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Pennsylvania DOT awards $10M in Aviation Transportation Assistance Program grants

2 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded five public use airports $10 million in Aviation Transportation Assistance Program funds for facility improvements, infrastructure preservation, and development. “Pennsylvania’s aviation industry provides good-paying jobs while linking communities to a larger transportation system that moves goods and people around the world,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. “These investments are another example of Gov.
Ohio to award nearly $52M in Transportation Alternatives Program grants

2 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently announced it will award nearly $52 million in Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grants over the next four years to support 44 projects in 33 counties that will improve safety for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The program funds projects defined as transportation alternatives.
SEPTA appoints Scott Sauer as general manager

3 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

The board of directors for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), one of the largest transit systems in the United States, recently appointed Scott Sauer as general manager. Sauer has been working for SEPTA since 1990 when he joined the agency as a surface train operator.
Business logistics costs reach $2.6 trillion, according to CSCMP report

3 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

U.S. business logistics costs $2.6 trillion, 8.7 percent of the national gross domestic product, according to a recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) report. Costs were $2.3 trillion in 2024, the report stated. The annual Penske Logistics-sponsored State of Logistics Report examines the U.S. economy through the lens of the logistics sector.
Commercial aerospace industry contributes $545.2B to economy

4 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

The U.S. commercial aerospace industry contributed $545.2 billion in total economic output, including $306.9 billion in aerospace products, according to a recently report commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association. The report highlights the industry’s impact on the national economy and its role in innovation, employment and trade. “The American commercial aerospace industry drives economic growth by every measure,” Eric Fanning, AIA president and CEO, said.
Pennsylvania officials discuss investments in mass transit

4 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

Pennsylvania officials, transit leaders, local officials, and Rabbittransit bus operators gathered Monday in Dauphin County to discuss the importance of investing in mass transit. “Just like we repair and maintain the bridges in rural and suburban communities, we owe it to the Pennsylvanians who take mass transit to be there for them and their families too,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
Runway at Newark Liberty opens after planned rehabilitation

5 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

A runway closed at Newark Liberty International Airport for planned rehabilitation resumed operations 13 days ahead of schedule on Monday. The $121 million rehabilitation project was conducted on the 11,000-foot-long Runway 4L-22R to meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety standards for runways. Runways are usually repaved every 10 years, and Runway 4L-22R was last repaved in 2014.
Lawmakers call for reinstatement of UTC grants

5 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Melina Druga

U.S. Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ranking member, and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ranking member, recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urging the Trump administration to reinstate transportation research and development grants to University Transportation Centers (UTCs).
With ISS backing, Ancora’s campaign against Forward Air board gains momentum

6 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Kim Riley

A prominent independent proxy advisory firm has thrown its support behind a campaign led by Ancora Holdings Group LLC to vote against the re-election of three board directors at LTL carrier Forward Air Corp., escalating tensions ahead of the company’s annual shareholder meeting on June 11. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.
Reps. Johnson, Stanton introduce bill to speed up permitting process for transportation infrastructure

6 days ago | transportationtodaynews.com | Dave Kovaleski

U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ) introduced legislation that seeks to digitize and streamline the permitting process for transportation infrastructure. Their bill, the Interactive Federal Review Act, would direct the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to select at least 10 federal highway projects to demonstrate the use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms.