The Air Travel Consumer Report from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) shows that there has been an overall increase in on-time performance for January 2016 compared to December 2015 and January 2015. January 2016 on-time performance stood at 81.3…
Officials with the Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently released a report about U.S. rail traffic rates from the week that ended on March 12, 2016. During this week, U.S.…
Crews with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) need to restrict lanes overnight along Interstate 65 between Greenwood and Franklin in order to complete pavement patching. These plans will continue…
Leaders at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently ordered the J and J Transportation trucking company, also called John…
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs has joined with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to create Flow, the nation’s first platform that is designed to transform the outcomes of transportation with citizen…
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) officials recently scheduled the final paving that is needed to finish the US 93 project north of Wickenburg, from milepost 185 to milepost 190.…
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reached a milestone this week on the State Route 520 floating-bridge project, as crews added the first three of many bridge-girder placements to…
Fulton Center, a transit hub in New York City, is the first subway station that has ever received a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating, which granted New…
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently awarded Milestone Contractors a $332,000 contract to build erosion-control measures along the Whitewater River, near State Road 121 between U.S. Highway 52 and…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other federal agencies involved in managing unmanned aircraft operations have added more partners to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Executive Committee (UAS EXCOM).
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently awarded 65 infrastructure construction contracts totaling $117 million for bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects, repairs, road paving projects and maintenance work.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said this week that it has extended the compliance deadline to implement its final rule on bus leasing and interchange until Jan. 1,…
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) said this week that it has granted E&B Paving a contract to resurface and repair a stretch of U.S. Highway 36 running through Sulphur…
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a final rule that aims to improve safety oversight in the U.S. rail industry.
The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) music and art festival in Austin, Texas, hosted various government and transportation industry leaders this week in a panel discussion on unmanned aircraft systems…
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) unveiled a proposed rule this week that would require two-person crews on most trains, and the move has been met with industry resistance.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation, recently published its new safety performance measures for its national safety program, including bicyclist and pedestrian safety…
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently unveiled its final rule to strengthen the states’ safety enforcement and oversight authority for rail…
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently launched an environmental study to gauge support and assess Interstate 11 corridor options between Wickenburg and Nogales.
U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Kevin Brady (R–TX), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced a bill late last week that…
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) said late last week that it has chosen four firms to supply account-management services to the volunteers involved in the California Road Charge Pilot…
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said late last week that the widening project on Interstate 25, from Lincoln Avenue to County Line Road in Lone Tree, has been substantially…
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has requested public feedback about the department’s Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program for 2017-2021, which helps ADOT set funding priorities.
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) recently said Deer Run Road, the bridge that crosses Bearhole Ditch, will be closed between Zion Church Road and Hudson Road between 7 a.m.…
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, the world’s biggest online resource for improving the safety of roadway construction zones, launched a new website late last week that includes a…
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