The U.S. Senate yesterday approved a fiscal-year 2019 appropriations bill that provides $16.1 billion for public transit and intercity passenger rail. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act of 2019…
The Liberty Bridge Series: Connecting Communities in Puerto Rico
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - Created from prefabricated panels and assembled in modules, the Liberty Bridge is a proven type of structure offering profound…
Six Regional Reports Highlight Boost to California Localities from Transportation Investment in SB 1
Reports at www.artba.org Illustrate Benefits to Orange County; Los Angeles County; Inland Empire; San Diego and Imperial Counties; San Francisco Bay Area;…
CDOT and Panasonic Take First Steps to Turn I-70 into Connected Roadway
STATEWIDE—The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and its partner Panasonic Corporation of North America are building on a successful pilot program to begin real-world deployment of the most advanced vehicle-to-everything (V2X) environment in the…
CARB Report Indicates Transportation Emissions Still Rising
The California Air Resources Board released an "inventory report" report on July 11 on greenhouse gas or GHG emissions in California and while CARB said GHG emissions in 2016 (the latest available year for data) dropped below 1990 levels for the first time…
PennDOT Issues Guidance for Increased Safety Oversight of Highly Automated Vehicles
Harrisburg, PA – Following discussions and meetings with the state's Autonomous Vehicle Policy Task Force and more than a dozen automated vehicle technology companies, PennDOT today issued guidance to enhance safety oversight of Highly Automated Vehicles…
SSSBA Publishes Research Results for Innovative Press-Brake Formed Steel Tub Girder Bridge Technology
WASHINGTON D.C.– The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has published the results of extensive research on the development and experimental testing of an innovative bridge system designed by members of the organization and several partners. “Development…
Mike Schagrin, Former U.S. DOT Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Leader Joins McCain
VISTA, California – Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) expert and former U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) leader, Mike Schagrin, has joined McCain Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SWARCO Group and a leader…
U.S. DOT Begins a New Era of Public Transit Safety
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued two final regulations to strengthen the safety of public transportation systems, the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan rule and the Safety…
FHWA Delivers First-Ever Highway Freight Report to Congress
The Federal Highway Administration released its very first "Highway Freight Conditions and Performance Report" to Congress on July 6; a report mandated by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation or "FAST" Act of 2015. Based on 2015 data, the report tapped…
