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Transportation secretary nominee Chao cites safety, private investment, technology in hearing

President-elect Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary nominee Elaine Chao highlighted safety, private investment and technology during her nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 11. Chao previously served as Labor Secretary under George W. Bush and as Deputy Transportation Secretary under George H.W. Bush, so she has a close familiarity with […]

January 16, 2017

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Newport News (Va.) receives $3.6 million in state, federal funding for transportation projects

Newport News recently received $3.6 million in state and federal funding for five different transportation-related projects, the Daily Press reports. Projects include a bridge replacement at Lake Maury, traffic signal improvements, a sidewalk/crosswalk/lighting project for Washington Ave. and work at the Warwick Boulevard/Harpersville Road intersection. The $1.24 million grant for the bridge replacement project, which is scheduled to […]

December 27, 2016

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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

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USDOT launches Build America Bureau to promote transportation infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has created the Build America Bureau in order to encourage and promote development of transportation infrastructure projects. The bureau is designed to streamline “credit and grant opportunities while providing technical assistance and encouraging innovative best practices in project planning, financing, delivery and monitoring.” “The Build America Bureau will be […]

July 25, 2016

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FIU’s Azizinamini lobbies USDOT, Congress for accelerated bridge construction

Atorod Azizinamini, who heads up Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering & Computing research on Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), made a presentation of recent ABC findings before the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 23, according to an FIU news release. The goals of the presentation were to encourage the department to place greater emphasis on ABC, which […]

July 1, 2016

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Full House Appropriations Committee OKs FY2017 THUD funding bill

The full House Appropriations Committee has approved on a voice vote the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill, sending it on to vote by the full chamber. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would receive $19.2 billion in discretionary appropriations, a boost of $540 million compared to fiscal year 2016, […]

May 26, 2016

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USDOT launches Every Place Counts Design Challenge

The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched its Every Place Counts Design Challenge in an effort to “raise awareness” about barriers to transportation infrastructure and “identify innovative solutions” to reconnect people to essential services. “This challenge asks communities to reimagine how they can be better connected, and empowers them to design innovative transportation projects that […]

May 5, 2016

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USDOT: Upwards of $2 billion in unused earmarks can be repurposed

The United States Department of Transportation has freed up about $2 billion in unused earmarks for states to put back to use on other infrastructure projects. According to USDOT, the department began to give guidance to states on how to repurpose the funds under the new Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016. The act allows states to use […]

March 10, 2016

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USDOT’s TIGER funding available for eighth round at $500 million

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is making $500 million available for transportation projects in the eighth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. Since 2009, the program has provided roughly $4.6 billion to 381 projects, encompassing transportation enhancements in each state as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. This also […]

February 24, 2016

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Kansas City applies for Smart City grant to test transportation innovations

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Beyond Traffic, Smart City Challenge is a chance for one city to win $50 million to modernize and innovate infrastructure. And Kansas City thinks it’s up for the challenge. The Kansas City Star reported that the city has submitted its application for a chance to win the grant that goes towards helping […]

February 8, 2016

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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

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USDOT offering $50 million reward to city with most innovative idea for improving transportation

We’ve been speculating about the future of transportation since even before Leonardo da Vinci drew up plans for his flying machine. And while our daily commute isn’t likely to take flight, despite what “Back to the Future’s” Doc Brown would have us believe, there are new transportation innovations constantly. Self-driving cars and vehicle communications aren’t that far […]

December 9, 2015