1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (188+ words) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently made $20 million worth of grants available via a notice of funding opportunity to spur the deployment of cutting-edge traffic safety enforcement innovations aimed at reducing dangerous driving behaviors on American roads. Made available…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (368+ words) The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to host several intensive two-week Snowplow Operator Training or SPOT sessions August 17-27 – one at its Mankato facility and a second at its Rochester garage – to prepare new operators for the upcoming winter season. Approximately…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (239+ words) The Texas Department of Transportation recently introduced a new mobile navigation application called “DriveTexas” – now available to download on Apple and Google devices – to help motorists plan driving routes during emergency situations and for daily travel around construction, traffic, and…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (189+ words) The Amtrak Board of Directors recently advanced a “preliminary framework,” developed by Amtrak management, to modernize and transform the company’s corporate structure. The passenger rail provider said the proposed structure is designed to bring “greater visibility” into performance and costs,…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (224+ words) The Federal Transit Administration recently highlighted its fiscal support for Utah’s FrontRunner 2X Commuter Rail Line project, which has now entered the engineering phase. That funding – subject to annual Congressional appropriations to FTA – will support 11 segments of double-tracking, one realigned segment,…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (339+ words) The Utah Department of Transportation recently launched its uFLY initiative by helping sponsor the first cross-state demonstration flight of a hybrid-electric aircraft in Utah. By leveraging the West’s diverse geography – from mountain airports to rural communities and desert environments – the…...

1+ week, 14+ min ago   (317+ words) On August 2, the U.S. Senate released the text of a Continuing Resolution or CR that would keep the federal government funded through mid-December. That CR also includes an extension of surface transportation program authorities. Several procedural steps are required before a…...

1+ week, 47+ min ago   (334+ words) The Maryland Department of Transportation recently celebrated the two-year anniversary of its Complete Streets Policy; a department-wide commitment to building safer, more accessible, and more equitable transportation networks for everyone, including people walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving. Adopted…...

1+ week, 33+ min ago   (310+ words) The South Carolina Department of Transportation is expanding its free roadside assistance endeavor, the State Highway Emergency Program or SHEP service, to cover an 18-mile section of I-95 in Jasper County. The agency said in a statement that this expansion of…...

1+ week, 29+ min ago   (277+ words) The Texas Transportation Commission recently approved more than $154 million in combined state and federal funding to help provide access to safe, reliable transit options statewide to connect people in rural and urban communities to jobs, schools, medical care, groceries, and…...