WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided a new TIFIA direct loan in the amount of up to $464.96 million to the Kiewit Meridiam Partners LLC (KMP) for the Central 70...
WASHINGTON – The U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has selected five recipients to receive a total of $5 million under the new Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program. The RIA program will help accelerate project delivery through a variety of ways, including project planning, studies and analysis, and preliminary engineering and design work. The selected RIAs are:
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it has provided a package of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans of up to $3.84 billion for the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for the financing of the...
Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a notice to the Federal Register of its intention to identify a single low-cost or ultra-low cost carrier to operate 16 peak afternoon and evening runway timings at Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR). The action...
New Program Created by the American Rescue Plan is Estimated to Save Tens of Thousands of U.S. Jobs, Many of Them at Manufacturers with Fewer than 100 Employees
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that it will offer $482.3...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced its Build America Bureau (the “Bureau”) has provided a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act TIFIA direct loan in the amount of up to $628.93 million to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the...
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is releasing a report on its work to address failures of airlines to provide timely refunds for flights cancelled or significantly changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report was mandated by President Biden’s Executive Order on...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced three new Federal appointees to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Board. The Board of Directors, which includes members from Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and the Federal Government, helps...
The Biden-Harris Administration is immediately responding to the damage and impacts of Hurricane Ida. This ongoing effort includes mobilizing agencies and leveraging all the resources at the...
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that John D. Porcari will be the Port Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force.
Envoy Porcari will work closely with Secretary Buttigieg and the U.S....