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D.C. DOT launches transportation analytics website
The Washington, D.C., District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has launched a new website to offer a look at the performance of the area’s transportation system, including traffic congestion. The site, District Mobility, shows the state of mobility for surface transportation and details the agency’s recommendations for infrastructure needs to meet demand in the area. It […]
February 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
USDOT announces $65 million in grants for advanced transportation tech in local communities
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is providing roughly $65 million in grants to help support advanced technology transportation projects in local communities across the country to help leverage nearly $170 million in investments to help implement “smart city” technologies. The grants are part of the Federal Highway Administration’s Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies […]
October 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Florida DOT developing SunTrax, a transportation R&D facility, with Florida Polytech
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Florida Polytechnic University plan to build a 400-acre transportation technology testing site, dubbed SunTrax, in Polk County between Tampa and Orlando. SunTrax would include a 2.25-mile oval track and would be developed as a “high-tech hub for the research, development and testing of emerging transportation technologies related to […]
September 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Route 66 will soon become a testing ground for solar sidewalks and roads
Route 66 will soon become the testing ground for an experiment that developers hope may change our roadways in the future. Curbed reports that hexagonal glass panels manufactured by Solar Roadways will be laid over a sidewalk near a rest stop in Conway, Missouri, in early December. According to Missouri Department of Transportation staff, this will […]
September 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT chief Foxx visiting Smart City Challenge finalists for submission preparation
Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx this week is visiting the seven finalists for the Smart City Challenge, a program designed to convert one city into the first in the nation to fully integrate technologies, such as smart sensor and connected vehicles, into their transportation system. He will participate in roundtable discussions with local leaders at each […]
May 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA seeks proposals for support services for Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration is soliciting proposals for technical support services for the Connected Vehicle Pilot program deployment and evaluation. The Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program, which is administered through USDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, “seeks to combine connected vehicle and mobile device technologies in innovative and cost-effective […]
May 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Highways 2.0: Transportation’s future holds drastic changes for road builders
The Eisenhower Interstate System was a bold plan. It supercharged our economy and provided good, middle class jobs to millions of Americans for more than 40 years. It changed the face and character of America. That’s what we’re calling Highways 1.0. What followed in the footsteps of these big thinkers and world-class builders? Stasis, neglect and […]
March 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Foxx says USDOT has no plans for national regulations on autonomous cars
Driverless cars might be the way of the future, but the U.S. Department of Transportation has no plans to speed down that road. Well, not yet at least. According to The Detroit News, U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx said at the CES Trade Show on Thursday that while it’s not out of the question for lawmakers in […]
January 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa Department of Transportation begins using new EAM software
The Iowa Department of Transportation has begun to use AssetWorks integrated enterprise asset management software and fleet management solutions. According to a press release, IDOT will be using the new AssetWorks software to manage its fleet facilities and warehouse inventory operations. IDOT decided to use AssetWorks EAM software after an evaluation process of several solutions to replace […]
December 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
USDOT offers online course on connected vehicle technology basics
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is offering a free online course that covers the basics of connected vehicle technology. The course is aimed at transportation planners, managers and engineers at the state and local agencies. The course, a collaborative effort through USDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office and the Consortium of ITS Education […]
December 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
USDOT joins Workplace Charging Challenge for plug-in electric vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is the first federal agency to join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Workplace Charging Challenge to make charging available for employee plug-in electric vehicles. The effort is nationwide for USDOT buildings, with the agency planning to provide 500 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment over 10 years. More than 185 […]
November 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Automakers, telecoms agree on connected vehicle wireless spectrum testing principles, request FCC, DOT oversight
Telecommunication companies and automakers have joined forces in requesting the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) conduct thorough interference testing of devices using a short-range wireless spectrum for connected vehicle applications. The groups include the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Association of Global Automakers, Intelsat, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Qualcomm […]
September 16, 2015
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