A 4.4-acre plot of land used to host Providence’s World Cup festivities next to the city’s Amtrak station is the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s choice for its state-of-the-art transit center. On Thursday, RIPTA’s board of directors voted 6-0 to direct contractor Next Wave Partners to move ahead with drafting bid specs and cost estimates […]
Earlier this year, as part of his department’s “Freedom to Drive” initiative, which aims to lessen the time Americans spend “staring at a car bumper,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked states to single out their most congested roadways. An unfinished plan to directly connect Route 4 and Interstate 95 in all directions was at […]
Out-of-state visitors to New Hampshire will soon pay double the fees to use state parks and double the tolls on non-New Hampshire transponders. And convicted felons who maintain their innocence will soon be able to request a retrial even after the state’s three-year deadline if there’s new evidence contradicting their guilt. Those laws will take […]
If seeing is believing, the single foundation shaft resting on the bank of the Seekonk River below an open sky where the westbound Washington Bridge once loomed offers little reassurance. Nor does Gov. Dan McKee’s repeated promise that the replacement highway construction is progressing well, even ahead of schedule. Enter animation. The 2 minute and […]
Virginia has received $17 million in federal funding to improve transportation in Staunton and Chesterfield County, and to invest in new Amtrak trains serving routes across the commonwealth. U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner said the funding comes from the Department of Transportation’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program, created by the […]
For many Montanans, colliding with animals on the roadway is not a when, it’s an if, and it’s only fitting that a company that specializes in high-end grille guards for semi-trucks and pickups would manufacture them in Montana. On Thursday, Iowa-based Ex-Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Gov. Greg Gianforte for its new manufacturing and logistics facility in […]
The group tasked with developing recommendations on how to maintain Oregon’s transportation system wants to hear from Oregonians about what they think the state’s transportation priorities should be in a new survey. The Oregon Department of Transportation is facing a $200 million budget shortfall in the 2027-29 budget cycle. The gap marks the fifth budget […]
NATCHITOCHES, La. - The Natchitoches Parish School Board discussed updates to the district’s Smart Steps program, transportation operations, early childhood services, sales tax collections and several policy and financial matters during its meeting on Tuesday.
The South Dakota Transportation Commission on Thursday approved a nearly $290 million bid — about $40 million above the state’s estimate — to replace the Platte-Winner Bridge. The vote means the state is moving forward with what Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt called “the largest project that the DOT has ever led.” The commission […]
Familiar arguments over opioids, infrastructure and who cares more about everyday Rhode Islanders dominated the first televised Democratic gubernatorial debate of the 2026 election cycle. Yet Gov. Dan McKee and his challenger, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, still managed to infuse their usual talking points with fresh insults during the hourlong forum, organized by NBC10 and Coastal […]
