News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that he is making available approximately $2.4 billion, through a competitive process, to states eager to develop high-speed rail corridors across the United States.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Transportation announce that on Mar. 29, the United States and Israel completed an exchange of diplomatic notes that brought into force the U.S.-Israel Open Skies Agreement ("the Agreement"), which was signed on Dec. 1, 2010. The Agreement, which entered into force immediately, will liberalize our bilateral aviation relationship.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Pennsylvania Receives $750,000 Grant to Study Keystone Corridor Expansion.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 115-10 New Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics Members Named - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has appointed nine new members to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) 11-member Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS). BTS is a part of the U.S. Department ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 32-13 Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Takes Part in Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting of I-5 Whilamut Passage Bridge New structure will reduce congestion in Eugene and Springfield EUGENE, Ore. – The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez today joined Rep. Peter ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Thank you, J.D., for the introduction and welcome. I’m delighted to share the podium with my friend, Laura Dean Mooney, from MADD. Nineteen years ago, Laura’s husband Mike was killed when a drunk driver hit his car head-on. But Laura transformed unimaginable tragedy into a powerful commitment to save others’ lives. Thank you, Laura, for your courage and advocacy.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – In October, airlines improved their on-time performance while posting a lower rate of canceled flights and mishandled baggage than the same period in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report released today. In addition, airlines reported no long tarmac delays or chronically late flights for two consecutive months or more, and consumers filed fewer complaints with DOT about airline service.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Daylight Saving Time to Begin Sunday, Mar. 11, for Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 11, when clocks will be set ahead one hour, providing an additional hour of daylight in the evening. Under law, daylight saving time is observed from ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FRA 20-13 Grade Separation Projects Breaking Ground in North Carolina to Improve Railroad and Roadway Safety and Efficiency WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has begun ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Lahood: Good News for Air Travelers
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Ethiopian Airlines $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Issues Directive for 2011 On-Time Reporting.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Project on Amtrak’s Vermonter Line is Completed on Time and on Budget
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: MARAD 11-13 Maritime Administration Announces $1.4 Million for Two LNG Projects MARAD Looks to Natural Gas as a Clean Energy Source for the Industry and Environment WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced today that it is providing a total of ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Issues Reports on Ferry Operators, Intermodal Connections.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: July 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Unchanged from July 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined LAN Airlines, a carrier based in Chile, $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: MARAD 02-12 Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 Celebrates Black History Month by highlighting contributions of African Americans to industry BALTIMORE – Maritime Administrator David Matsuda hosted approximately 125 area high school students onboard the Baltimore-based federal merchant ship, the Cape Washington, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: August 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Down 0.1 Percent from August 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Funds will support 33 transportation research centers at colleges around the country
