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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...