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From eliminating broken rails and combating punctured tank cars, to making stronger interfaces between rail ties and ballast, Volpe engineers support the Federal Railroad Administration in making passenger and freight rail travel safer.
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Successes in Stewardship marks 15 years of documenting successful practices in protecting water quality, wetlands, wildlife, historical sites, cultural areas, and parks while accelerating the completion of transportation projects nationwide. Read the August 2016 anniversary issue to learn about...
Volpe On-Site Contracts Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) and Traffic Management (TTM) Systems (CNS/TTM) (Small Business Set-Aside Competition [SBSA]) Contract No. DTRT57-10-D-30003 Contractor: Safety Net Solutions, Inc.
Volpe On-Site Contracts Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) and Traffic Management (TTM) Systems (CNS/TTM) (Small Business Set-Aside Competition [SBSA]) Contract No. DTRT57-10-D-30003 Contractor: Safety Net Solutions, Inc.
Volpe On-Site Contracts Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) and Traffic Management (TTM) Systems (CNS/TTM) (Small Business Set-Aside Competition [SBSA]) Contract No. DTRT57-10-D-30002 Contractor: Mosaic ATM, Inc.
Volpe On-Site Contracts Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) and Traffic Management (TTM) Systems (CNS/TTM) (Small Business Set-Aside Competition [SBSA]) Contract No. DTRT57-10-D-30002 Contractor: Mosaic ATM, Inc.
Anne Aylward, a proven senior leader and results-driven executive with more than 30 years in the transportation field, has been selected as Volpe’s new director. She is the organization’s seventh permanent director, and the first woman to hold the position.
Invasive species and noxious weeds can destroy entire ecosystems, stemming from something as seemingly innocuous as a seed latching to the bottom of a dump truck. Through the SBIR Program, S-K Environmental developed a novel solution for construction sites that has a 97 percent success rate...
Accurate, complete, and timely crash and inspection data from states lets FMCSA better identify motor carriers that could pose a risk to the traveling public. A newly revamped website is helping improve that data.