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Complaint Against Southwest Airlines
DOT Sues Southwest Airlines for Chronically Delayed Flights
DOT’s lawsuit alleges that Southwest’s chronic flight delays were an illegal unrealistic scheduling practiceUSDOT Publishes National Roadway Safety Strategy Progress Report; Welcomes New Allies in Action
WASHINGTON– Following the announcement of 10 consecutive quarters of declining roadway fatalities across America, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today its 2025 National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) Progress Report, along with an additional 15 new commitments from...USDOT Proposes New Rule to Strengthen Safety Requirements for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced new comprehensive proposed requirements for carbon dioxide (CO2) and hazardous liquid pipelines.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) will strengthen...
FHWA Announces Updates to Buy America Requirements to Promote Domestic Manufacturing in Transportation Projects
Biden-Harris Administration publishes new rule discontinuing the Buy America Manufactured Products General Waiver in federal-aid highway projects to bolster domestic manufacturing and support American jobsU.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.89 Billion Loan to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for the Midtown Bus Terminal Reconstruction
Project part of a $10 billion multi-phase replacement to modernize one of the world’s busiest bus terminalsINVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 26 Tribes and Alaska Native Villages Receive $9.6 Million From the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transit
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration today announced $9.6 million in grants to 26 American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities to improve their public transit systemsINVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $22.2 Million to Support Bus Rapid Transit in California’s Central Coast Region
Fast, frequent transit service will cut carbon emissions, reduce traffic between Monterey and SalinasTRANSCRIPT: USDOT Honors 17th Secretary of Transportation Anthony R. Foxx
SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG: Thank you, Polly. And a warm welcome to everyone who is here. We are so proud, Secretary Foxx, to have you back, to welcome you to your family and friends. To Simmie Knox and all of the distinguished guests who are here with us.
Thank you for...