Federal Highway Administration Announces More than $14 Million in Grants to Test New Ways of Funding Highways
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration today announced $14.2 million in grants for states under a new program to explore alternative revenue mechanisms to help sustain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. “Reliable funding is essential to ensuring we have a sound transportation system to support the economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “More investment in transportation in greatly needed, and we must find new solu...
New ADOT Policy Allows Approved Memorials Along Highways
PHOENIX ‒ Recognizing the need of families to grieve in different ways for those killed in crashes, the Arizona Department of Transportation has established a policy allowing memorial markers along state-maintained highways in a way that minimizes risks for motorists, families and ADOT personnel. Developed with input from community members, the policy specifies a maximum size and establishes standards for materials and placement so markers present less chance of distracting passing drivers or...
Georgia DOT Opens Small Business Help Center
ATLANTA—Eligible small firms that want to pursue business opportunities with the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) now have a resource specifically designed to enable them to do just that. Georgia DOT’s State Supported Funding Program (SSFP) has opened a Business Resource Help Center to assist eligible disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs), and registered small and veteran-owned businesses in identifying and responding to business opportunities funded by the Transportatio...
New FAA Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Go Into Effect
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the implementation of the first operational rules for routine non-hobbyist use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”). The regulations on June 21, 2016, officially take effect today. “People are captivated by the limitless possibilities unmanned aircraft offer, and they are already creating business opportunities in this exciting new field,” s...
Milestone for the London Bridge Station: the New Concourse Opens to Public
The first two thirds of the new concourse of the London Bridge Station are now open to public. Once finalized, the concourse will be the largest in the UK and will be served with more than 80 trains every hour. With about 54 million passengers every year, London Bridge station is one of Britain’s busiest rail hubs and the oldest railway terminus in London that still exists today. Watch the story of bringing London Bridge station into the 21st century: Changing...
Interactive Missouri Airport Map Provides Quick Information
JEFFERSON CITY – Pilots in Missouri can now access information on Missouri’s 123 public use airports on a new interactive map from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The interactive map displays the locations of the airports and users can click on the airport icon to pull up detailed information. The information includes an aerial view of the airport and a pdf of detailed information about the landing facility as well as local area attractions and services. "Missouri is pleased to pro...
Amtrak Invest $2.4 Billion for Next-Gen High-Speed Trainsets and Infrastructure Upgrades
WASHINGTON – Amtrak is contracting with Alstom to produce 28 next-generation high-speed trainsets that will replace the equipment used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service. The contract is part of $2.45 billion that will be invested on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor (NEC) as part of a multifaceted modernization program to renew and expand the Acela Express service. “Amtrak is taking the necessary actions to keep our customers, the Northeast region and the American econom...
ADOT&PF, Tanana to Celebrate Opening of the Road to Tanana
FAIRBANKS, Alaska–The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), in coordination with the community of Tanana, will hold a celebration Monday, Aug. 29, to mark the completion of the Road to Tanana. The celebration will be at 2 p.m. at the end of the road, near the banks of the Yukon River with a reception to follow in Tanana. The project, funded by the State of Alaska, involved constructing 20 miles of new road and upgrading 14 miles of existing road. The new single-...
TxDOT Plans For $70 Billion To Fund Transportation Projects Over Next 10 Years
AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today approved the 2017 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) with $70 billion worth of projects to help TxDOT meet the state’s growing transportation demands. The plan is the largest of its kind in the agency’s history that addresses capacity, maintenance and safety needs around state. The 10-year plan, developed with extensive public input, targets congestion in the state’s most-populated areas and includes projects to better connect the major int...
Michigan's Top Transportation Official Named to National Panel Studying the Future of Interstates
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have named Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle to a committee that will study the future of the U.S. interstate highway system. "As called for in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015, our study will be addressing what actions are necessary to upgrade and restore the nation's interstate highway system," Neil Pedersen, executive director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a progr...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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