Category: Transportation & Infrastructure

July 24, 2024

Tesla posted its second-quarter financial results ahead of an investor call this afternoon. Earlier this month, it released its Q2 2024 production and delivery numbers, which showed a 14.4 percent year-over-year reduction in the number of cars it built and […]

July 9, 2024

Roundabouts reduce severe injury and fatal crashes by 59 percent in North Dakota, according to a recent North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) traffic study. The study examined the safety performance of 12 roundabouts on the state transportation system and […]

May 7, 2024

On Friday, the U.S Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the release of a set of final rules for clean vehicles and the battery supply chain. The rules, which clarify issues raised from the Inflation Reduction Act […]

May 3, 2024

The Biden administration finalized guardrails for its electric vehicle tax credit on Friday that keep President Joe Biden’s EV adoption goals in sight but are likely to draw challenges from critics on both sides of the aisle who say he […]

April 26, 2024

Kansas City, Missouri’s traffic management system, Scout, is still down after a cyberattack on Thursday, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The department posted an alert on X early Thursday morning: “The KC website and services are down until […]

April 24, 2024

Republican members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB’s) authorization request to establish new standards on railroad operations. Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Sam Graves […]

April 19, 2024

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be awarding $316 million in grants to support and modernize passenger ferry service. Grants will be awarded through three programs. A total of $49 million will be awarded through the Electric or Low Emitting […]

April 1, 2024

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it was accepting applications for $5.1 billion in discretionary grants programs. The grants for regionally or nationally significant infrastructure projects would come from three major discretionary grant programs, but the application process […]

March 18, 2024

The Biden administration is expected this week to finalize highly anticipated regulations targeting gas-powered vehicle tailpipe emissions, considered the tip of the spear in its efforts to electrify the transportation sector. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is slated to issue […]

February 23, 2024

The state of Florida is set to crack down on life in the fast lane. The Florida legislature has passed a bill that would ban motorists from cruising in the left lane of highways, sending it to Gov. Ron DeSantis […]

February 20, 2024

The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is distributing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects around the country, paid for by one of its key legislative victories. The new allocations will go to projects in all 50 states, bringing […]

February 6, 2024

The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration says the agency will use more people to monitor aircraft manufacturing and hold Boeing accountable for any violations of safety regulations. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is expected to face a barrage of […]

February 5, 2024

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded Philadelphia $19.3 million in Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) funding for seven safety projects. The ASE pilot program was created in 2018. Gov. Josh Shapiro made it permanent in January. The Philadelphia Parking […]

January 25, 2024

The last time President Joe Biden visited Superior, Wisconsin, he warned of the danger posed by the deteriorating John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge — pointing out the decades-old corrosion that had weakened the overpass connecting the two port cities in […]

January 19, 2024

Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday gave broad, bipartisan approval to state incentives for a factory that will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles — a project that promises 2,000 jobs with an average salary of about $66,000. After legislators voted, Republican Gov. […]

January 11, 2024

California recently launched Build.ca.gov, a website to highlight statewide investments in infrastructure. The state anticipates it will invest $180 billion in state and federal infrastructure funds over the next 10 years. The website showcases individual projects and highlights how investments […]

January 11, 2024

The federal government’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced on Thursday $632 million in grants to fund clean vehicle infrastructure. Twenty-two states along with Puerto Rico will be the recipients of this first round of funding from the $2.5 […]

December 22, 2023

A national survey of more than 13,000 air travelers in 16 U.S. airports administered by the Transportation Security Administration indicates that 93% of travelers are satisfied with their passenger experience at security checkpoints. The survey — the first TSA has […]

December 20, 2023

The federal government issued new road design standards Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, and Biden administration officials say the long-delayed manual will make roads safer for walkers, cyclists and even motorists on crowded streets. The latest edition […]

December 8, 2023

President Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could one day link Nevada and California, […]