U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $114 Million in Federal Loans to Benefit Rural Oklahoma Communities

Project Will Improve Road Safety in 15 Counties

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Airport Investments Amid Record-Breaking Air Travel Season

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing a seventh round of Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) totaling $289 million to 129 airports across 40 states and opened the application period for airports to submit projects for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025...

ICYMI: Local, State, and Federal Leaders Celebrate Biden-Harris Administration’s $1.8 Billion Investment in American Infrastructure Projects, Funded by USDOT RAISE Grants

Washington – Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 148 projects across the country. Funding is split equally between urban and rural...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $123 Million in Grants to Improve Airports

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced more than $123 million for airfield, safety and other improvement projects at 235 airports in 35 states and the District of Columbia.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $1.8 Billion in Infrastructure Grants Headed to Communities Across the Country in Virtual News Conference

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Natalie Quillian held a virtual news conference to announce $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 148...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Infrastructure Grants Across the Country, Putting More Projects into the Pipeline as Part of Our Infrastructure Decade

From improving road safety to revitalizing communities and creating economic opportunity, all 50 states, four territories, and the District of Columbia will receive RAISE grants this year from President Biden’s infrastructure law

ICYMI: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Visits Mississippi to Tour Infrastructure Projects, Break Ground on Medgar Evers Boulevard Rebuild, and Meet with Local Leaders

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Congressman Bennie Thompson for a visit to Mississippi, where they visited the sites of new and ongoing infrastructure projects made possible thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Getting Results: U.S. Department of Transportation’s Efforts Early in Biden-Harris Administration Result in a Number of Final Rules to Improve Transportation Safety and Strengthen Consumer Protections

WASHINGTON – Led by Secretary Buttigieg, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) continues to deliver on its top priority of safety and demonstrate the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to delivering real results for the American people. Major progress has been made over the last three...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Delivers Remarks on RAISE Grant for Rebuilding Medgar Evers Boulevard in Jackson, Mississippi

JACKSON – Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission Willie Simmons, and Reena Evers-Everette for a groundbreaking ceremony and press conference to celebrate the start of construction on the $20...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Requirements for Freight Railroads to Provide Hazmat Information to First Responders

New rule builds on DOT efforts to strengthen rail safety and support first responders

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