Tag: U.S. Department of Transportation: Page 5

Roadbuilding

U.S. 183 expansion in Austin gets $282 million TIFIA loan from USDOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has given the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority a $282 million loan through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to construct additional lanes to U.S. Highway 183 near Austin, Texas. The lanes will be added to an eight-mile section “to help relieve congestion” as an alternate route to […]

December 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Highway deaths rise 8.1% in the first half of 2015 to 13-year high

Lower gas prices have meant more people out on the highways. Unfortunately, that’s also meant more deaths on the roads. A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that highway deaths rose 8.1 percent in the first half of the year. It marked the highest quarterly increase in 13 years. The rise […]

November 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT, CDC release online tool profiling transportation impacts on health

The U.S. Department of and Transportaion (USDOT) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have launched an online source for profiles highlighting the impact of transportation on health broken down by state and region. The resource is simply called the Transportation and Health Tool (THT). The two agencies developed it to help transportation […]

November 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT, White House to honor transportation “champions of change” for innovation

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the White House will honor several transportation officials tomorrow in a ceremony recognizing their work for “innovating transportation and growing the American economy” in the White House Transportation Champions of Change program. The program is also referred to as “Beyond Traffic: Innovators in Transportation for the Future” and this year will […]

October 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Build America Transportation Investment Center offers access to federal transportation knowledge

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has unveiled its Build America Transportation Investment Center (BATIC) to serve as a centralized source for municipalities and states seeking federal transportation knowledge, applications for transportation credit programs and methods for accessing private capital for public-private partnerships. President Obama established BATIC in 2014 as part of his Build America Investment […]

October 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT launches regional forum for Beyond Traffic transportation trends, policy discussions

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has planned 11 forums across the country this fall to discuss the department’s Beyond Traffic report to be published next year. Beyond Traffic started as an effort to “spark a national dialogue” about the needs and goals for the U.S. transportation system for the future. The first “Megaregion” forum was […]

September 21, 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

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $42 million for next-gen connected vehicles and infrastructure technology

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Monday it is providing up to $42 million for next-generation technology for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications to New York City, Wyoming and Tampa, Florida as part of the department’s Connected Vehicle Pilot deployment program. “Today’s announcement is a big step forward for the future of how we […]

September 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Tech panel paints portrait of a safer connected vehicle and infrastructure future at APWA Congress

Panelists speaking on public works technology during the American Public Works Congress gave a nearly utopian vision of the future of transportation systems, extolling the potential of a future where vehicles, buses, traffic signals and infrastructure all seamlessly communicate. Speaking at a general session of APWA’s International Public Works Congress and Exposition were Kate Hartman, […]

September 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA creates new National Tunnel Inspection program

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has created a new tunnel inspection program modeled after the decades old bridge inspection program. According to a release from the FHWA, the new National Tunnel Inspection Standards would create requirements such as routine inspections of tunnels on public roads, training and certificate programs for tunnel inspectors […]

July 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

EPA, DOT propose heightened heavy duty diesel emissions, fuel efficiency standards for 2018

The EPA and DOT announced Friday their plans for Phase 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles. Phase 2 of the program would “significantly reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles, helping to address the challenges of global climate change and […]

June 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

House passes transportation funding patch

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved HR 2353, the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2015 in a 387-35 vote. The bill, introduced by Congressmen Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, and Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), House Ways and Means Committee chairman, extends funding for the Highway Trust Fund until July 31 through a […]

May 20, 2015