Transportation Measures Find Success on State, Local Ballots
Voters resoundingly supported ballot measures that would boost state and local transportation funding during the recent election.
November 12, 2019DOT Awards $900 Million in BUILD Grants
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has announced the latest recipients of the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development discretionary grants.
November 12, 2019ASCE to Unveil Puerto Rico Report Card Nov. 12
The American Society of Civil Engineers announced it plans to unveil a report card on Nov. 12 on the status of Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, two years after significant aspects of the island’s infrastructure were damaged severely as a result of two hurricanes.
November 8, 2019Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s Transportation Plan Includes Tolls
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has released a transportation plan that would be funded in part by electronic tolls.
November 8, 2019Oil Falls Amid Uncertainty Over Trade War, OPEC Supply Cuts
Oil fell as traders awaited more concrete signs that the U.S. and China are resolving their trade dispute, and amid concerns that OPEC and its partners won’t deepen output curbs to prevent a glut.
November 8, 2019European Commission President: US Auto Tariffs Not Expected
BERLIN — Outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says he does not think U.S. President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs targeting European automobiles.
November 8, 2019Jacksonville Port Authority Receives $20 Million Grant
The Jacksonville Port Authority is the recipient of a $20 million grant for infrastructure improvements to include reconstructing about 100 acres of pavement at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal on Blount Island to allow the port to better accommodate large container vessels.
November 7, 2019Conn. Rail Plan Would Cut Travel From New Haven to New York by 30 Minutes
Gov. Ned Lamont will call Nov. 7 for more than $4 billion in improvements for the Metro-North Railroad to cut travel times and alleviate traffic congestion in lower Fairfield County.
November 7, 2019As L.A. Ports Automate, Some Workers Are Cheering On Robots
The arrival of robots at the Port of Los Angeles is exposing a stark economic divide between two sets of Southern California workers.
November 7, 2019IG Audit Rates DOT Information Systems ‘Not Effective’
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s information systems and the sensitive data they contain are “not effective” in all critical “maturity levels,” according to a new audit issued by the DOT Office of the Inspector General.
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