By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: MARAD’s James River Reserve Fleet Enters Virginia Environmental Excellence Program.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 46-13 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $3.7 Billion in Additional Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Aid for Transit Agencies $1.3 billion will help hardest-hit NY, NJ agencies deal with future disasters WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced an additional ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FORT COLLINS, Colo. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $54.5 million funding agreement with Fort Collins for a new MAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line expected to reduce commuting times and traffic congestion along College Avenue, and spur economic development in the heart of the Mason Corridor. Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff joined local officials in signing the agreement.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reached the decision that 149 federal contract towers will close beginning April 7 as part of the agency’s sequestration implementation plan. The agency has made the decision to keep 24 federal contract towers open that had been previously proposed for closure because doing so would have a negative impact on the national interest.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta helped break ground today for a $791 million runway expansion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport which will create thousands of jobs.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today unveiled a new U.S. Department of Transportation ‘Buy America’ webpage that will help American businesses reap the full benefits of the Obama Administration’s historic investments in transportation infrastructure. Speaking at a Building America’s ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Thank you, Mayor Riley, for the warm introduction and welcome to Charleston. Thank you, Governor Rendell, for the invitation. The last time I attempted to participate in a Building America’s Future gathering like this, President Obama scheduled a last-minute meeting at the White House about his infrastructure plan, and I had to participate in your forum via satellite. So I’m thrilled to join you in person.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California today announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Campaign Has Already Reached 100,000 Viewers Nationwide
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Freight Shipments Rose 0.3% in March from February
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Added Capacity Will Improve Passenger, Freight and Commuter Rail Service Between Virginia and Washington, D.C.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival mark in May that was an improvement from April’s showing but down from the performance recorded in May 2010, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 63-13 News Digest DOT Fines British Airways for Baggage Fee Violations. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined British Airways $40,000 for failing to disclose that the discounted baggage fees offered on its website were not available to all consumers. British Airways offered ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 65-13 News Digest DOT to Call for Innovative Research Proposals from Small Businesses. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) seeks innovative proposals from small businesses interested in conducting research needed by the Department’s agencies. On July 25, DOT’s Research and Innovative ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed the air carrier Sky King a $500,000 penalty for violating rules that protect passengers when their public charter flights are suddenly canceled and ordered the carrier to cease and desist from further violations.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Secretary's RAISE Award intended to motivate high school, college, and university students to develop creative solutions to real-world issues
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PIERRE, S.D. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood toured a significantly modernized and expanded River Cities Transit Facility in South Dakota today, which received approximately $5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the project and related transit improvements. Secretary LaHood was joined by U.S. Senator Tim Johnson, Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff and state and local officials.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Annual Event Promotes Safe Routes to School Program and Encourages Healthy Lifestyles
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Orders HP Distribution LLP to Shut Down
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 14-13 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Urges Nation to Drive Carefully During Highway Construction Season Latest Data Show Slight Increase in Work Zone Fatalities WASHINGTON – As National Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on drivers to protect ...
