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News Digest DOT 48-16

Maritime Administration Announces Availability of Funding for Marine Highway ProjectsThe Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of $5 million in Federal funding to expand marine highway service by creating new or expanding existing services along designated Marine Highway...

USDOT Picks Three New WMATA Board Members to Tackle Safety Culture

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced the appointment of three new Federal representatives, each with considerable expertise in safety, to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors. 

The incoming appointees...

News Digest DOT 46-16

 

FMCSA Seeks Input on State Annual Inspection Programs for Passenger Carrier Vehicles.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public input during the next 60 days on an Advance Notice of Proposed...

USDOT Observes Ninth Annual National Safe Digging Month

More Than $1.2 Million in Grants Awarded to State 811 Call Centers

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced a grant package of more than $1.2 million for the state One-Call centers...