Tag: travel

April 8, 2021

President Joe Biden and his team are galvanizing public support for their multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal as Congress prepares to debate both the plan and the administration’s budget request for federal agencies. The president on April 7 touted proposals in his […]

April 6, 2021

U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rick Larsen (D-WA), chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation, called on the U.S. Department of Transportation Friday to deny Norse Atlantic Airways a foreign air […]

April 2, 2021

President Biden on Wednesday announced a more than $2 trillion jobs-creating infrastructure proposal which the administration says will add millions of jobs and position the United States to out-compete China. “It’s a once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we’ve seen […]

March 29, 2021

President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, followed by a separate plan later in April addressing child and health care. White House […]

March 25, 2021

A huge backlog of ships was building up around the Suez Canal for a third day as an elite salvage team set about the monumental challenge of freeing the container vessel that’s blocking the crucial waterway. Work to refloat the […]

March 24, 2021

Approving massive investments for transportation projects would significantly improve the country’s economy, the chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee said at a hearing March 24. About a week before President Joe Biden unveils his multitrillion-dollar infrastructure policy plan, Sen. Maria […]

March 17, 2021

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and Salt Lake Express launched service Monday between Reno, Fallon/Fernley, and Las Vegas. The goal is to increase mobility and expand regional intercity transit. NDOT administers approximately $10 million in Federal Transit Administration funds […]

March 16, 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently distributed funds to improve public roads that run through county forests. Some $320,600 will support 900 miles of public roads throughout 24 counties. The funding was administered by WisDOT through the County Forest Road […]

March 10, 2021

The Minnesota Department of Transportation said it is accepting applications for grants to improve freight rail service that supports economic development through March 31. The $4 million in general obligation bonds were approved during the state’s 2020 special legislative session. […]

March 2, 2021

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) applauded the introduction of legislation designed to coordinate the federal government’s response to advanced air mobility. On Friday, U.S. Reps Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and […]