by SRTC Staff | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized |
Transportation Today News reports that the USDOT is trying to make at-grade rail crossings across the county safer by requiring all states to implement rail crossing action plans. Transportation groups in Washington State have been aware of this problem for quite a...
by SRTC Staff | May 17, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized |
Washington Governor Jay Inslee yesterday signed the 2017-2019 State Transportation Budget Bill that includes a long list of projects benefiting the Spokane region. The budget continues full funding for the North Spokane Corridor and STA’s Central City Line, as well as...
by SRTC Staff | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized |
U.S. infrastructure was given a near-failing grade by an engineering association this week. According to Reuters, the D+ grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) hasn’t changed from its last report card in 2013, which suggests that only...
by SRTC Staff | Sep 10, 2015 | Uncategorized |
From where we sit, this didn’t come as a big surprise, but the Spokane Valley Herald is reporting that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads will most likely not partner to work with Spokane Valley to separate train traffic from the...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Washington’s two senators are working on legislation to drive more planning and funding to freight. Sens. The Spokesman-Review reports that Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both Democrats, are sponsoring a bill called the National Multimodal Freight...
