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U.S. Transportation Secretary Visits Local Officials To Discuss Memphis’ Proposed $265.5 Million Lamar Avenue Project
Nation’s Impending Funding Shortfalls Put Key Highway Projects in Doubt
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was joined by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton today at...
March 2015 Complaints About Airline Service Up From Previous Year And February 2015
WASHINGTON – Airline consumer complaints filed with DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division in March 2015 were up 55.1 percent from March 2014 and up 27.2 percent from February...
Secretary Foxx’s Infrastructure Week Travel Shows Need for Robust Funding Strategy
WASHINGTON – With federal surface transportation funding set to expire on May 31, thousands of stakeholders will rally together for Infrastructure...
News Digest DOT 44-15
FMCSA Proposes Revision to Diabetes Standards for Interstate Commercial Drivers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposal to permit...
Federal Railroad Administration Issues $967.1 Million MTA Loan to Finance Critical Safety Upgrades to the Nation’s Largest Commuter Railroads
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today closed on a $967.1 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan with New York City’s Metropolitan...
CONSUMER ADVISORY: Safely 'Share the Road' with Motorcyclists
Safe riding practices, helmet use and cooperation from all drivers
will reduce fatalities and injuries on our nation’s highways
WASHINGTON – U.S....
News Digest 43-15
MARAD Announces Final Policy for Deepwater Export License Applications. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has determined that all operational and regulatory aspects...
Student Art Contest Winners Communicate Why Truck and Bus Drivers Should Always Be Ready. Be Buckled.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today honored two elementary school students who won top honors in the 2015 “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” student art contest at a...