Transcript: Secretary Pete Buttigieg Remarks on Launch of Reconnecting Communities Program - Birmingham, Alabama

Thank you so much and good afternoon. I want to thank Representative Sewell for her warm welcome and introduction, for her leadership, and for her support for this Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- like she said over five billion coming to this state alone for roads alone, hundreds of millions...

President Biden, USDOT Announce More Than $573 Million in Available Funding from the New Railroad Crossing Elimination Program

Following this week’s tragic fatal crashes, President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $3 billion over five years for a new program that will improve safety in communities, reduce wait times at railroad crossings, and help freight move goods more efficiently and affordably

Biden Administration Announces First-Ever Funding Program Dedicated to Reconnecting American Communities

The pilot program created by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help reconnect people to economic opportunities and essential services in their communities

DOT Joins New Federal-State Partnership to Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chain

MARAD Announces Priority Financing for Offshore Wind Vessels

Air Travel Consumer Report: Consumer Complaints Against Airlines Rise More Than 300 Percent Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of April 2022 for on-time performance, consumer complaints received, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is...

Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg’s Commencement Address to the United States Merchant Marine Academy Class of 2022 June 18, 2022 Kings Point, New York

Thank you very much, Admiral Phillips, for that introduction, and for your leadership of the Maritime Administration.

Good morning to all. It is a true honor and a pleasure to be here at the Academy, and to be with you all on this great day. And it’s nice to see for myself Tomb field,...

U.S. Department of Transportation Helps Advance Key Multi-Modal Project in Northern Indiana with a Loan $203.3 Million for the West Lake Corridor Commuter Rail Project

Loan builds off of a previously announced $354 million Federal grant to move this transformative transit project forward

USDOT Announces $8.4 Million in Grant Awards to Help Connect People to Health Care, Other Critical Services

The President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law adds significant funding to transit pilot program

FAA Proposes Requiring More Efficient Jets and Turboprops to Lower Climate Impacts

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a proposed rule today aimed at reducing greenhouse gasses emitted by most large aircraft flying in U.S. airspace.

Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg on the End of Pre-Departure COVID-19 Testing for Inbound International Air Travelers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control announced that as of Sunday, June 12th at 12:01 a.m. ET, it would no longer require pre-departure COVID-19 testing for U.S.-bound air travelers:

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