News and reports from the Department of Transportation.

Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Finding the Right Frequency: 5G Deployment & Aviation Safety.”

Unending carbon monoxide-related accidents and deaths have prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to make a second request to the Federal Aviation Administration to require carbon monoxide detectors in general aircraft.

The Federal Transportation Administration announced ratings for six projects that are seeking funding from the Capital Investment Grants program, which have helped communities with transit projects.

More than $1.2 billion in funding announced by President Joe Biden and the Department of Transportation will go to the Appalachian Development Highway System in order to complete corridors in 11 Appalachian states.

Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) announced that the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2022: Stakeholder Priorities.”

The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled, “Finding the Right Frequency: 5G Deployment & Aviation Safety.”

The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) during today’s hearing titled, “The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles.”

Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles.”

News Release: Dangerous laser strikes topped all previous records in 2021. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received 9,723 reports from pilots last year, a 41 percent increase over 2020.

News Release: WASHINGTON - This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its millionth airspace authorization for drone pilots to use busy airspace safely. The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) automates the process for drone pilots to quickly gain authorization and provides Air Traffic professionals with awareness of where drones may be operating.

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: A Wall Street Journal editorial recently highlighted concerns about the Biden administration’s attempts to restrict states’ flexibility to build new roads and the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) plan to bypass streamlining reforms in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) as Congress intended.

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.