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Connecticut Officials Weigh Toll Costs, Benefits

While local and state officials stress the need for transportation infrastructure improvements, they also have concerns and questions about the governor鈥檚 plan for tolls.

November 18, 2019

Rail Advocates Push for Pacific Northwest Bullet Train

Last week鈥檚 vote in Washington state to roll back car registration fees has scrambled transportation budgets. But Pacific Northwest rail advocates are undeterred in pursuing their vision of a bullet train connection among Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, Canada.

November 13, 2019

Volkswagen Breaks Ground on Chattanooga, Tenn., Electric Vehicle Facility

Marking construction of an electric vehicle facility in Chattanooga, Volkswagen of America today broke ground on an $800 million expansion that will add more than 700,000 square feet of new space to its plant.

November 13, 2019

Jacksonville Port Authority Receives $20 Million Grant

The Jacksonville Port Authority is the recipient of a $20 million grant for infrastructure improvements to include reconstructing about 100 acres of pavement at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal on Blount Island to allow the port to better accommodate large container vessels.

November 7, 2019

Conn. Rail Plan Would Cut Travel From New Haven to New York by 30 Minutes

Gov. Ned Lamont will call Nov. 7 for more than $4 billion in improvements for the Metro-North Railroad to cut travel times and alleviate traffic congestion in lower Fairfield County.

November 7, 2019

As L.A. Ports Automate, Some Workers Are Cheering On Robots

The arrival of robots at the Port of Los Angeles is exposing a stark economic divide between two sets of Southern California workers.

November 7, 2019

Duluth Port Breaks Record for Wind Turbine Parts

The sheer volume of wind turbine blades, towers and other parts moving through Duluth, Minn., in 2019 surpassed record tonnage totals this week by reaching 306,000 freight tons.

October 30, 2019

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Renews Self-Driving Car Initiative

COLUMBUS, Ohio 鈥 Gov. Mike DeWine on Oct. 29 signed an executive order renewing DriveOhio, the state initiative promoting self-driving cars and other forms of 鈥渟mart鈥 mobility.

October 29, 2019

How Indiana Got to the 鈥業-69 Finish Line鈥

The Indiana Department of Transportation has dubbed Section 6 of the Interstate 69 project the 鈥淚-69 Finish Line.鈥

October 24, 2019

San Diego MTS Launches $12.5 Million Electric Bus Pilot Program

Transit officials in San Diego are rolling out a new $12.5 million pilot program to test the region鈥檚 first electric buses.

October 23, 2019