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Time to reset the transportation funding equation
Route Fifty By Evan Burgstahler October 2, 2024 COMMENTARY | The way the nation funds our transportation network is broken. The...
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Oct 1, 20241 min read
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New milestone for interstate expansion in West Texas
Texas Department of Transportation By Ryan LaFontaine Oct. 2, 2024 LUBBOCK — The highly anticipated Ports-to-Plains Corridor initiative...
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Oct 1, 20241 min read
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Congress to Finalize Transportation Funds After Elections
Transport Topics By Eugene Mulero October 1, 2024 Fiscal 2025 Bills Include Truck Parking, Rail Safety, Water Projects Fiscal 2025...
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Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Time to pay NJ sales tax on electric cars
NJ News Spotlight By John Reitmeyer October 1, 2024 EVs were exempt from sales taxes. Now buyers will pay half of standard tax Starting...
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Sep 30, 20241 min read
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INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Sends $62 Billion to States from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for America’s Infrastructure
US Department of Transportation Press Release October 1, 2024 The fourth year of funding under President Biden’s Bipartisan...
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Sep 30, 20242 min read
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States Face $198B Backlog for Repairing Rural Roads & Bridges, TRIP Says
Equipment World By Ben Thorpe Sep 27, 2024 Iowa, West Virginia and South Dakota lead the nation in their percentage of rural bridges and...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Nat’l Academies Report Targets Roadway Safety Improvements
AASHTO September 27, 2024 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or NASEM recently issued a new report that seeks...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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5 takeaways from resident survey on pay-per-mile vs gas tax road funding
Michigan Live By Justin P. Hicks September 26, 2024 An estimated 57% of residents are unsatisfied with the quality of Michigan roads,...
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Sep 25, 20241 min read
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Smarter Curbs Are Just the Start for Smarter Cities
Government Technology Skip Descant September 23, 2024Â At the midpoint of smart curb projects, city transportation leaders across the...
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Sep 22, 20241 min read
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TRIP: U.S. Rural Transportation System Needs $198B
AASHTO September 20, 2024 Compiled by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based transportation research nonprofit, that report – entitled “ Rural...
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Sep 19, 20241 min read
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U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES & HIGH FATALITY RATES; BACKLOG OF NEEDED REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES TOTALS $198 BILLION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TripNet.org Thursday, September 19, 2024 Contact: Rocky Moretti (202) 262-0714 Carolyn Bonifas Kelly (703)...
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Sep 18, 20245 min read
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DOJ sues cargo ship owner, manager over Baltimore bridge collapse
KFOR by: The Associated Press September 18, 2024 BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore...
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Sep 17, 20241 min read
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How effective are roundabouts? ODOT says safety has improved throughout northwest Ohio
The Ohio Department of Transportation provides local statistics showing the positive effectiveness of roundabouts. WTOL 11 Author: WTOL...
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Sep 15, 20241 min read
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Running on Empty: Refilling the Gas Tax Tank
With more Americans driving EVs and fuel efficiency rising, gas tax revenues aren’t enough to fund state transportation infrastructure....
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Sep 9, 20241 min read
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Want to Make the Most of Federal Infrastructure Funding? There’s a Hub for That.
Through boot camps and training sessions, a group is helping smaller cities and towns with limited resources put together competitive...
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Sep 9, 20241 min read
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Cars collect troves of data about traffic and road hazards. Should they share it?
KFOR by: JEFF McMURRAY, Associated Press Sep 8, 2024 The secret to avoiding red lights during rush hour in Utah’s largest city might be...
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Sep 7, 20241 min read
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Top 12 America’s Transportation Awards Finalists Named
AASHTO September 6, 2024 After four regional contests this summer, state departments of transportation from California, Arizona,...
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Sep 5, 20241 min read
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Hundreds of cities get federal help to make streets safer
Route Fifty By Daniel C. Vock SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 The $1 billion funding announcement is the second round of grants this year. To date, the...
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Sep 4, 20241 min read
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‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls
A few states and cities are cracking down on the devices, which obscure or conceal license plates.| Stateline By Amanda Hernandez...
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Sep 4, 20241 min read
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Why accessibility advocates praise DOT: ‘Never happened this fast’ | Cruising Altitude
USA Today By Zach Wichter September 4, 2024 I had the opportunity to sit down with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last week. He...
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Sep 3, 20241 min read
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