TRANSPORTATION infrastructure Archives

Rail stakeholders see promise and peril in Biden infrastructure push

1 April 2021

Freight rail stakeholders looked favorably upon the prioritization of freight rail within the transportation infrastructure provisions in President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion, 10-year American Jobs Plan. But some worry about its price tag and projects they view as unrelated to infrastructure.

“The OneRail Coalition applauds the Administration for prioritizing rail as part of President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, and for recognizing rail’s role as part of the solution to climate issues. Rail is...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/rail-stakeholders-see-promise-and-peril-in-biden-infrastructure-push

News alert: DOT chief Elaine Chao to resign

7 January 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning following the storming of the U.S. Capitol yesterday by pro-Trump demonstrators.

“Yesterday our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the president stormed the Capitol Building following a rally he addressed,” Chao stated in a message to DOT employees on Thursday and included in a tweet. “As I’m sure is the case with many of you, it has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-chief-elaine-chao-to-resign

Commentary: Another iron link for USMCA?

10 November 2020

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

Economic integration within North America cannot work without a reliable transportation infrastructure. Two important forces come into play when building transportation infrastructure: favorable geography and the magnetic pull of preexisting transportation hubs and population centers. Sometimes new locales become prominent and sometimes older ones regain their...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/commentary-another-iron-link-for-usmca

Gvt invests in Prince Rupert Port

9 November 2018

PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The Port of Prince Rupert announced on November 7 that it is the recipient of $21.9 million in funding from the Government of Canada to support three separate projects that will enable transportation infrastructure and gateway growth.

Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Burnaby North-Seymour, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced an investment of $15 million from the...

http://container-news.com/gvt-invests-in-prince-rupert-port/

WEF recognizes Rotterdam infrastructure

4 November 2018

In the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report presented by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Netherlands was ranked best in Europe regarding its transport network and water and energy supply. Its efficient sea and airports achieved particularly high scores; but the quality of the road network and access to electricity supply were also ranked highly.

The WEF research examined various criteria to determine infrastructure quality. A total of 140 countries were investigated, including such diverse...

http://container-news.com/wef-recognizes-rotterdam-infrastructure/