U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg Delivers Remarks Celebrating $11 Billion Investment in Hudson Tunnel Project – New York, NY

NEW YORK, NY. – Today, U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg joined state and local leaders from New York and New Jersey to celebrate the announcement of $11 billion, a mix of grants and financing, from the Biden-Harris Administration for the Hudson Tunnel Project, which will...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Transit Manufacturing Industry with $1.5 Billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Put More American-Made Buses on the Road

The third round of historic federal funding will help transit agencies serve more riders, reduce air pollution, and train workers on new technologies

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11 Billion in Grants and Financing for Nation’s Most Complex Infrastructure Project, the Hudson River Tunnel

Hundreds of thousands of commuters travel through the 114-year-old passenger rail tunnel daily, underscoring need to replace and modernize this vital corridor damaged during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy

Air Travel Consumer Report: June-December 2023, Full Year 2023 Airline Consumer Submissions Data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released data on the submissions (complaints, inquiries, and opinions) it has received from consumers about air travel for June-December 2023 and the full calendar year 2023. The submissions about air travel in calendar year 2023 are...

ICYMI: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Kicks off Summer of Construction Tour in North Carolina, Visits Construction Sites and Groundbreakings with Governor Cooper

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Governor Roy Cooper in North Carolina, where they visited active construction sites and groundbreakings

Department of Transportation Awards $7 million for Complementary Positioning, Navigation and Timing Technologies

Totaling more than $7.2 million, these awards provide funding for instrumentation, testing, and evaluation of Complementary PNT technologies at field test ranges in conjunction with critical infrastructure owners and operators. The goal is to facilitate adoption of Complementary PNT technologies to...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Makes over $600 Million Available for Projects that Reconnect Communities

Biden-Harris Administration opens application period for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, established through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to fund locally-driven projects such as interstate caps, highway removals, complete streets, and Main Street revitalizations

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Delivers Remarks at Groundbreaking for Salem Parkway Multi-Use Trail Project – Winston-Salem, North Carolina

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Governor Roy Cooper for the groundbreaking for the Salem Parkway Multi-Use Trail project in Winston-Salem. This project, funded in part by $1.6 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will link...

Summer Travel 2024: Record Air Travel, Fewer Cancellations, Better Airports, More Passenger Protections

Year-to-date flight cancellation rate is just 1.4% during a record-breaking summer travel season

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Delivers Remarks at Groundbreaking in North Carolina for New Passenger Rail Route Connecting Raleigh and Richmond

RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, seven months after first announcing the funding award, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Governor Roy Cooper for the groundbreaking for the Durant Rail Grade Separation project. This investment in North Carolina’s passenger rail infrastructure, made possible...

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