Transportation & Infrastructure
Coverage of the Department of Transportation and everything related to the nation's infrastructure.
Former flight attendant used fake ID to pose as a pilot and take hundreds of free flights
A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said.
Icy road causes 100-vehicle pileup in Michigan, causing minor injuries
Ice on Michigan Interstate 196 on Monday caused a 100-vehicle pileup, leaving at least 10 people with minor injuries.
Georgia seeks to spend $1.8 billion to unclog Interstate 75
Georgia’s governor said Wednesday that he wants to spend $1.8 billion to unclog one of traffic-choked Atlanta’s notorious chokepoints on the most important highway between the Midwest and Florida.
A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times before on different planes
Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 last year but at that point the planemaker didn’t believe it threatened safety, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
Private pilots’ revolt stalls post-crash air safety bill; debate heats up over equipment rule
Pushback from private aircraft owners has stalled passage of legislation that proponents say would help prevent a repeat of last year’s tragic collision between a commercial jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport.
Democrat-run states want to monitor automobile mileage to reduce car use, raise revenue
States are advancing plans to monitor your mileage and eventually limit how much you drive.
Disneyland monorail trains get stuck, dozens evacuated
Passsengers had to climb down from the Disneyland resort monorail by ladder after two trains got stuck.
Following discontinuation, New York City MetroCards are being sold for thousands on eBay
MetroCards, which New York City subway and bus system riders used for decades to pay for trips before their discontinuation, are now selling for thousands online.
D.C. traffic cameras could go offline under federal proposal
The Trump administration is looking at doing away with the District’s expansive traffic camera system that has provided a key revenue stream for the city’s coffers by targeting speeders and red-light runners.
Airlines to get reprieve from steep consumer protection fines
The Trump administration is poised to relax fines on airlines that violate consumer protections in a move aimed at further obliterating the Biden-era regulatory overload.
Rain continues in parts of California reeling from flooding and high tides
Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned Sunday that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours and high tides caused flooding, road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.
Train engineers’ union agrees to five-year wage increase, bonus deal with freight carriers
A labor union for locomotive engineers and rail workers said Tuesday its members voted for a new collective bargaining deal that includes pay raises and bonuses without concessions to major railways.
Traveler exposed to measles at Newark’s airport
New Jersey health officials are warning that a passenger who went through Newark Liberty International Airport this month had measles and was infectious.
WATCH: Trump joins Roosevelt, Truman in controversial White House renovation tradition
President Trump’s razing of the East Wing to build a grand ballroom has raised eyebrows as an extreme transformation of the iconic White House contours, but other presidents have given the executive mansion makeovers, big and small, over the past two centuries.
Two pilots killed after helicopters collided in New Jersey are identified
Authorities on Monday identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided midair in southern New Jersey.
Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say.
Kash Patel says FBI leaving Hoover Building, moving to another site in Washington
FBI Director Kash Patel said the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington is closing, with the bureau moving to another D.C. site.
Pilot-free flying taxis revving up to traverse U.S. skyways
Electric aircraft technology is rapidly advancing and will eventually fill the nation’s skies with quiet, autonomous vehicles that transport people and cargo.
At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.
Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage
Many of Waymo’s self-driving cars blocked streets of San Francisco during a mass power outage Saturday and forced the company to temporarily suspend service, raising questions about the cars’ ability to to adapt to real-world driving conditions.
House probe cites military missteps in January helicopter-airliner collision near Reagan National
A House subcommittee report on January’s fatal midair collision over the Potomac River identified multiple missteps taken by an Army helicopter that contributed to the crash with a commercial airliner.
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family killed in an airplane crash in North Carolina
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his wife and children died in a plane crash Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
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Document: Infrastructure 2018: Moving America Forward — Land, Water and Air
Download the Special Report available in the March 22, 2018, edition of The Washington Times. (4.2 MB)
