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The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.

The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3 the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

Public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a $3.7 billion boost to help stay afloat and invest in electric buses

A dashcam caught the moment a falling tree almost crushed an Oregon Department of Transportation vehicle.

Massachusetts is beginning a pilot program to allow buses to drive on the shoulder of Interstate 93 during specific times. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation advised travelers that the pilot program begins Monday. Authorized bus drivers using I-93, between Interstate 95 in Woburn and the high-occupancy vehicle lane entrance in Somerville, can drive on highway shoulders during the week when…

As landscapers transition seemingly overnight from fall leaf cleanup to winter snow removal, their services are definitely in high demand this year. “I’m hoping for snow,” plow truck driver Asmin Fabian said. Plow driver Julian Rios said, “Hopefully we get a storm, hopefully not, but that’s money in our pockets, you know? We plow. We do it, rise and...

The 30-day funding legislation will keep federal surface transportation workers on government payrolls and avoid shutdowns and furloughs at the Department of Transportation.

Airline passengers during the pandemic got hit with a one-two punch, first having their flights canceled or rescheduled due to COVID disruptions, then having their money locked up by an airline that only offered a voucher. Now, the Department of Transportation, under orders from the White House, is cracking down.

Traffic is expected to be bad this Labor Day weekend, per predictions from Massachusetts transportation officials. Here’s how you can avoid the worst of it: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is advising the public to drive during off peak hours, utilize traffic technology tools like www.mass511.com and consider public transportation, where masks are required. “We expect traffic levels to...

A Massachusetts man suspected of a shooting outside a public works depot in Middleborough appeared in court to face a judge on Friday. Raymond Gibson, 55, of Falmouth, was arraigned on multiple charges after police say he fired shots outside of a Massachusetts Department of Transportation public works depot on Route 28. Bullets struck two vehicles nearby, but no one…

Traffic is being rerouted on Interstate 90 in Southboro over the weekend as construction crews replace a bridge. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is replacing the I-90 westbound bridge over Cordaville Road. The work began Friday evening and is expected to end on Monday, June 28 at 5 a.m., according to MassDOT.  All westbound traffic will shift to the eastbound…

Traffic is being rerouted on Interstate 90 in Southboro over the weekend as construction crews replace a bridge. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is replacing the I-90 westbound bridge over Cordaville Road. The work began Friday evening and is expected to end on Monday, June 28 at 5 a.m., according to MassDOT.  All westbound traffic will shift to the eastbound…

An effort by the state Department of Transportation to replace or repair eight bridges on the Massachusetts Turnpike this summer with minimal disruption to weekday commuters is underway. Workers completed the Interstate 90 westbound bridge over Woodland Road in Southborough on Monday morning, officials told The Boston Globe. Work on what’s known as the “Acceler-8” project on the highway’s...

U.S. auto safety regulators say they will move to require or set standards for automatic emergency braking systems on new heavy trucks

Citations and warnings for distracted driving on Massachusetts roadways have exploded in the last four months, reflecting both stepped-up enforcement and also growing traffic as the state continues to reopen, officials said Monday.

A person was hit by a vehicle, closing Route 1 and another Massachusetts highway Thursday, authorities said.

A new report shows that the Transportation Department’s watchdog wanted Elaine Chao to be criminally investigated late last year when she was transportation secretary, but was rebuffed.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg shares what it was like to attend his first meeting in the Oval Office, which he had to do remotely because he was in coronavirus quarantine.

There’s a new push on Beacon Hill to help drivers trapped by invalid license suspensions. A bill filed by state Sen. Eric Lesser would give the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles discretion over whether to suspend someone’s driving privileges in certain cases. The move comes after the RMV penalized thousands of drivers in Massachusetts in recent months for violations...

Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles because the software in their emergency-call systems could send responders to the wrong location after a crash