Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
May 24, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayHyundai Motor Group recently announced plans to build a new smart factory at the Bryan County Megasite in Georgia, which will invest billions of dollars and attention to the state’s first fully dedicated electric vehicle (EV) and battery manufacturing facility. […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
May 16, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsSix months after the signing of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government said Monday there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $110 billion in funding announced — milestones the administration is publicly heralding as midterm politics […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
May 16, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded more than $608 million during the first round of 2022 Airport Improvement Program grants to 441 airports in 46 states, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. General aviation airports received more than […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
May 12, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced its intent to obligate funds to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for the first phase of the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor light rail line. […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure, Workforce
May 12, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayThe Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Board Of Directors recently named Randy Clarke as the agency’s next general manager and CEO. “With the current challenges facing Metro, we knew we needed to find an accomplished and innovative executive who […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
May 9, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayPittsburgh recently released its Bridge Asset Management Program and other initiatives to address equitable regional infrastructure investment. “Our city’s infrastructure connects working families to jobs, education, opportunities, and a future,” Mayor Ed Gainey said. “Making much-needed investments into our city’s […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
May 2, 2022
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe state of Georgia and local governments will give Rivian Automotive $1.5 billion of incentives to build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant east of Atlanta, according to documents the company and state signed Monday. Georgia Economic Development Commissioner […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
April 29, 2022
Via: ArsTechnicaSenator Joe Manchin called federal tax credits for electric vehicles “ludicrous” in a Senate hearing on Thursday. The West Virginia politician, who continues to make millions from the coal industry, has been a regular critic of subsidies for EVs, which […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
April 20, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayThe Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) took over the management of fleet vehicles last year for more than 60 state agencies, a move that has saved the state more than $6 million. “The fleet consolidation effort is a win-win for […]
Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure
April 19, 2022
Via: Transportation TodayThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that it had granted $4.4 million in drone research, education, and training grants to seven U.S. universities. The drone research will focus on electromagnetic compatibility, detecting and avoiding classifications, […]