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FHWA Finalizes Rule on the Construction Manager/General Contractor Contracting Method. FHWA issued a final rule this week that allows the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) method to be used on highway federal-aid projects nationwide. Under this contracting method...
WASHINGTON – Thanks, in part to the temporary, direct and robust safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) Metrorail system by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA), WMATA is implementing needed safety changes,...
FMCSA Seeks Comment on Alternative Medical Examiner Certification Process for Department of Veterans Affairs Physicians. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to establish...
September 2016 North American Freight Numbers
New interchanges to relieve congestion and improve safety
LENEXA, Kan. – Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David S. Kim today joined state and local officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon to open the Johnson County Gateway project’s second phase...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Idaho-licensed truck driver Justin Dennis to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (...
Latest Data on Positive Train Control Implementation Show Uneven Progress across Railroads
Q3 2016 data released
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration today released third quarter 2016 data submitted by railroads on their progress in...
DOT 147-16Friday, November 25, 2016
News Digest
FTA Announces Funding Opportunity for Zero Emission Research Opportunity. This week, FTA announced a $2.75 million opportunity for nonprofit organizations to apply for funding to facilitate the advancement, production, and...
Docket No.: DOT-OST-2016-0233
Solicitation of Proposals for Designation of Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds Pilot
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DATES: Proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on December 19, 2016.
DOT Issues New Enforcement Policy on Extended Tarmac Delays. The Department’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, a unit within the Office of the General Counsel, today issued a new enforcement policy on extended tarmac delays in light of the FAA Extension, Safety, and...