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Voters Re-elect State Lawmakers Who Supported Gas Tax Increases, New ARTBA Analysis Finds

November 12, 2018 - in News, Transportation

(WASHINGTON)— Voters in 12 states re-elected 93 percent of 530 state lawmakers who supported a gas tax increase between 2015 and 2018 and ran for re-election in 2018. Winning state lawmakers in Nov. 6 races included 92 percent of Republicans, and 94…

Voters Across the Nation Demonstrate Support for Transportation Investment

November 9, 2018 - in Featured, News, Transportation

(WASHINGTON)— Voters in 31 states Nov. 6 once again showed their support for transportation infrastructure investments, approving 272, or 79 percent,…

Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments of Transportation

November 8, 2018 - in News, Transportation

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 885: Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments…

Governor, Congressional Delegation, RIDOT, RIPTA Break Ground on New Pawtucket-Central Falls Commuter Rail Station and Bus Hub

November 5, 2018 - in Transit

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined with Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation - Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen James Langevin and David Cicilline - Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti…

North Dakota DOT Releases 5-Year Vision Zero Plan

November 5, 2018 - in Transportation

The North Dakota Department of Transportation unveiled an ambitious five-year “Vision Zero Plan” that is viewed as a starting point for eliminating both fatalities and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes on the state’s highways. “There were 116 motor…

Video: New Champlain Cable-Stayed Bridge

November 5, 2018 - in Bridges, Transportation, Videos

Our web series "Inside the giant" continues and this time, we talk about the Cable-Stayed Bridge and the installation of the main span segments and stays. The Cable-Stayed bridge is the signature element of the bridge and gives the structure a modern and uncluttered…

USDOT Announces Final Rule to Accelerate Project Delivery

November 5, 2018 - in News, Transportation

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a final rule today to amend Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that will accelerate…

Helsinki City Transport Adopts Teleste’s S-AWARE® Platform to Build a Unified Situational Awareness System for the Helsinki Metro

October 31, 2018 - in News, Technology, Transportation

Turku, Finland –  31 October 2018 – Teleste Corporation reveals that its S-AWARE® platform has been selected by Helsinki City Transport (“Helsingin kaupungin liikenneliikelaitos”) to drive improved situational awareness and safer travelling across…

Wolf Administration Announces the Opening of Indiana CNG Transit Fueling Station

October 31, 2018 - in News, Transit, Transportation

Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Wolf Administration announced the formal opening of service at one of the 29 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations planned as part of a Public Private Partnership. Officials from PennDOT, Trillium CNG, and IndiGO-Indiana…

MUJI and Sensible 4 Created Gacha -The First Autonomous Shuttle Bus in the World for All Weather Conditions

October 31, 2018 - in News, Transportation

MUJI and Finnish autonomous driving company Sensible 4 have combined their expertise to create an elegant robotbus, first in the world to function in all weather conditions.  The vehicle will be displayed to public in its premiere March 2019 in Helsinki.…