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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 19 awards totaling approximately $13.1 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help boost local economies, fight climate change, and provide more transportation options through development near new or expanded transit project corridors.
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FRA Publishes Northeast Corridor Project Inventory, Laying Out Priorities for Intercity Passenger Rail Development on the NEC
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a list of priority projects in the Northeast Corridor, a railroad line that spans from Boston to Washington, D.C.
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FMCSA Declares Texas Motor Carriers to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety (Texas Interstate Express LLC and PAC Express LLC - November 11, 2022)
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Texas Interstate Express LLC, USDOT No. 3818527, and PAC Express LLC, USDOT No. 3918055, related motor carriers located in the Houston area, to be an “imminent hazard” to public safety and ordered the motor carriers to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations.
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USDOT Hosts Historic First Meeting of Women of Trucking Advisory Board with a Focus on Driver Safety
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hosted the inaugural meeting of the Women of Trucking Advisory Board (WOTAB), where members discussed the results of a new FMCSA report on driver safety.
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FAA Mandates Medical Requirements for Commercial Balloon Pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted a final rule today requiring commercial hot-air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when flying paying passengers.
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Piedmont Triad International Airport Tower Comes Online, Project led by All-Woman Team
Besides being the newest air traffic control building in the United States, the tower at Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) has another distinction: women engineers led its design, procurement, and construction
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U.S. Department of Transportation Emphasizes Safety for Emergency Responders on Nation’s Roads as part of Crash Responder Safety Week
Reflecting the U.S. Department of Transportation’s comprehensive approach to reducing serious injuries and deaths on our nation’s roads, officials from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today joined emergency responders representing transportation, public works, law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, towing and recovery, and other rescue and emergency first responders to lead a Crash Responder Safety Week event at USDOT Headquarters.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Providing the U.S. Forest Service $5.2 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Hurricane Fiona Damage in Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $5.2 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds for use by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service as a down payment to offset costs of repair work needed as the result of Hurricane Fiona heavy rain damage in Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest.
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Consumer Alert: NHTSA Issues Urgent Warning on Takata Air Bags After Another Fatality
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls on everyone to check NOW for open recalls after another Takata fatality.
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Transportation Department discusses Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments on Nov. 16
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes on Nov. 16
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier Inc. and de Havilland, Inc.) Airplanes on Nov. 16
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes discussed on Nov. 16 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance discussed on Nov. 16 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters on Nov. 16
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, MT discussed on Nov. 16 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published on Nov. 16 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pollack: 'Bridge Planning program will help create a pipeline of bridge projects'
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $720,000 to help South Carolina determine how to replace 12 bridges in the Great Pee Dee River floodplain.
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Transportation Department discusses Petition for Waiver of Compliance on Nov. 16
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Airplanes discussed on Nov. 16 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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