Category: Infrastructure

March 28, 2023

The electric vehicle charging industry will join Southern Nevada’s robust convention schedule with the inaugural EV Charging Summit and Expo on March 29. The three-day trade show will bring together companies and industry leaders at The Mirage to discuss best […]

March 7, 2023

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is seeking public feedback through June 1 on its Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program. The plan will invest $2.6 billion in pavement and bridge preservation projects statewide over five years. This includes $669 […]

March 2, 2023

The Federal Highway Administration has issued a final rule for minimum standards of electric vehicle chargers, but has chosen to not yet broaden the rule to include minimum standards for medium- and heavy-duty electric truck charging infrastructure. The agency said […]

February 28, 2023

A new machine learning model can predict traffic activity in different zones of cities. To do so, a Complexity Science Hub researcher used data from a main car-sharing company in Italy as a proxy for overall city traffic. Understanding how […]

February 15, 2023

Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced Wednesday by the White House. The plan will […]

February 8, 2023

The cost of materials to build and expand roads and bridges increased by 11.4% last year, Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks told lawmakers Feb. 7 during a hearing in which he unveiled Gov. Mike DeWine’s transportation budget recommendations. […]

February 7, 2023

The U.S. Transportation recently launched its National Roadway Safety Strategy Call to Action campaign, which asks stakeholders to commit to specific actions that reduce serious injuries and deaths on roads. “Traffic crashes cost tens of thousands of American lives a […]

February 2, 2023

The leader of the U.S. Senate is among senior Democrats praising the Biden White House’s management of a $1.2 infrastructure law amid renewed calls for oversight from congressional Republicans. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) congratulated the administration’s role in implementing 2021’s […]

February 1, 2023

Construction recently began on phase one of the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program in Baltimore. Work includes the construction of the new Frederick Douglass Tunnel. Once completed, track speed will increase from 30 miles per hour to up to 110. “Replacing […]

January 31, 2023

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $1.2 billion in federal funds to be distributed to nine projects qualifying for a new grant program created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The projects — several of which are expected to […]

January 27, 2023

Protecting the safety of travelers over the Golden Gate Bridge, including 555,000 truck drivers carrying freight annually, was a key topic among Washington officials gathered in San Francisco near the iconic landmark to celebrate a $400 million federal grant for […]

January 17, 2023

Evaluating existing technologies and supporting emerging technologies will facilitate the adoption of safety programs for the country’s mobility corridors, a new strategic plan from the Department of Transportation determined. In its “Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan” specific through 2026, […]

January 12, 2023

Deemed one of the “Seven Civil Engineering Wonders of the United States” by the American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is a symbol of architectural greatness and an integral part of transportation. Construction on the bridge […]

January 5, 2023

President Joe Biden on Jan. 4 visited the worn-out Brent Spence Bridge in Kentucky as part of the administration’s renewed push to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law. On the same day, the Federal Highway Administration announced $2.1 billion in first-round […]

December 15, 2022

Virginia has $97.6 million in two new low-interest federal loans to improve safety and traffic flows along its rolling Interstate 81 that cuts through rural mountain areas in a main trucking route linking southern economic areas and northeast markets. The […]

December 6, 2022

A new study from the American Transportation Research Institute that assessed the infrastructure needs for converting the U.S. vehicle fleet to battery electric — with an emphasis on trucking — underscored that the challenges inherent in such a shift will […]

December 1, 2022

Thanks to the infrastructure funding bill, badly needed improvements to the nation’s roadways and bridges will be underway in large numbers next year. This work brings with it a corresponding increase in construction work zones, which demand caution from drivers […]

November 22, 2022

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the agency on highway policy will be considered by a Senate panel this month. The Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to meet Nov. 29 to vote on the nomination of Shailen Bhatt […]

November 14, 2022

In December, Tesla Inc. plans to deliver the first of its electric Semi trucks — able to haul a full 40 ton-load some 500 miles on a single charge. These massive batteries-on-wheels may accelerate the transition to electrified transport, but […]

November 10, 2022

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) recently awarded communities approximately $5.1 million statewide in Level Three Direct Current Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) Grant Program grants. The funds were distributed in the federal American Rescue Plan Act and are […]