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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) temporary safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) Metrorail system is seeing initial results across the system, FTA Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today...
212 Applications Received for Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has received 212 applications totaling nearly $9.8 billion for grants through the newly-created...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) this week issued Safety Advisory 16-2 to collect information from State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) regarding the condition and safety performance of contact rail (third rail) traction power electrification systems at rail transit agencies within...
FMCSA Announces Availability of its 2016 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics is an annual publication that contains extensive information on...
Project to bring congestion relief on major freight route in Southern California
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Federal Highway Deputy Administrator David Kim today joined state and local officials to cut the ribbon on the Devore Interchange Project, which will improve safety...
March 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced today that it has completed its investigation of the May 19, 2015, Plains All-American pipeline release in Santa Barbara County, California. ...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Kentucky-licensed truck driver William R. Eichhorn to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor...
Charging the devices and/or batteries on board an aircraft also prohibited
WASHINGTON – In its continuing efforts to improve transportation safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today issued a final rule which prohibits...
AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will expand its partnership with NXP® Semiconductors to include secure authentication and identification solutions in the Smart City Challenge. The winner of the...