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An Idea Whose Time has Come – Smart Infrastructure
The SMART Grants Program – the latest example of how government can effect change for its people – comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden on 15 November 2021. The Infrastructure law – almost universally opposed by the Republican party, whose members are still trying to overturn the last election while endorsing political violence – will offer up to $100 million in grants annually over the next five years. It will fund projects that use data and technology to solve real-world challenges facing communities today, the Administration said in a release. Continue reading
Posted in autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, customer satisfaction, milestones, transportation
Tagged Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation program, ATTAIN, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Biden-Harris Administration, dot, fhwa, Ken Zino, Pete Buttigieg, SMART Grants Program
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2.95 Trillion Miles Travelled on Interstate Highways During 2011
Drivers tallied 2.95 trillion miles during 2011 on U.S. interstate highways, according to a new report from the Federal Highway Administration, or nearly double the number of highway miles traveled in 1980. Continue reading
Posted in milestones, transportation
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, fhwa, interstate highway travel, Ken Zino, traffic congestion
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U.S. DOT Proposes Elimination of 46 Traffic Sign Regulations
In the regulatory areas that AutoInformed covers, little reduction has resulted at DOT, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) thus far. Continue reading
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Tagged auto informed, auto news, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, dot, epa, federal highway administration, federal regulations, federalist papers, fhwa, Ken Zino, nhtsa, obama regulatory review, ray lahood, traffic sign, zino
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Federal Highway Administration to Release More Than $319 Million as Repayment for Repairs to Damaged Roads, Bridges
U.S Department of Transportation will provide more than $319 million to states across the nation to cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced. Continue reading
FHWA Large Bridge Project Grants Underway
This program is part of the Administration’s largest dedicated investment in highway bridges since the construction of the Interstate highway system. Almost $40 billion projected to be spent over five years that will help repair or rebuild ten of the most economically significant bridges in the country. Thousands of other bridges across the country are covered by the program as well. Continue reading →