LaHood to kick off initiative for advancing women transportation at Women’s...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Women’s Transportation Seminar President and CEO Marcia Ferranto and WTS Board Chair Terry Gruver will launch Transportation YOU, a national educational...
View ArticleReport: Speed up economy three decades by investing in mega-event related...
A new report released by PwC US –”Game on: Mega-event infrastructure opportunities” – highlights how investment in mega-event-related infrastructure can accelerate economic development in a country by...
View ArticleU.S. DOT launches initiative to prevent employee fatigue, increase safety on...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a final rule on Aug.12 limiting the number of consecutive hours passenger railroad workers can be on the job. The new Federal Railroad Administration...
View Article$280 million infrastructure loan OK’d to build Denver’s Eagle P3 commuter...
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 2 approved a federal loan of up to $280 million to advance construction on Denver’s 30-mile Eagle P3 commuter rail project, which will significantly expand...
View Article$2 million in emergency relief funds for L.A.-area overpass
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 22 made $2 million in quick release emergency funds immediately available to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Paramount...
View ArticleNevada DOT, FHWA show innovative bridge replacement methods
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez on Jan. 10 joined officials from the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) as they put a new bridge in place on the I-15 West Mesquite Interchange with...
View ArticleLaHood: ‘I will not serve a second term’
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has told President Obama that he will not serve a second term in his position. This announcement comes exactly one week after saying he would stay. LaHood...
View ArticleLaHood announces $1 million in immediate funding for I-5 bridge in Washington
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the immediate availability of $1 million federal emergency funds for Washington State to use toward the repair of the Interstate 5 bridge that...
View ArticleAmerica’s supertrains are running late
(Photo: California High-Speed Rail Authority) Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga high speed rail unit? Or maybe we’re riding on the bullet train they call the City of New Orleans? We have our old...
View ArticleLaHood: Expect major transportation infrastructure announcement from Obama
Ray LaHood Expect a major announcement on transportation infrastructure from President Obama. That’s the word from outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. “Once we get past immigration, guns,...
View ArticleLaHood names maritime transportation advisory panel
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on Aug. 26 announced the appointment of 29 members to the new Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), established to advise the...
View Article$280 million infrastructure loan OK’d to build Denver’s Eagle P3 commuter...
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 2 approved a federal loan of up to $280 million to advance construction on Denver’s 30-mile Eagle P3 commuter rail project, which will significantly expand...
View Article$2 million in emergency relief funds for LA-area overpass
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 22 made $2 million in quick release emergency funds immediately available to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Paramount...
View ArticleNevada DOT, FHWA show innovative bridge replacement methods
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez on Jan. 10 joined officials from the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) as they put a new bridge in place on the I-15 West Mesquite Interchange with...
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