Transportation

BRATTLEBORO, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Amtrak and members of the community for a groundbreaking ceremony to inaugurate the start of construction for platform upgrades and improvements to the new Brattleboro Station, which will include the state’s first ever level, accessible,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Safe and Private Rides Act, legislation which would protect rideshare passengers’ privacy by requiring transportation network companies (TNCs) to notify passengers when their driver has a video recording device…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As America celebrated Mother’s Day this weekend, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) unveiled the bipartisan Baby Changing on Board Act, legislation that would require each Amtrak train to be outfitted with baby changing stations in all accessible restrooms…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act with bipartisan support. The bill contains several priorities Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, fought for – including provisions to support Vermont’s…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), today announced the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) will receive a combined $1 million to develop long-range plans to improve existing passenger rail services and…