INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $635 Million for 22 Bridge Projects Across the Country

A new round of funding through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will build, repair, and modernize regionally significant bridges in 19 states. The Biden-Harris Administration is making the single-largest dedicated investment in America’s bridges since the construction of the...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $12 Million in Grants to Help Small Communities Improve Air Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that it will award $11.99 million from the Small Community Air Service Development Program to help 14 communities in 14 states develop their own solutions to local air service needs. These federal grants assist small...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $544.6 Million LOAN for San Francisco Bay Area Rail System Upgrade

Part of a $2.2 billion upgrade and expansion of BART’s new fleet of 775 railcars will improve safety, reliability, and access for all passengers

TRANSCRIPT: Secretary Buttigieg Delivers Remarks After Accepting the National Consumers League’s Trumpeter Award

Washington, DC—After overseeing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s biggest expansion of aviation consumer rights in recent memory, Secretary Buttigieg was honored to receive the prestigious Trumpeter Award from the National Consumer’s League at an event October 15th in the nation’s capital.

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.4 Billion in New Rail Projects to Improve Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains and Grow America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Networks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C. These projects will make rail safer, more...

Native American Heritage Month Special Event with Ricko Dewilde

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Tribal Government Affairs is pleased to host and celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a special event on November 1st! The event will take place at USDOT Headquarters, in the Media Center (10:00am-12:00pm EST), with the option to attend...

Justice Department and Department of Transportation Launch Broad Public Inquiry into the State of Competition in Air Travel

Agencies seek information on consolidation, anticompetitive conduct, and a wide range of issues impacting the availability and affordability of air travel options

Fact Sheet: Investing in America’s Airports

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Funding to Modernize Airport Terminals Across 46 States

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $970 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 125 U.S. airports

INVESTING IN AMERICA: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Celebrates Groundbreaking to Restore Passenger Rail to the Gulf Coast

With major funding from the Biden-Harris infrastructure package, Amtrak passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans will return for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the region in 2005

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