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U.S. DOT Provides More Than $63 Billion to Major Transportation Infrastructure Investments Across America in 2018
WASHINGTON – By the end of the 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) made available more than $63.9 billion in FY 2018 multi-modal discretionary...
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Allegiant Air Fined for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Allegiant Air $225,000 for violating federal law and the Department’s airline consumer protections rules concerning tarmac...
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What They Are Saying: U.S. DOT Announces Latest Federal Guidance on Autonomous Vehicles
What They Are Saying:
U.S. DOT Announces Latest Federal Guidance on Autonomous Vehicles
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology...
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USDOT Statement on the FAA Reauthorization Bill Passage
USDOT Statement on the FAA Reauthorization Bill Passage
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
This 5-year reauthorization – the...
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U.S. Department of Transportation Releases “Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0”
The first joint, multi-modal guidance document for on-road surface transportation automation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)...
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U.S. DOT Announces 2017 Roadway Fatalities Down
Fatal motor vehicle crashes are down by almost 2 percent after two years of large increases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Significant Upgrades to Chicago Rail Connection with More Than $130 Million in Infrastructure Grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao was joined today by Governor Bruce Rauner (R-IL) and members of the Illinois congressional delegation for a grant...
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Secretary Chao Announces $47 Million for Congestion Relief on Interstate 5
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao was today joined by Congressman Steve Knight (CA-25) at a formal grant announcement marking the award of $47,000,000 to the...