BTS Statistics Release: March 2016 North American Freight Numbers

March 2016 North American Freight Numbers

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx and Israeli Minister of Transport and Intelligence Katz Join Efforts to Promote Innovation and Advance Research

Countries agree to collaborate on autonomous vehicles and transportation related issues

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Israeli Minister of Transport and Intelligence Israel Katz met on Monday  to discuss technology and innovation in...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $200 Million Loan to Build New Lanes on New Hampshire’s Interstate 93

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $200 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to finance the construction of additional lanes and improvements on New...

Federal Transit Administration Acting Administrator Testifies About WMATA Metrorail Safety Oversight

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...

FASTLANE Grant Applications Totaling Nearly $9.8 Billion

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...

FTA Issues Safety Advisory to Collect Information on Third Rail System Hazards

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...

News Digest DOT 59-16

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...

Federal Highway Administration Cuts Ribbon on San Bernardino’s Devore Interchange

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

March 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

USDOT Releases Failure Investigation Report for May 2015 Plains All-American Pipeline Spill in Santa Barbara, California

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. ...