News and reports from the Department of Transportation.

With gasoline prices near record high levels, Americans are looking for alternatives, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pointed out recently that electric vehicles (EVs) will become more affordable with the help of the Inflation Reduction Act.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 10.

FY 2022 Discretionary Funding Opportunity: Mobility, Access & Transportation Insecurity: Creating Links to Opportunity grant opened on Aug. 9.

Denver International Airport was awarded $60 million as a part of a billion dollar federal grant dispersed among more than a dozen airports across the United States.

There are six releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 10.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the below statement following the Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...

Community colleges and training institutes will receive $3.1 million through the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant Program, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 9.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the following statement on the Senate parliamentarian ruling on the EPW title of the Inflation Reduction Act ...

There were 22 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending July 23, according to the Federal Register.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today spoke on the Senate floor in support of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, historic legislation to address climate change, invest in clean energy, lower health care costs for Americans, and help create good-paying jobs.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced a Request for Information (RFI) to receive input from stakeholders about the Thriving Communities Initiative - launching this fall. This program will provide technical assistance and hands-on planning support for transformative . .

The Louisiana State Board was provided with an $86.6 million loan by the DOT's Build America Bureau

Comments are being sought for a proposed rule that requires that there be a minimum of two train crew members for over-the-road railroad operations, as announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration.

News Release: A bipartisan bill by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) to expedite disaster recovery projects across the Nation, particularly in small and rural areas, has prompted the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to update what it considers to be a “small project" for communities seeking disaster assistance.