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Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Session on Shaping the Future of Mobility

Written Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoWorld Economic Forum Annual MeetingSession on Shaping the Future of MobilityTuesday, January 22, 2019

Our world is in the midst of a truly revolutionary era in transportation.  New technologies such as...

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Washington, DC

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoTransportation Research Board Annual MeetingWashington, DCMonday, January 14, 2019

Thank you, Neil, for that warm welcome.

We are pleased to be here today, to update you on the Department’s innovation...

Statement on Positive Train Control Implementation

All Railroads on Track to Meet Critical Congressional Requirements

WASHINGTON – The 41 railroads required by Congress to implement positive train control (PTC) systems by December 31, 2018 have submitted documentation that they assert is sufficient to meet the statutory...

Status Report of Positive Train Control Implementation

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for Automated Driving System Demonstration Grants

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for Automated Driving System Demonstration Grants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced up to $60 million in federal grant funding for projects that test the safe...

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...