By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Grants Available for Multistate Projects Involving Intelligent Transportation Systems.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today celebrated the opening of the new terminal at Peoria International Airport, paid for in part with $6.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the Brazilian airline GOL $250,000 for violating a number of DOT’s rules protecting the rights of air travelers. This is the largest penalty assessed for violations of the rules adopted in April 2011.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 40-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Fines Air China for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today said that Air China violated federal rules last July by not making announcements every 30 minutes to passengers on an aircraft delayed at New ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 59-13 News Digest Secretary LaHood Designates New Marine Highway in Texas. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has designated a new marine highway in Chambers County, Texas. The “M-146 Marine Highway Connector,” which is sponsored by the Chambers County Texas Improvement District No. 1 ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Marion, for that wonderful introduction – and for your years of dedicated service to the FAA and America’s aviation industry. Thank you, Senators Murray and Bond, for your leadership on behalf of the traveling public – and for hanging around to hear this former Congressman say a few words. And thank you, all, for the invitation.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Thank you, George, for that great introduction – but, more importantly, for the great work you’re doing every day. We’re very lucky to have you. We’re also lucky to have Randy Babbitt, our outstanding FAA administrator.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 30-13 U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $421 Million Loan to Expand SR 91 in Southern California Orange County Express Lanes to Extend into Riverside County WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $421 million loan for the SR 91 Corridor Improvement ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that an agreement, pending approval, has been reached to fund Phase 2 of the Dulles Silver Line Rail project which will extend Metro service from Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Virginia to eastern Loudoun County via Dulles International Airport.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FRA 32-12 Federal Railroad Administration Issues Record of Decision for the Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Corridor WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued two Records of Decision (ROD) for the required National Environmental Policy Act analysis on the Chicago-St. ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 44-13 FMCSA’s Fraud Task Force Takes Enforcement Action Against Three Chicago-Area Household Goods Moving Companies Months-long investigation leads to company shut-downs, civil penalties for safety and commercial violations WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $3.6 million for Track Upgrades in Missouri.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: News Digest Transportation Safety Institute Offers Free Online Training for Transit Employees. The Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) recently released its newest online training course, Fatigue and Sleep Apnea Awareness for Transit Employees . Funded by the Federal Transit Administration in response ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% in February from January
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT Issues Consent Agreement; Allows Restart of Line 14 in Wisconsin
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Key Transportation Indicators: National Highway Construction Cost Index Added.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Mesaba Aviation for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities. The carrier was assessed a civil penalty of $125,000.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 80-13 News Digest The Occoquan, Potomac, and Anacostia Rivers make up the first “M-495 Marine Highway Crossing”, designated as the “M-495 Marine Highway Crossing,” and is sponsored by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. This marine highway connects ports in the District of Columbia, Northern ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the Dubai-based airline Emirates $100,000 for limiting compensation for lost, damaged, and delayed baggage to less than consumers were entitled under an international treaty.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 42-13 WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that, for the first time, it is making $21.9 million available to help strengthen public transportation safety for millions of riders and transit workers nationwide. In addition ...
