SALEM, Ore. – Oregon’s Road User Fee Task Force (RUFTF) today recommended a model for expanding OReGO, Oregon’s Road Usage Charge Program. The model would implement a per-mile fee for all new vehicles rated at 20 miles per gallon or better beginning…
Changes at the Idaho Transportation Department Translate into Better Service, Improved Safety for Citizens
BOISE - The findings of a recent survey of nearly 1,600 agency employees points to a significant change in the work and accountability culture at the…
USDOT Issues Federal Policy for Safe Testing and Deployment of Automated Vehicles
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment…
USDOT Issues Federal Policy for Safe Testing and Deployment of Automated Vehicles
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment of new auto technologies that have enormous potential for improving safety and mobility for Americans on…
DelDOT Awarded $10.4M from FHWA to Accelerate Work on Highway Projects
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded DelDOT $10.4 million to accelerate work on transportation projects in Delaware. Governor Jack Markell said, "With support from the bipartisan…
MDOT Celebrates Centennial Year in 2016: Establishing the Multimodal Transportation Improvement Program
JACKSON, MISS.—On March 29, 2016, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) began its second century of service to the people of the state, 100 years after the Mississippi Legislature created the Mississippi State Highway Commission in 1916. MDOT…
Washington State DOT Christens New Ferry Chimacum
SEATTLE – Sunny skies and a shiny new Washington state ferry graced Vigor’s Harbor Island Shipyard in Seattle today as the Washington State Department of Transportation christened Chimacum, the fleet’s third Olympic Class vessel. In a traditional maritime…
Hawaii Department of Transportation Plans Mileage Based User Fee Demonstration Using Federal Grant
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division, in partnership with the four county governments, is planning to test a statewide mileage based user fee as a potential source of revenue for the State Highway Fund. HDOT Highways…
GOTIME: PennDOT to Save More Than $28 Million with New Mobile Construction App Through Improved Efficiency
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf lauded PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards for the department’s innovative mobile construction app displayed today at an Interstate 83 construction site, noting that use of the mobile technology by field staff is helping…
Wisconsin Governor Announces $37 Million in Freight Rail Awards
Governor Scott Walker today announced $37 million in grants and loans for six freight rail improvement projects. The goal of Wisconsin’s Freight Railroad Assistance Program is to increase the use of rail transportation and support economic development and…
