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Norman Yoshio Mineta died May 3. He was 90.
May 4, 2022|News

Norman Yoshio Mineta, 1931-2022

Norman Yoshio Mineta, the first Asian American to run the U.S. Department of Transportation and the agency’s longest-serving leader (2001-06), died May 3. He was 90.
April 21, 2022|Regulatory

Federal Judge Halts Mask Mandate for Transportation, DOJ Appeals (UPDATED)

A Florida judge on April 18 struck down a federal mandate requiring mask use on public transportation and at transportation hubs. While railroads were deciding whether to keep the mandate…
Aerial view of Pier B, courtesy of Port of Long Beach.
April 19, 2022|Regulatory

Feds OK Port of Long Beach Pier B Proposal

The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) approving the Port of Long Beach’s planned $1.547 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail…
A new design-build contractor team, Maryland Transit Solutions (comprising Dragados USA Inc. and OHL USA Inc.), was approved in January to work on the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland.
April 14, 2022|Light Rail

For Maryland Purple Line, $1.76B TIFIA Loan

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau has provided a TIFIA loan for up to $1.76 billion for Maryland’s long-delayed Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project.
Portal North—part of the massive Gateway Program, which will eventually double rail capacity between Newark, N.J., and New York—will replace the 110-year-old Portal Bridge, a mechanical-trouble-plagued swing bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1910 as part of its New York Improvements project.
April 8, 2022|M/W

Portal North Builder Gets Official ‘Go’ From NJT

New Jersey Transit has issued a “Notice to Proceed” to Skanska/Traylor Bros PNB Joint Venture (STJV) for construction of Portal North Bridge, which is slated to take approximately five and…
More than 50 miles of railroad track and specialized laboratories for testing locomotives, vehicles, track components and signaling devices comprise the FRA Transportation Technology Center facilities, where TTCI is headquartered. (Photo by William C. Vantuono)
April 7, 2022|Regulatory

TTC Management Begins Transition to ENSCO

Operation and maintenance of the Pueblo, Colo.-based Transportation Technology Center (TTC) began transitioning to ENSCO, Inc., this week, with completion slated for October.
April 6, 2022|Regulatory

USDOT: $20B for FY22 Transit Investment

More than $20 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 funding is available to transit agencies and communities—58% more than in FY 2021 thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to the…
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