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Buttigieg: 'I can't wait to see how Howard University students use their skills'

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg used his tour of a prestigious historically Black research university in Washington to deliver a grant check and check on students developing new transportation technologies.
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Buttigieg: Sustainable control tower design 'will mean that smaller airports can handle more flights'

The Federal Aviation Administration recently selected a sustainable design for new air traffic control towers for municipal and smaller airports.
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Buttigieg: Over 500 communities have gotten funds 'to kick-start projects that improve road safety and save lives'

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took to social media to announce that applications are now sought for the second round of grants for infrastructure improvements.
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Buttigieg: 'It’s unconscionable that kids need to crawl under parked trains to get to school'

Thousands of incidents of railroad crossings being blocked by stopped trains occur in the United States each year, causing significant safety risks and economic disruptions, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.
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Buttigieg: 'We test how crashes affect men, women, and children in order to improve vehicle safety & save lives'

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to a New York Post article that questioned a funding request for female-sized crash test dummies with an observation and a correction.
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Buttigieg: ‘In Wisconsin, we’re helping replace 6 bridges along the John Nolen Drive Causeway’

The city of Madison is set to receive $15.1 million in funding from the Biden-Harris administration for a major infrastructure project to enhance safety and make travel more efficient for those commuting on the John Nolen Drive bridges.
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Buttigieg: ‘We have zero tolerance for unruly behavior in our skies’

The Federal Aviation Administration referred an increasing number of cases involving disruptive behaviors on flights to the FBI so far in 2023.
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Buttigieg: ‘We’re rehabilitating the 63-year-old Castleton-On-Hudson Bridge’

The New York State Thruway Authority has been chosen to receive a $21 million Bridge Investment Program grant to help restore the state’s historic Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge.
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Buttigieg: 'I enjoyed meeting with New Mexico State University' to discuss transit needs

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg enjoyed an April 5 visit to New Mexico State University.
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Bhatt: 'Bridges tie together communities across our country'

Eight states and the District of Columbia are each receiving part of $300 million in federal funding for bridge projects.
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Buttigieg: 'Climate change threatens not just our lives and livelihoods, but the infrastructure we rely on every day'

The U.S. Department of Transportation (is now accepting applications for an $848 competitive grant program for projects that will make the nation's surface transportation infrastructure better able to withstand climate change.
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Pressley: 'Too many Black folks are scrutinized & killed by police'

Members of Congress are urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to condemn racial inequality by ending practices and policies in the enforcement of traffic safety that affect the well-being of Black drivers.
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Buttigieg: Bridge failures 'can cut off access to an entire community'

The Texas Department of Transportation is getting $14 million in federal funds to replace a nearly century-old bridge over the San Antonio River that provides a crucial connection to several key water ports.
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Secretary of Transportation: 'With our Safe Streets and Roads for All program, we are helping communities across the country save lives by making their roads safer'

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the launch of a program to provide more than $1 billion in grant funding for local communities to improve roadway safety.
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Secretary of Transportation: 'We continue to face a national crisis of traffic deaths on our roadways'

According to estimates for traffic fatalities in 2022 by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), traffic fatalities remained flat last year after two years of significant increases.
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Buttigieg: 'Thriving Communities program will help under-resourced communities'

U.S. Department of Transportation is releasing funding for its Thriving Communities program.
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Buttigieg: 'Our department will continue to press forward on railroad safety'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration is working to improve safety by pushing for major freight railroads to review and update their rail car configurations.
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Buttigieg: 'Strengthening our aviation system includes investing in rural and regional airports'

Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Colorado is currently set to undergo runway maintenance between mid-July and the end of August.
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Buttigieg: Safe Streets and Roads grants support 'some terrific projects' to improve road safety

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the latest rounds of federal funding to improve transportation infrastructure in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin with a pair of social media posts.
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Buttigieg: Biden administration 'helping replace six rural bridges South Carolinians rely on daily'

South Carolina is receiving more than $50 million in federal funding for six bridge projects, part of the $300 million the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is investing in bridge projects in eight states and the District of Columbia.
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