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AASHTO Seeks Rail Planning Funds for…

June 14, 2024

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently called on Congress to set aside $20 million from the ...

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State DOTs Join USDOT Transportation &…

June 14, 2024

Several state department of transportation executives participated in the Fourth Senior Executive Transportation and Public Safety Summit hosted at the ...

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FHWA’s Bhatt Testifies before Senate EPW…

June 7, 2024

Shailen Bhatt (above), administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on ...

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AASHTO Comments on USDOT’s Freight Network…

June 7, 2024

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently provided feedback to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding its ...

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FHWA Offering More EV, AFV Infrastructure…

June 7, 2024

The Federal Highway Administration has unveiled a second notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for electric vehicle or EV charging and ...

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AASHTO Staff Speak at Multimodal St.…

June 7, 2024

Shayne Gill (above at far right) – program director for multimodal transportation at the American Association of State Highway and ...

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FTA Issues $343M for Transit System…

May 31, 2024

The Federal Transit Administration recently issued $343 million in grants to eight transit systems in eight states to help fund ...

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AASHTO Staff Speak at 2024 N.C.…

May 31, 2024

The North Carolina Department of Transportation hosted the state’s fifth annual “N.C. Transportation Summit” May 21-22 at the Koury Convention ...

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State DOTs Begin Borealis Train Service…

May 24, 2024

On May 21, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation helped host official launch celebrations for Amtrak’s ...

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USDOT Issues $63M in SS4A Grants…

May 24, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently issued over $63 million in grants through its “Safe Streets and Roads for All” ...

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Highway Contractors Say Work Zone Crashes…

May 24, 2024

According to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and ...

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FRA: $2B Available for Northeast Corridor…

May 24, 2024

The Federal Railroad Administration recently issued a notice of funding opportunity or NOFO that makes available over $2 billion in ...

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Hearing on Federal Response to Baltimore…

May 17, 2024

The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on May 15 to review and examine the ...

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President Biden Signs FAA Reauthorization Measure

May 17, 2024

On May 16, President Biden (above) signed a multiyear Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill into law; a measure that provides ...

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AASHTO Concerned with ‘Buy America’ Implementation

May 17, 2024

On May 13, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sent a letter to the Federal Highway Administration ...

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Video: State DOT Panels from 2024…

May 17, 2024

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released two videos of panels discussions held at the 2024 ...

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Connecticut DOT Reopens Damaged Section of…

May 10, 2024

In roughly 80 hours, the Connecticut Department of Transportation completed the rapid repair and reopening of a section I-95 in ...

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AASHTO Executive Institute Holds Four-Day Course

May 10, 2024

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently held its annual AASHTO Executive Institute or AEI training program ...