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DOT’s Maritime Administration approves deepwater port license for ST LNG
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced it has approved a deepwater port license application for ST LNG, LLC. The MARAD takeover of deepwater port licensing cut red tape delays, the U.S. DOT said, making the ST LNG, LLC’s license review…
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Norfolk Southern completes six improvement projects during 26-hour work window
Norfolk Southern announced its work crews had completed six infrastructure improvement projects in one single 26-hour maintenance window. The projects provided strengthened reliability across a key freight corridor in Indiana and Kentucky, officials said. The work on the W line,…
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Montana signs on to FAST-41 process
Montana became the 11th state to sign a federal-state memorandum of understanding with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council to opt into the FAST-41 process. Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act created the FAST-41 process as a federal…
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Colorado requests $65M in emergency relief funding
The Colorado Department of Transportation has requested $65 million in Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief program funds to repair flood damage to highways throughout Southwest Colorado. The department requests $6.5 million be released through the quick release…
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Pinsly railroad awarded $6.8M for northwest Indiana rail improvements
Pinsly railroad Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad Company announced it will receive $6.8 million in Federal Railroad Administration grants to improve Northwest Indiana Rail connectivity and expansion. The funding comes from the FRA’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety…
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Maine awards $1M in grants to nine transit operators
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) recently awarded nine transit operators $1 million in state fiscal year 2027 funds to support 11 transit projects. Department-wide budget constraints reduced the available funds to $1.5 million from the up to $2 million awarded…
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Amtrak announces completion of D.C. infrastructure upgrades
Amtrak announced its intensive nine-day infrastructure upgrade program is finished, just in time for the holiday travel season. The program, called “Pause for Progress” made improvements to the First Street Tunnel just south of Washington Union Station, officials said. “This…
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New York State DOT completes most of Van Wyck Expressway Project
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has completed a substantial portion of main line work on the $1.4 billion Van Wyck Expressway Project. Managed-use lanes opened on Friday in both directions between the Kew Gardens Interchange and Atlantic Avenue and John…
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Colorado approves funding for Denver bus rapid transit project
The board of directors of Colorado’s Nonattainment Area Air Pollution Mitigation Enterprise (NAAPME) recently approved $50 million to fund Denver’s Federal Boulevard bus rapid transit (BRT) project along with an ongoing annual maintenance commitment. The Federal Boulevard BRT…
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KYLE Railroad Company awarded federal $49.5M grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded KYLE Railroad Company, a BNSF railroad operating in Kansas and Colorado, a $49.5 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program grant for the Unleashing the American Heartland Rail Upgrade Project.…
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FTA moves forward on Florida commuter rail project in Broward County
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Florida’s Broward County Commuter Rail South project is moving forward in its next phase of activity. The project, which will extend commuter rail service from Aventura in Miami-Dade County to…
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NHTSA updates vehicle lighting standards for automated driving systems
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced proposed changes to lighting equipment requirements for vehicles driven by automated driving systems (ADS). The proposal would standardize performance criteria for…
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New York begins largest subway signal replacement project in its history
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin the largest signal and track replacement project in the agency’s history. The $1.9 billion investment will modernize train service in Brooklyn and Queens by replacing the 1930s-era…
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Amtrak’s Hiawatha West receives federal grant funding for extension of service
Amtrak announced its Hiawatha West service will receive funding through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to extend existing service west. Currently, the service stretches from Chicago to Milwaukee. The…
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Aviation contributes $53.8B to Tennessee economy
Aviation generates $53.8 billion in annual economic activity in Tennessee, according to the recently released 2026 Aviation Economic Impact Study. This includes airport operations, air cargo impacts, visitor spending and tenants and is a $13.8 billion increase since 2019. The…
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South Dakota holds groundbreaking for Platte-Winner Bridge project
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for the $290 million Platte-Winner Bridge project. The project will replace the 60-year-old bridge with a 36-feet-wide bridge. The current bridge is 28 feet wide. The existing bridge…
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FreightCar America purchases Trinity Equipment
Chicago-based FreightCar America, a railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components manufacturer and supplier, recently completed its purchase of Michigan-based Trinity Equipment Company (TEC), an original equipment manufacturer and replacement railcar components and…
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Wisconsin celebrates completion of I-41, Southbridge Road Interchange
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers joined Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Kristina Boardman and other state and local leaders to celebrate the completion of an interchange that is part of the South Bridge Connector project. The completion of the new interchange at I-41…
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Louisiana receives $5.81M federal grant for bridge replacements
The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) a $5.81 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program grant for the Baton Rouge–New Orleans Rail Bridge Replacement project. The $8.3…
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MTA chooses designer for Hudson Line Climate resilience initiative
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced STV, in a joint venture with WSP, will lead design and preliminary engineering for the climate resilience program along Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line. The project is part of a $800 million effort to protect one of…