Florida Governor Suspends SunPass, Toll-By-Plate Fees and Penalties Until June
editor@aashto.org April 5, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Florida Department of Transportation will continue its suspension of the collection of SunPass and Toll-By-Plate fees and penalties until June 1 by order of Governor Ron DeSantis due to “delayed bills and billing errors” by Conduent, the contractor in charge of managing both systems. [Above photo via Wikimedia Commons.] The agency noted in a […]
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Funding Agreement to Provide $3.56B for Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion
editor@aashto.org April 5, 2019 0 COMMENTSWhat’s being called a “historic funding agreement” between the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission and the Virginia Department of Transportation commits $3.56 billion to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project – an amount to be paid for via the Hampton Roads Transportation Fund from regional sales taxes and fuel taxes. [Above photo by VDOT.] The […]
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Report Outlines Transportation Funding Challenges for Southeastern Pennsylvania
editor@aashto.org April 5, 2019 0 COMMENTSA new 54-page report crafted by the Southeast Partnership for Mobility – comprised of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation – highlights ways to reverse a falloff in transportation funding affecting the southeastern region of Pennsylvania. [Above photo of the Pennsylvania Turnpike via Wikimedia Commons.] Issued in late […]
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The South Dakota Transportation Commission has awarded 28 preservation, rehabilitation, and replacement bridge improvement grants – known as the BIG program – to 22 cities and counties across the state totaling approximately $13.93 million. The BIG program – created in 2015 by Senate Bill 1 – sets aside $7 million per year from funds generated […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed Paul Ajegba, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, to a two-year term as chair of the Committee on Right of Way, Utilities, and Outdoor Advertising Control, known as CRUO. [Above photo by Michigan DOT.] This committee is tasked with reviewing and recommends changes […]
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials welcomed three new fellows to its engineering department at the group’s Washington D.C. headquarters. The three will each spend a year working on a variety of highway engineering, environmental, and policy issues for AASHTO. Marlon Spinks is a 17-year veteran of the Michigan DOT. He loves […]
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2015: The Opening of a New Subway Line is a Milestone on a Japanese City’s Road to Recovery
The 2015 opening of the Tozai Line kicked off when the first train departed from Arai Station. This inaugural event took on added significance because of a major disaster that had slammed the Tōhoku region more than four years earlier.
Read more about this incredible story of renewal: https://transportationhistory.org/2019/12/06/2015-the-opening-of-a-new-subway-line-is-a-milestone-on-a-japanese-citys-road-to-recovery/