U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Kicks Off Construction of Downtown Atlanta’s New Streetcar Line, Highlights President Obama’s Call for Greater Investment as Part of an America Built to Last

Roughly Half the $94 Million Streetcar Project is Funded by a TIGER II Grant

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Fourth Round of Funding Under Highly Successful TIGER Program

Following President Obama's call in his State of the Union address for greater infrastructure investment as part of “An America Built to Last,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the availability of funding for transportation projects under a fourth round of the popular...

Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for 46 Innovative Transportation Projects Through Third Round of Popular TIGER Program

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of $511 million from the third round of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s popular TIGER program. The announcement comes months ahead of schedule...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15 Million to Improve Transit Options for American Indians, Alaska Natives on Tribal Lands

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $15 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments invest in public transit to help improve access to employment centers and promote economic development on tribal lands.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Statement on the Failure of the Joint Select Committee to Reach Agreement on Deficit Reduction

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Over $100 Million to Promote Innovative and Clean-Fuel Transit Projects

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 46 innovative transit projects chosen for their capacity to help cut the nation’s dependence on oil and create a marketplace for 21st century ‘green’ jobs will share $112 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA...

Secretary Ray LaHood Remarks as Prepared Airports Going Green Conference Chicago, Illinois

Secretary LaHood Announce Significant Decision on Funding for Phase 2 of Dulles Silver Line Rail Project

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that an agreement, pending approval, has been reached to fund Phase 2 of the Dulles Silver Line Rail project which will extend Metro service from Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Virginia to eastern Loudoun County via Dulles International Airport...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Calls for Passage of Jobs Bill to Strengthen Transportation and Put People Back to Work

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the transportation portion of the American Jobs Act during a visit to the Bridgeport-Norristown Viaduct outside Philadelphia, a century-old passenger rail bridge that is among the hundreds of pieces of transportation...

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

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