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Putting Infrastructure Resilience and Innovation to Work
Read about ways we're advancing U.S. DOT's goals to help improve America's infrastructure.
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Estimating the Costs of Rail Delays Due to HAZMAT Incidents
Rail incidents such as derailments and collisions can have serious impacts in terms of loss of life and damage to equipment and infrastructure. When the rail incident involves hazardous materials (HAZMAT), the consequences can be even more severe.
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Helping Federal Land Management Agencies Transition to Electric Vehicle Fleets
Federal Land Management Agencies are transitioning to 100 percent zero-emission EVs by 2035, and 100 percent zero-emission light-duty EVs by 2027.
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Bridge Investment Program Benefit-Cost Analysis Tool
FHWA asked a team of experienced U.S. DOT Volpe Center economists to assist in developing a BIL-mandated spreadsheet template that would allow future applicants to more easily submit BCAs for bridge rehabilitation and reconstruction projects.
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Insights from the Up, Up, and Away: Innovations in Advanced Air Mobility Thought Leadership Series
Read the final report here.
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Journeys to Transportation
Meet Some of Our Recent Pathways Student Trainees — Learn why they chose the U.S. DOT Volpe Center to kickstart their careers in transportation.