The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) requested public feedback late last week on a plan to acquire right-of-way land for an I-35/I-80/I-235 interchange project at Four Mile Creek Greenbelt in Polk County. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) said late last week that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $3 million in railroad-safety grants to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). Read More »

The recently submitted fiscal 2017 budget for transportation projects includes a significant amount of funds that will benefit the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA’s) new Red-Purple Modernization (RPM) Program, officials said. Read More »

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) recently said the SR 141/I-95 interchange upgrade project is scheduled to start on Monday, Feb. 29. Read More »

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) decreased speed limits for several highways in the Philadelphia area on Monday amid winter storm conditions. Read More »

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. Ltd. has closed on its purchase of Swissport, one of the world's biggest aviation ground handling and cargo-service companies, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said late last week. Read More »

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) named Jason Gutting its new Construction Field Services (CFS) Division coordinator this week. Read More »

United Airlines congratulated the U.S. and Cuban governments this week after both nations signed a formal agreement to restart air service between the two countries. Read More »

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) said on Tuesday that Alaska Aviation Safety Project Manager Nicholas Mastrodicasa is receiving the U.S. Geological Survey's Henry Gannett Award. Read More »

United Airlines and the Professional Airline Flight Control Association (PAFCA) reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on a contract extension for United's 400-plus dispatchers, the airline said. Read More »

Baton Rouge, Louisiana's capital, consistently has had difficulty sustaining a strong public transportation system, but two U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) programs are working to turn the situation around. Read More »

The Aviation Consumer Protection Division, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), said Thursday that the number of airline consumer complaints submitted to the agency in 2015 increased by 29.8 percent compared with the volume of complaints received in 2014. Read More »

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) published the latest data this week for U.S. rail traffic, covering the week ended Feb. 13. Read More »

U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) said this week that Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge, is receiving a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to improve rail safety on a line that runs through the city. Read More »

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently asked state departments of transportation to confirm that their railroad-crossing warning systems are properly coordinated with traffic lights at crossings. Read More »

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) said this week that it is launching the next California State Rail Plan, which is designed to offer a new framework for the state's rail network. Read More »

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has taken measures to meet the requirements in the recently enacted Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (TSARA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said this week. Read More »

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently began to accept nominations for the 2017-2018 America’s Road Team of professional truck drivers. Read More »

Federal air security officials are working on ways to better detect unmanned aircraft when they fly near airports and airplanes, thanks to recently tested prototype technology. Read More »

The American Trucking Associations said this week that it has hired Mike Joyce, a veteran of the trucking industry as well as Capitol Hill, to be the agency’s new senior vice president of legislative affairs. Read More »