The Office of Management and Budget issued a notice of proposed rulemaking or NPRM on February 9 to revise its guidance for grants and agreements in support implementation of the “Build America, Buy America” or BABA Act. Comments are due by March 13. [Above image via OMB] Those proposed revisions build upon OMB’s initial guidance […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued a video report on a “risk and resilience” knowledge session held during its 2022 Annual Meeting in Orlando. [Above photo by AASHTO] That knowledge session – sponsored by the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) – examined how state departments of transportation address risk and […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently joined a new national effort launched by the U.S. Department of Transportation to formally adopt the National Roadway Safety Strategy or NRSS in order to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on U.S. highways. [Above image by AASHTO] The NRSS – unveiled by USDOT in January […]

Amit Bose (above), administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, said his agency expects to more than double the amount of grant funding currently available for passenger and high-speed rail projects, as well as extend the application deadline for that funding to April 21. [Above photo by AASHTO] “We are publishing a revised notice of funding […]

Roger Harris (above), president of Amtrak, believes passenger rail service in the United States is poised to greatly expand – especially in terms of long-distance routes – due in no small part to funding from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA enacted in November 2021. [Above photo by AASHTO] “As we […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide greater clarification regarding safety regulation waivers during times of emergencies. [Above photo by FMCSA] In a letter sent to FMCSA on January 26, AASHTO said it agreed with the agency’s rulemaking proposal issued in December 2022 […]

Roger Millar (above) – secretary of the Washington Department of Transportation and 2022-2023 president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – recently outlined how he thinks America’s mobility needs are changing. [Above image by AASHTO] The video – produced by AASHTO’s Transportation TV– examines the emphasis areas Millar is focused on […]

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently issued a video report on an electric vehicle knowledge session held during its 2022 Annual Meeting in Orlando. [Above image by AASHTO] Sponsored by Jacobs and held October 22, 2022, that knowledge session featured a panel discussion among three state department of transportation executives regarding […]

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy or RTC recently launched a new national effort aimed at creating a “new community” where public leaders, advocates, and transportation professionals can come together to advance the development of trails and other active-transportation networks across the country. [Above photo by RTC] Dubbed the TrailNation Collaborative, this new “community effort” seeks to fill […]

The Transportation Research Board is hosting a webinar on February 9 that examines practices and trends state departments of transportation are deploying to improve highway worker safety. [Above image by TxDOT] This webinar – sponsored by TRB’s National Highway Cooperative Research Program – is based on NCHRP Synthesis 591: Use of Safety Management Systems in Managing […]