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INVESTING IN AMERICA: New Video Highlights How Biden-Harris Infrastructure Law is Helping Richmond, Virginia – and Dozens of Other Communities – Replace Old Natural Gas Pipes
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the fifth installment of its “Investing in America” video series, focused on Richmond, Virginia, and a major infrastructure investment to replace nearly 60 miles of aging, leak-prone cast iron natural gas pipes with modern, safer...INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $200 Million to Replace Aging Gas Pipes, Lower Household Energy Bills and Cut Methane Emissions
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced $196 million in grants, funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to repair and replace aging natural gas pipes. In total, this round...Air Travel Consumer Report: August 2024 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of August 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist...INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $4.2 Billion From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transformational, National Infrastructure Projects
Funding from USDOT’s INFRA and Mega grant programs are helping build complex, ambitious projects across the country that improve safety, mobility, and economic competitiveness
...Biden-Harris Administration Sends Virginia $10 Million in Emergency Relief Funding for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate release of $10 million in Emergency Relief funding for the Virginia Department of Transportation. These funds are a quickly released ‘down payment’ to help in the immediate...INVESTING IN AMERICA: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Breaks Ground on the Long Bridge Project in Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, VA – Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivered remarks during the groundbreaking of the Long Bridge project, part of the Transforming Rail in Virginia program that is expected to create more than 36,000 jobs.DOT Penalizes Lufthansa $4 Million for Violating Passengers’ Civil Rights
Penalty for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers marks the highest fine DOT has levied for discriminationINVESTING IN AMERICA: U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Creation of More Than 1.7 Million Construction and Manufacturing Jobs, 700,000 Transportation Sector Jobs, Since the Start of the Biden-Harris Administration
More than 60,000 projects are moving forward with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with construction employment at all time high since data collection started in 1939INVESTING IN AMERICA: Secretary Buttigieg Highlights New Infrastructure Law Program That is Helping Communities Access Historic Funding
Washington, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivered remarks to communities gathered for the Thriving Communities Symposium at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters. The Thriving Communities Program helps local communities access the generational...