NTSB vice chairman has been an advocate for accelerated installation of positive train-control technology in U.S. rail infrastructure.

Construction industry officials hungering for details about President-elect Donald Trump’s $1-trillion infrastructure proposal have gleaned some hints about the plan from Elaine Chao, Trump’s nominee to lead the Dept. of Transportation.

Roadways that communicate with and charge the electric vehicles that drive on them. Autonomous trucks that deliver freight faster and safer, with less stress on highways and bridges. These are just a few of the innovative transportation concepts, once considered impossible, that could become reality in the near future.

The long running dispute with Houston port officials revolved around the contractor's choice of construction methods in building a wharf.