The Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA) released its latest analysis of federal employment data, which suggested that U.S. construction employment is expected to continue increasing throughout 2016 in most metropolitan areas. Read More »

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) this week unveiled a new monitoring system for its snow plows so the public can find out where they are during blizzards. Read More »

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently released figures showing that the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) ridership increased sharply in 2015, as it remained the busiest regional U.S. railroad. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Jeff Denham (R-CA), chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, in a letter this week urged the Amtrak Board of Directors to choose a new chief executive officer and president who can turn the company around. Read More »

The Indiana Toll Road Concession Co. (ITRCC) said this week that it will soon begin a $200 million, two-year road-upgrade project that will improve the Indiana Toll Road and generate construction jobs throughout the state. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) this week unveiled the Veterans Energy Pipeline website, which aims to help military members returning to civilian life find jobs in the energy industry. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has warned drivers in the Virgin River Gorge area to expect delays on Interstate 15 (I-15) next week while crews conduct bridge work. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) joined the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week. Read More »

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) concerning the new Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) rail-station project. Read More »

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) will host an open house to present its proposal for improvements that are needed on U.S. 61 in Des Moines and Louisa counties. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee, introduced the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act. Read More »

Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) finished the first phase of road-sign foundation work on SR 99/Aurora Avenue North an entire week ahead of schedule, reopening the median lanes in both directions late last week. Read More »

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) can conduct inspections on the Dent suspension bridge over Dworshak Reservoir on the North Fork of the Clearwater River, near Orofino, Idaho, after environmental officials recently installed nesting platforms for ospreys, which are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Read More »

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a branch of the Department of Transportation (USDOT), estimates that there was a 9.3 percent spike in U.S. roadway deaths in the first nine months of 2015, to 26,000 Read More »

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Transportation Development Foundation recognize transportation organizations that have created outstanding strategic philanthropic programs to improve communities through its Helping Hand Awards. Read More »

The construction industry hired 18,000 new workers in January, reaching the highest employment levels since 2008, based on a data analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Read More »

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said recently that the commuter rail on the New Haven Line has reached an all-time high, topping 40.3 million passenger trips last year, based on Metro-North Railroad data. Read More »

Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently invited the general public to attend a meeting about planned bridge-replacement projects in McKean County, part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. Read More »

Officials at the Iowa Department of Transportation, as well as the Iowa State Patrol, have opened Interstate 35, both the north and southbound lanes, between Ames, Clear Lake and Mason City. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently started a Smart City Challenge, which has received applications from 77 cities throughout the U.S. Read More »