Transportation & Infrastructure
Coverage of the Department of Transportation and everything related to the nation's infrastructure.
Parts of Anacostia and Potomac rivers to be closed for safety on July 4
Portions of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers will be closed to boat traffic leading up to and during the Fourth of July.
RFK Master Plan proposes new housing, entertainment, park space around Commanders’ stadium
D.C. officials released a draft of the RFK Master Plan, which maps out where new housing, recreation and retail developments will be featured around the future stadium of the NFL’s Washington Commanders.
Trump inspects sites critical to D.C. makeover plan
President Trump spent his Sunday morning touring two sites he’s targeted as part of his makeover of the nation’s capital.
Trump administration gives details about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool
The Trump administration, for the first time, showed evidence that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the $16 million renovation project was completed.
Air Canada flight diverted to Boston after captain suffers medical emergency
An Air Canada flight had to be diverted to Boston Wednesday after the captain experienced a medical emergency.
Endangered pregnant whale found dead on bow of Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Alaska
A cruise ship struck a pregnant fin whale in waters off the coast of Alaska, killing the endangered marine mammal.
Top auto regulator opens special probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old
The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside.
Coast Guard helicopter crashes on a training mission in Alaska and four crew members are injured
A Coast Guard helicopter crashed in Alaska Monday, and all four crew members were injured.
Trump faces pile-on from the left over reflecting pool fiasco
President Trump is taking on algae — and his liberal critics — as he races to restore the historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of the nation’s 250th celebration.
Jets were 300 feet apart in Boston close call that forced Delta flight to abort landing, expert says
A Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday.
Three dead after small plane crashes in Prince George’s County
Maryland authorities said three people were killed late Saturday when a small plane crashed in Prince George’s County.
Driverless and clueless: Waymo recalls robotaxis that plowed into highway construction zones
Waymo is recalling 3,871 of its robotaxis due to an issue that led the vehicles to drive into construction zones on freeways.
Blue coating is peeling off bottom of newly renovated Reflecting Pool
Blue material at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is peeling off, less than two weeks after the more than $14 million renovation was completed.
Cargo ship’s chief engineer charged in 2024 Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore
Prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against the chief engineer of a cargo ship involved in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing him of failing to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of hazardous conditions on the ship.
WATCH: Feds move to close commercial driver’s license loophole after deadly Virginia bus crash
How does a bus driver who doesn’t speak English get a commercial license in America? The answer, investigators say, is more complicated than anyone expected. Washington Times reporter Susan Ferrechio explains what went wrong and what’s being done to fix it.
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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)