DOT and U.S. Government Resources for Hurricanes

The Department of Transportation’s Operating Administrations are actively monitoring Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and their impacts. The Department has issued emergency declarations to remove restrictions in order to hasten the delivery of emergency equipment and supplies to the region. All of the Department’s Administrations are poised to support Puerto Rico, USVI, Texas, Florida, and Louisiana with recovery efforts.

For general emergency information from DOT:

• USDOT emergency website, assists public and private sector transportation stakeholders in providing transportation and regulatory relief information during emergency situations
• Federal Aviation Administration:  Flight Delay Information from Air Traffic Control Command Center
• Federal Aviation Administration:  Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration emergency number: 1-877-831-2250

For more information on Hurricane Maria, please visit the following websites:

• Find information and resources to recover from Hurricane Maria (Espanol)
• FEMA resources after Hurricane Maria (Espanol)

For information and resources available from DOT pertaining to Hurricane Irma:

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Resources for Hurricane Irma
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics page detailing the potential transportation impact of Hurricane Irma

For more information on Hurricane Irma, please visit the following websites: 

• What the U.S. Government is Doing (Espanol)
• What DHS and FEMA are Doing

For information and resources available from DOT pertaining to Hurricane Harvey:

• USDOT emergency website assists public and private sector transportation stakeholders in providing transportation and regulatory relief information during emergency situations
• Federal Railroad Administration:  Federal Railway Administration signs Emergency Declaration for Rails  
• Federal Aviation Administration:  Flight Delay Information from Air Traffic Control Command Center
• Federal Aviation Administration:  Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA):  Emergency Declaration for TX/LA
  • Toll free FMCSA emergency number: 1-877-831-2250
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Resources for Hurricane Harvey
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Information for Hurricane Harvey  

For more information on Hurricane Harvey, please visit the following websites: 

• What the U.S. Government is Doing 
• What DHS and FEMA are Doing