Daily Transportation Update

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State DOT News

WVDOT Announces Winners for 24th Annual West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest and Commends WVU Tech Student Volunteers (West Virginia DOT)

Closures will be limited and increased roadside assistance will be in place during The Masters, GDOT says (WXIA-TV)

Safety

Oklahoma Campaign Aims To ‘Level Up’ Work Zone Safety To Protect Road Crews And Drivers (Oklahoma DOT)

Funding and Finance

Duffy Announces Funding for Communities to Improve Road Safety (USDOT)

Infrastructure

Four recent trends in US public infrastructure spending (Brookings)

Highways and Streets

Ohio Opens Re-Imagined Meigs County U.S. 33 Rest Area (Ohio DOT)

Congress

Sec. Sean Duffy Testifies on Infrastructure Funding (C-SPAN video)

Mobility

XVIII Airborne Corps and NCDOT Align on Strategic Mobility (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

Freight

Nebraska International Port of the Plains facility update (KNOP-TV)

Rail

Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project could be derailed by proposed Texas law (Houston Public Media)

Environment and Sustainability

Trump Says He’ll Weaken GHG Standards for Cars, Light Trucks (Transport Topics)

New York City takes first step in ferry fleet renewable diesel overhaul (Offshore Energy)

Water

Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan amplifies risk of ocean shipping chaos, executives say (Reuters)

Active Transportation

Two bills on governor’s desk could restrict bicycle, pedestrian infrastructure in Idaho (KTVB-TV)

Workforce

USDOT sends new buyout offer to workers (USA Today)

US Department of Transportation

Labor Regulation at USDOT (The Regulatory Review)

Full Interview with Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation (Washington Examiner video)

AASHTO News

Register for the 2025 AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium; April 7-10 (AASHTO)

Register for the 2025 AASHTO Spring Meeting; May 12-15 (AASHTO)