INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.4 Billion in New Rail Projects to Improve Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains and Grow America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Networks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C. These projects will make rail safer, more...

Native American Heritage Month Special Event with Ricko Dewilde

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Tribal Government Affairs is pleased to host and celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a special event on November 1st! The event will take place at USDOT Headquarters, in the Media Center (10:00am-12:00pm EST), with the option to attend...

Justice Department and Department of Transportation Launch Broad Public Inquiry into the State of Competition in Air Travel

Agencies seek information on consolidation, anticompetitive conduct, and a wide range of issues impacting the availability and affordability of air travel options

Fact Sheet: Investing in America’s Airports

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Funding to Modernize Airport Terminals Across 46 States

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $970 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 125 U.S. airports

INVESTING IN AMERICA: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Celebrates Groundbreaking to Restore Passenger Rail to the Gulf Coast

With major funding from the Biden-Harris infrastructure package, Amtrak passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans will return for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the region in 2005

DOT Issues Landmark $50 Million Penalty Against American Airlines for Its Treatment of Passengers with Disabilities

DOT found that American Airlines failed to provide safe, dignified, and prompt wheelchair assistance and mishandled passengers’ wheelchairs

INVESTING IN AMERICA: New Video Highlights How Biden-Harris Infrastructure Law is Helping Richmond, Virginia – and Dozens of Other Communities – Replace Old Natural Gas Pipes

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the fifth installment of its “Investing in America” video series, focused on Richmond, Virginia, and a major infrastructure investment to replace nearly 60 miles of aging, leak-prone cast iron natural gas pipes with modern, safer...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $200 Million to Replace Aging Gas Pipes, Lower Household Energy Bills and Cut Methane Emissions

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced $196 million in grants, funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to repair and replace aging natural gas pipes. In total, this round...

Air Travel Consumer Report: August 2024 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of August 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist...

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