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The Biden-Harris administration recently announced funding for 63 projects in 32 states with the intent of reducing train-vehicle collisions and blocked rail crossings in the U.S.
Transportation
Boulter: 'This rule will encourage manufactures to make Light Sport Aircraft operations safer'
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed the MOSAIC rule to enhance safety and expand the definition of Light Sport Aircraft. The rule aims to include larger aircraft and establish performance safety standards, inviting public input before finalization.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'Toolkit will help all communities, big and small, bring EV charging to their residents'
The U.S. Department of Transportation, with the Department of Energy and Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, released a new toolkit to empower communities to leverage federal funding for electric vehicle infrastructure and promote clean transportation.
Transportation
Bhatt: 'FHWA is proud to award these grants that will help make travel safer'
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration recently announced it allocated $130.5 million in federal grants for seven projects aimed at improving transportation infrastructure on federal and Tribal lands across the country.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'Today, we are proud to announce that the Hudson River Tunnel project is entering the Engineering phase'
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a major breakthrough in the revitalization and expansion of the Northeast Rail Corridor with the initiation of the Engineering phase for the Hudson River Tunnel (HRT) project between New York and New Jersey.
Transportation
'Transportation should never divide communities,' Transportation Secretary says in announcement about new pilot program
Public transportation should be about bringing communities together, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a news release last week
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'FAA will continue to work with airlines to manage weather & reduce delays'
The recently released Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) reveals a consistently low cancellation rate below 2% for the first four months of 2023, reflecting significant improvement compared to previous years. However, severe weather during the July 4 holiday period caused an increase in delayed and canceled flights.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'Every day counts in this urgent reconstruction project' in Philadelphia
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration announced the allocation of $3 million in emergency relief funds to aid the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in addressing the collapse of a section of Interstate 95, a major transportation artery.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'A lot of productive conversations happening at this year's G7 Transport meeting'
The transport ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations recently met at Ise-Shima, Mie, Japan, where they discussed issues in the transportation sector.
Transportation
Buttigieg: Overpass construction in Indiana will help people to ‘get where they need to go safely’
Hammond, Ind., will be among cities receiving part of more than $570 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration to eliminate points where railroad tracks intersect with roads.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'Emergency relief funds have been made available' for I-95 collapse
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced the availability of $3 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds to help with repairs of a section of Interstate 95 Philadelphia that collapsed June 11.
Transportation
Trottenberg: 'DOT is proud to support the RAAMP program to help address safety issues and save lives in Oklahoma'
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau announced a low-interest, long-term loan of $41.55 million to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the Rural Two-Lane Advancement and Management Plan (RAAMP).
Transportation
Buttigieg: Funding 'will help save lives by making our roads safer for commercial vehicle drivers and everyone who shares the road with them'
More than $471 million in grant funding is going to 56 states, territories and local transportation offices to support programs designed to reduce commercial motor vehicle accidents, injuries and fatalities.
Transportation
Nelson: 'Just because fewer people live on these roads doesn't mean they can be neglected'
When rural Jasper County, Texas, is hit by strong storms, it relies on a federal program to clear and reopen its county road, usually left impassable by storm debris and flooding.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'Requiring automatic emergency braking on cars and trucks would keep all of us safer'
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a new rule mandating automatic emergency braking (AEB) and pedestrian AEB systems in passenger cars and light trucks.
Transportation
FTA administrator on $220 million for upgrade: 'Passenger ferries provide critical and cost-effective travel'
The Department of Transportation unveiled plans to allocate $220 million to support the modernization of ferry systems across the United States through the Passenger Ferry Program and the Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program.
Transportation
Attorneys say they 'were pleased' with judge's decision to stop American, Jet Blue merger
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Justice Department (DOJ) and the attorneys general of six states and the District of Columbia in an antitrust lawsuit to stop the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'House GOP plan would slash funding for programs the American people depend on'
The Federal Railway Administration released an outline of the measures it is taking to ensure safety and accountability in the freight-rail industry.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'We are proud to announce the first-ever U.S.-Canada EV Corridor'
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg promoted the establishment of a new U.S.-Canada electric vehicle corridor.
Transportation
Buttigieg: 'We insist that cutting railroad safety inspections is a bad idea'
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently discussed the proposed cuts by Congressional Republicans on the transportation budget.
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