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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that FAA Deputy Administrator Daniel K. Elwell will serve as Acting FAA Administrator upon the conclusion of Administrator Michael Huerta’s term. Elwell was appointed FAA Deputy Administrator in June 2017 and will...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released a letter from Secretary Elaine L. Chao to all the nation’s Class I railroads, intercity passenger railroads and state and...
Background
Under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, as amended by the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 (PTCEI Act), Congress requires Class I railroads and entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger...
Click the image above to read Secretary Chao's letters to the nation's Class I railroads, intercity passenger railroads, and state and local transit authorities.
Learn more about PTC implementation and congressional deadlines on our PTC Background page.
Project Was Awarded $16.9 Million In TIGER Discretionary Grant Funding
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today took part in a kickoff event for the construction of the New Dixie Highway Project in Louisville, Kentucky. The project was awarded $16.9 million in...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byThe Honorable Elaine L. ChaoSecretary, U.S. Department of TransportationNew Dixie Highway kick-off eventLouisville, KYFriday, December 22, 2017
Thank you for that warm introduction, Mayor Fischer! It’s great to be here for the beginning of the...
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that it will issue $100 million in grant funding to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for its Green Line Extension (GLX) light rail project.
The grant represents the first installment of Capital...
Approval decision for granting Kris Kringle, doing business as "Santa Claus, " special operating authority for the night of December 24-25, 2017
WASHINGTON – United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao will attend CES 2018, Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nev, headlining the Smart Cities at CES 2018 conference programming on Jan. 10 at 10:30-11:00 AM PT at Westgate, Level 1, Pavilion 9. Secretary Chao and Gary Shapiro, president and...