U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $908 Million Loan to Finance the Cotton Belt Corridor Regional Rail Project

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) will provide the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) System a $908 million Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) direct loan...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Second Round of the Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is announcing the second round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal Register today.  The INFRA program is expected to make...

U.S. DOT Continues to Lead Regulatory Reform Through Issuance of Two New Policies

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department released two new policies to overhaul its administrative procedures and effect regulatory reform.  These policies, issued by the General Counsel, apply to all guidance and rulemaking activities conducted by all components of the Department.

The first...

30th Anniversary Remembrance of the Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Bombing

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao30th Anniversary Remembrance of the Pan Am 103 Lockerbie BombingAt the Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial CairnArlington National CemeteryFriday, December 21, 2018

Thank you, Kathy [Tedeschi], for...

U.S. Department of Transportation Soliciting Applications and Nominations for Two Federal Advisory Committees on Air Travel

Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee and Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is soliciting applications and nominations for membership on two federal advisory committees on air...

INFRA and AIP Event

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoINFRA and AIP EventAtrium, DOT HQWashington, D.C.Friday, June 8, 2018

Thank you, Jim [Ray].  It is a pleasure to join you all today. 

I would...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $205 Million in Funding for Airport Infrastructure

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $205 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to small airports in 34 states. More than half of these airports serve rural...

Air Travel Consumer Report: October 2018 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its December 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on marketing and reporting air carrier data compiled for the month of October 2018.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest...

DOT Advises Air Travelers and Colleges About Tour Packages to College Bowl Games

DOT Advises Air Travelers and Colleges About Tour Packages to College Bowl Games.  The U.S. Department of Transportation is reminding consumers going to college bowl games and other special events not to make a payment for a special event air tour package without obtaining either the ticket...

BUILD Grants Announcement

Thank you, Jeff [Rosen, Deputy Secretary].  The Department is honored to welcome our special guests today, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the...