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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Cancellation of Grant Funds to CA High-Speed Rail Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to cancel $929 million in Federal...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoBUILD Grant CeremonyJacksonville, FloridaFriday, February 8, 2019
Thank you, Kevin [Thibault, Florida DOT Secretary]. It’s great to be here in Jacksonville today!
Let me thank the City...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), today issued a final rule that requires railroads to develop and submit Comprehensive Oil Spill Response...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced 14 members to serve on the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force (Task Force), a subcommittee of the Department’s Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC). The Task Force...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its January 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on marketing and reporting air carrier data compiled for the month of November 2018. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest...
JACKSONVILLE – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today made the formal announcement of a $25 million grant to support the Bay Street Innovation Corridor and Urban Core Riverfront Revitalization projects in Jacksonville. Secretary Chao was joined by Congressman John...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoCivilian Astronaut Wing CeremonyWashington, DCThursday, Feb 7, 2019
Thank you, Deputy Secretary Rosen.
Let me welcome Leader Kevin McCarthy, whose 23rd District...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today pinned FAA Astronaut Wings on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crewmembers, Test Pilots Mark “Forger” Stucky and Fredrick “CJ” Sturckow. Last year’s historic spaceflight marked the nation’s return to space on an American-made...
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao at theFirst Positive Train Control Collaboration Session Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Thank you, Ron [Batory, FRA Administrator], for hosting this important gathering of our nation’s railroad...
“Tonight the President issued a bipartisan call to repair and restore America’s aging infrastructure. Over the last two years, due to the President’s policies, our economy has generated historic levels of economic and job growth for Americans and widespread private sector investment. This...