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WASHINGTON — Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government said May 16 there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $110 billion in funding announced — milestones the administration is publicly heralding as midterm politics intensify.

Russia will take control of French car manufacturer Renault’s operations in the country and resurrect a Soviet-era auto brand, officials said May 16, marking the first major nationalization of a foreign business since the war in Ukraine began.

The Department of Transportation is seeking nominations for members to serve on the agency’s Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity.

WASHINGTON — With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks and nudging commuters to public transit.

Transport Topics has received three national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, honoring TT’s “Wheels of Justice” series for the second year in a row.

From record gasoline prices to higher airfares to fears of diesel rationing ahead, America’s runaway energy market is disquieting both U.S. travelers and the wider economy. But the chief driver isn’t high crude prices or even the rebound in demand: It’s simply too few refineries turning oil into usable fuels.

Details are emerging about seven new elements mandated under the White House’s infrastructure act that states must include in their comprehensive freight plans.

A bill introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature aims to eliminate a tax on vehicles owned by motor carriers in the state.

ATLANTA — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected to announce next week that it is building an electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Ga., according to a U.S. official familiar with the anticipated announcement.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Top executives at some of the largest companies in trucking said many factors must come together before the industry can fully advance toward a zero-emission future.