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Video: Largest Ship Ever to Dock on East Coast Port

The Port of Savannah, the largest single container terminal in North America, handles the largest ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast. Watch the 30-hour journey of the COSCO Development in Savannah.

Gov. Deal Welcomes COSCO Development

May 15, 2017 - in Transportation

Savannah, Ga. - At an event on the docks of the Port of Savannah today, Governor Nathan Deal, port officials and the maritime community were on hand to…

Statewide Wildlife Safety Mitigation Efforts Prove Beneficial

May 15, 2017 - in Transportation

STATEWIDE―One evening in early April, Deb, a Southwest Colorado resident, was traveling on US Highway (US) 160 near Mancos when she hit a deer. "Well,…

Congressional Leaders to Discuss Highway Trust Fund Fix & Infrastructure Package May 17 at Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-in

May 12, 2017 - in News, Transportation

(WASHINGTON) - Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Ranking House T & I Committee Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and House Ways…

Sharing Ideas on Innovation in Transit

May 11, 2017 - in Transit, Transportation

In San Francisco, riders of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) commuter rail are all too familiar with the challenge of finding a parking spot at transit stations on weekdays. With thousands of people – 35,000, at last count – on waiting lists to purchase limited…

Congress Completes Deal That Protects Transportation Funds, Implements FAST Act Increases

May 10, 2017 - in Transportation

Under an agreement to fund all government agencies for the rest of the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, Congress approved 2017 appropriations to maintain highway, transit, aviation, rail and waterway programs and provide another $500 million for the U.S. Department…

Lawmakers in Budget Accord Reject Transportation Program Cuts White House Sought

May 10, 2017 - in Transportation

Congress in its budget agreement for fiscal 2017 rejected a number of cuts in transportation programs that the White House had urged lawmakers to implement, cuts that President Trump has also said he will pursue in his budget proposal for the fiscal year that…

FRA Has Taken Steps To Improve Safety Data Reporting, but Lacks Standard Procedures and Training for Compliance Audits

May 10, 2017 - in Transportation

In 2015, there were nearly 12,000 reported accidents and incidents on our Nation’s railways. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) tracks the safety record of the rail industry in its public databases of accident and incident data. However, much of FRA’s…

Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Project

May 9, 2017 - in Projects, Transportation

The Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Project is being developed by WETA to expand and improve facilities at the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal. WETA is working in close partnership with the Port of San Francisco to implement the project…

Michael Baker International Partners with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Solve Complex Airfield Electrical Challenge

May 9, 2017 - in News, Projects, Transportation

Pittsburgh (May 9, 2017) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced the completion of the first half of an electrical system mapping project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport…