The Illinois Department of Transportation is applying for a $160 million federal grant to help pay for a project that aims to clear up rail congestion around 75th Street in Chicago, cutting delays for Metra, Amtrak and freight railroads.
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Editorial: End Scene, 2016
That’s a wrap for a year that has been very eventful, but probably won’t be remembered fondly by many.
December 19, 2016Port of L.A. Sets New Cargo Record, Long Beach Lags Due to Hanjin Bankruptcy
Containerized cargo volume at the nation’s top two largest ports was mixed in November as Los Angeles continues to experience a record-breaking year and Long Beach suffers from the bankruptcy of the Hanjin Shipping Co.
December 14, 2016Public, Private, Nonprofit Sector Insiders Team to Focus on Nation’s Infrastructure Woes
WASHINGTON — Representatives from government, private and nonprofitÌýsectors discussed best practices and examples of successful projects Dec. 13 while offering advice to the incoming Trump administration and lawmakers on how to fix the $3.3 trillion infrastructure funding shortfall.
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December 13, 2016Positive Traffic News at Ports of Virginia, Charleston, Jacksonville
November was a positive month for several of the top ports in North America, according to monthly statistics released in mid-December.
December 13, 2016Utah Legislator to Push Under-21 Interstate Commercial Driving
DENVERÌý— A Utah lawmaker plans to push a resolution in the spring that would set in motion a collaboration with neighboring states that would allow truckers under 21 to drive commercial vehicles across state lines.
December 12, 2016Louisiana Transportation Secretary Aims Big to Fix Huge Funding Shortfall
Louisiana refines nearly one-fifth of the nation’s oil. Interstate 10,Ìýone ofÌýthe nation’s busiest freight corridors, runs horizontally through the state although it’s just one lane eastbound inÌýa stretchÌýnear Baton Rouge. But Louisiana is in the midst of a longstanding transportation funding crisis, in part because its fuel taxes haven’t been raised since 1989.
December 12, 2016Port of Virginia on Pace to End 2016 on Strong Note
The Port of Virginia had its second-busiest month in its history with double-digit year-over-year gains in containerized cargo traffic for November.
December 12, 2016Wisconsin Senate Democratic Leader Skeptical of Toll Roads
The highest-ranking Wisconsin Senate Democrat says she is skeptical of using toll roads as the solution to the state’s road-funding woes.
December 12, 2016US Chamber of Commerce Said to Tell Mexico It Will Defend Nafta From Trump
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce told a closed-door gathering of Mexican and American corporate and government leaders that it is aiming to keep Donald Trump from fulfilling his campaign threat to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.
December 9, 2016