U.S. DOT Becomes First Federal Agency to Commit to Department of Energy’s Program
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is pleased to announce that it has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Workplace Charging...
Funding To Help Repair Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridge in Death Valley
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $1 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to begin repair work to...
Major Milestone Reached in Decades-Long Effort to Improve Traffic Flow, Upgrade 40 Miles of Major Regional Corridor
MADISONVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration approved the redesignation of 39.9 miles of the “Edward T. Breathitt...
A more accessible, text version of this letter is available at www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/letter-transportation-secretary-foxx-house-senate-conferees.
November 13, 2015The Honorable Bill ShusterChairman, Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I write to express my appreciation for efforts thus far to achieve a bipartisan long-term surface...
Projects Target Future Needs in Rural and Urban Communities Nationwide
Willmar, Minn. – Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $10 million for the Willmar Rail...
August 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Minnesota-licensed truck driver John Ray Carpenter to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor...
State Transportation Statistics 2015. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the 2015 State Transportation Statistics (STS), a reference guide to transportation data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. ...
WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 86.5 percent in September, up from both the 81.1 percent on-time rate in September 2014 and the 80.3 percent mark in August 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer...