The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Aug. 1 announced that it will cancel two grants totaling more than $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMAGLEV) Project, due to what U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy calls the project’s “poor planning, significant community opposition, and tremendous cost overruns.”
The Senate Committee on Appropriations on July 24 marked up S.2465, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (THUD Appropriations Act). The bipartisan legislation was reported in a 27-1 vote from the Senate Committee, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) promotes Brett Feddersen to Chief Information and Technology Officer. Also, Michael Rutherford is nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy as Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has appointed 12 members to a new Advisory Board that will develop “strategic recommendations for infrastructure modernization and expansion”; identify “key investment opportunities in transportation technology
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy on July 15 announced $488 million in awards from the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program for 30 projects across the country, including nearly $3 million to support rail networks in enhancing multimodal surface transportation.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a hazardous materials investigation report for its investigation of the April 26, 2024, derailment and hazardous materials release from a BNSF mixed-freight train near Manuelito, N.M.
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) earlier this month responded to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that addressed procedural reforms, and “applaud[ed] DOT’s efforts.” Among the
The U.S. Department of Transportation on June 4 released a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Compliance Review Report finding that the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) high speed rail project is “in default”
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 10 reported approving another 529 infrastructure grants totaling more than $2.9 billion. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will administer grants to 47 rail-related projects, totaling approximately $919 million.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on May 28 filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to remove race- and sex-based presumptions from its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, which was established decades ago through a series of legislative and regulatory initiatives and designed to “remedy discrimination in transportation contracting.”