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Dec 31, 2024 · Transportation Today is a publication of Macallan Communications. It is your daily source of news about the latest regulations and innovations that drive the transportation industry across its diverse network.
Pennsylvania launches Open Road Tolling - Transportation Today
21 hours ago · The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the second largest tolling agency in the United States, launched Open Road Tolling (ORT) on Sunday. The agency invested more than $600 million over nearly 20 years to prepare and implement ORT. The technology is expected to save the agency at least $25 million ...
Transportation Department penalizes JetBlue $2M for chronically …
21 hours ago · The U.S. Department of Transportation recently penalized JetBlue $2 million for operating multiple chronically delayed flights. Half the penalty must be paid to the U.S. Treasury while the other half must be used to compensate passengers that either were affected by a chronically delayed flight in the past or will experience a delay of three hours or more, or a flight cancellation, within the ...
Rail - Transportation Today
4 days ago · Freight and rail operations leader Wabtec Corporation acquired Bloom Engineering, the companies announced Monday. Wabtec, a leader in the decarbonization of freight rail, said it would be incorpor...
USDOT fines Lufthansa, Swiss for flying in prohibited airspace
4 days ago · The U.S. Department of Transportation recently fined Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Swiss International Air Lines AG $200,000 each for operating flights carrying United Airlines’ designator code in airspace prohibited to U.S. operators. The airlines also were ordered to cease and desist. The fines ...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit launches two rail projects
3 days ago · Pittsburgh Regional Transit launched two major light-rail projects on Thursday that will increase reliability and improve safety. The Plinth Project will repair and replace the plinth, the concrete beam that supports the tracks, while the Rail Grinding Project will restore the profile of the rail by removing defects and bringing the rail up to a uniform standard.
New York congestion pricing program largely upheld in federal court
4 days ago · New York’s controversial congestion pricing program seems to be able to move forward toward it slated Jan. 5 implementation date after a federal judge in New Jersey ruled in the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) favor. But officials in New Jersey say the judge’s ruling calls for further ...
AECOM, STV lead joint rail improvement venture along Amtrak’s …
Dec 30, 2024 · AECOM and STV will join forces to provide Amtrak with project management services for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project, officials announced Monday. The bridges replacement project is a key element of the Gateway Program designed to address the state of good repair needs, as well as double ...
Maritime - Transportation Today
Dec 23, 2024 · The Board of Commissioners for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a $9.4 billion budget for the coming year, including more than $4 billion in operating expenses, $3.6 billion in c...
Bicameral amicus brief criticizing FHWA’s emissions rule filed
Oct 10, 2024 · On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and nearly 30 other Congress members filed a bicameral amicus brief regarding a rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administrations emissions rule.