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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $11.5 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Six States
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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $11.5 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Six States
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation...
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Safety Advisory: NHTSA Encourages Motorists to be Prepared Before Heading Out on Summer Road Trips
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Safety Advisory: NHTSA Encourages Motorists to be Prepared Before Heading Out on Summer Road Trips
WASHINGTON – As the busy...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces 568 Applications for Latest TIGER Grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the strong demand for TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants continues as once again the...
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BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI): Freight Shipments Fell 1.2% in April from March
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FMCSA’s “Operation Quick Strike” Shuts Down Another Unsafe Bus Company; Northern Virginia-based Advanced Ventures Ordered to Cease Operations
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Springfield, Va.-based passenger carrier Advanced...
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Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, No Tarmac Delay Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in April
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Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, No Tarmac Delay Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in April
Airlines reported two...
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Federal Highway Administrator Mendez, Kentucky Governor Beshear Break Ground on Downtown Crossing
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Second Segment of Louisville-area’s Ohio River Bridges Project Begins
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined Kentucky...
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Federal Transit Administration Announces Groundbreaking for the First Bus Rapid Transit System to Serve El Paso and the Mesa Corridor
EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Sun Metro Brio Rapid Transit System (BRT) – the first...
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MARAD Report: Nation’s Shipyards Support $36 Billion in Gross Domestic Product
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that the nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product, as part of a...