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NEWS DIGEST - DOT 120-16

USMMA Cultural Assessment:  Providing a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment for all Midshipmen

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the selection of Logistics Management Institute (LMI) as the contractor to perform an independent cultural...

FTA Recognizes Three Outstanding Rural Transit Agencies

 

ASHEVILLE, NC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today announced three Administrator’s Awards for Outstanding Public Transportation Service in Rural Public Transportation. The...

News Digest - DOT 119-16

USDOT Re-Opens Comment Period on Proposed New Rule to Improve Transportation Planning in High-Population Regions.  This week, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the reopening of a public comment period for a proposed new...

News Digest - Sept. 26, 2016

New Pathways to Credit Announced Today. The Build America Bureau (Bureau) began offering an Emerging Projects Agreement in addition to a Master Credit Agreement for the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) and the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement...

News Digest - DOT 116-16

 

FMCSA Issues Final Rule on Windshield-Mounted Technologies. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to allow the voluntary mounting of certain devices on the interior...