News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 27-13 Second Segment of Louisville-area’s Ohio River Bridges Project Begins LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock today to break ground on the federally funded $1.3 billion ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Contractors have been told to stop work on critical airport modernization projects around the country after Congress failed to pass legislation giving the FAA the authority necessary for work to continue by last Friday’s deadline. Dozens of “stop work orders” have been issued for major projects designed ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Today, the people of New Jersey and the nation as a whole lost a true champion with the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg. Frank’s tireless advocacy for transportation safety saved many lives – he truly was the Safety Senator. His commitment to public transit also helped provide millions of working ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Experienced military truck and bus drivers will more easily be able to obtain civilian commercial driver‘s licenses under proposed FMCSA regulatory changes
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 43-13 News Digest FMCSA Seeks Comments on Part II of the National Registry of Medical Examiners. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today a proposed rule to allow state and federal enforcement officials to easily share and view the most current and accurate information ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 91-13 DOT Fines US Airways for Failure to Provide Wheelchair Assistance to Passengers with Disabilities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined US Airways $1.2 million for failing to provide adequate wheelchair assistance to passengers in Philadelphia and Charlotte, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Releases Guidance for Developing State Rail Plans. FRA’s Draft State Rail Plan Guidance, which was announced in the Federal Register on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, provides an explanation of the proposed process to be followed in developing State rail plans. State ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 31-13 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Obligates $10 million to Rebuild Rail Line Near Devil’s Lake, N.D. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) III Grant to North Dakota to help increase operating ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Lycoming, Pa., Receives $2.4 Million Rail Line Relocation Grant for New Bridge. The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded the county of Lycoming, Pa., a $2.4 million Rail Line Relocation grant to build a new bridge spanning the Loyalsock Creek in Loyalsock Township and Montoursville Borough. The ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Four of Five Modes Carried More U.S. NAFTA Trade in July 2013 than in July 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, distinguished colleagues: I’m honored to represent the United States and President Obama at this 37th General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 4-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Immediate Action to Target Higher Risk Passenger Carriers WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Anne Ferro today announced a targeted safety crackdown using ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Releases 4th-Quarter 2012 Air Fare Data; 4th-Quarter 2012 Domestic Air Fare Almost Unchanged from 4th Quarter 2011 (Adjusted for Inflation)
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FTA 60-12 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15.5 Million to Improve Transit Options for American Indians, Alaska Natives on Tribal Lands WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 72 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes would receive a share of approximately ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 135-12 DOT Fines Airtrade for Violation of Code-Share Disclosure Rules The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in its continuing effort to protect airline consumers, has assessed a $150,000 penalty against the online ticket agent Airtrade for failing to properly disclose to consumers when ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: A refinancing agreement between the U.S. government and Amtrak will save taxpayers approximately $162 million, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Treasury announced today.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: 3rd-Quarter 2012 Domestic Air Fares Rose 1.8% from 3rd Quarter 2011
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The nation’s largest airlines’ on-time arrival performance in June 2011 was an improvement from June 2010, but down from May 2011, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 21-13 FMCSA’s “Operation Quick Strike” Shuts Down Georgia-based Passenger Carrier WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Tucker, Ga.-based passenger carrier Best Limo Service to immediately cease all operations, declaring ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT Prohibits Enbridge Energy from Reopening Pipeline 14 in Adams County, Wisconsin After July 27 Spill
