Township. Read More »

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) is advising local jurisdictions on its website this week that erecting stop signs may not be the best way to prevent crashes at rural intersections. Read More »

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently has taken proactive measures to improve response time and accuracy when repairing damaged traffic signals. Read More »

At the recent North American International Auto Show, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the Obama administration plans to research, support and regulate self-driving cars and is requesting almost $4 billion over 10 years for research into this new technology. Read More »

Two third-party logistics (3PL) veterans recently established a new company called Allport Cargo Services USA. Read More »

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials recently approved the last major contract needed for the East Side Access project in Manhattan Caverns. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) recently urged mass-transit commuters to reap the rewards of the mass-transit tax benefit that was strengthened and made permanent by Congress in 2015. Read More »

The Associated General Contractors of America honored three student chapters in Iowa, Oregon and California this week. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released its first State of the Industry Report this week. Read More »