1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (244+ words) The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently unveiled the results of a nationwide survey that examined the issues state departments of transportation face in accelerating the acquisition and deployment of various information technology or IT systems. [Above…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (188+ words) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently made $20 million worth of grants available via a notice of funding opportunity to spur the deployment of cutting-edge traffic safety enforcement innovations aimed at reducing dangerous driving behaviors on American roads. Made available…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (397+ words) The Michigan Department of Transportation and local officials recently gathered to celebrate the start of the “Component 2” portion of the $300 million Blue Water Bridge or BWB plaza expansion project, as well as the “significant completion” of “Component 1.” That work included…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (349+ words) Twelve state department of transportation projects in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin took home top regional honors in the 2026 America’s Transportation Awards competition. Selected from 27 projects submitted by 10 states in the Mid America Association of State…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (368+ words) The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to host several intensive two-week Snowplow Operator Training or SPOT sessions August 17-27 – one at its Mankato facility and a second at its Rochester garage – to prepare new operators for the upcoming winter season. Approximately…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (239+ words) The Texas Department of Transportation recently introduced a new mobile navigation application called “DriveTexas” – now available to download on Apple and Google devices – to help motorists plan driving routes during emergency situations and for daily travel around construction, traffic, and…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (189+ words) The Amtrak Board of Directors recently advanced a “preliminary framework,” developed by Amtrak management, to modernize and transform the company’s corporate structure. The passenger rail provider said the proposed structure is designed to bring “greater visibility” into performance and costs,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (224+ words) The Federal Transit Administration recently highlighted its fiscal support for Utah’s FrontRunner 2X Commuter Rail Line project, which has now entered the engineering phase. That funding – subject to annual Congressional appropriations to FTA – will support 11 segments of double-tracking, one realigned segment,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (577+ words) The New York State Department of Transportation recently dedicated a bridge in Rensselaer County to the memory of Robert Bornt, a NYSDOT highway maintenance supervisor and 22-year agency veteran killed in a work zone crash in May 2025. A formal dedication…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (182+ words) MAMSIP improved four highway corridors — I-25, Colorado Highway 94, South Academy Boulevard, and Charter Oak Ranch Road — that together form the critical transportation links connecting Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, and Schriever Space Force Base....