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DOT sued for linking funds to immigration policy

Twenty democratic attorneys general sue Department of Transportation over tying funds to Trump-era immigration policies. A coalition of 20 state attorneys general, led by California, filed a federal lawsuit on May 13 against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and its Secretary, Sean Duffy, for conditioning infrastructure funding on compliance with immigration policies promoted by […]

First wildlife overpass on Interstate 5

This will be the first wildlife overpass in Oregon and the only one along the I-5 corridor that connects Mexico to Canada. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has received a federal grant of over $33 million to construct a wildlife overpass on Interstate 5 in southern Oregon, near the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. This will […]

Total eclipse of the trucks: transportation departments warn of traffic for upcoming solar eclipse

Transportation departments urge truckers to consider taking voluntary vacations in the days around April 8 to avoid congestion On April 8th, a solar eclipse will stretch across the United States, from Maine to Texas. The astronomical event has caused quite a stir among the American population, to the extent that road trips have been planned […]

Cyber-attacks on public transport offices on the rise

Intruders attempt to psychologically manipulate employees and contractors to obtain confidential information. Public transportation offices are witnessing a surge in social engineering cyberattacks, where intruders attempt to psychologically manipulate employees and contractors to gain confidential information. During a roundtable at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting on January 8, experts shared examples of these sophisticated […]