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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Approves Increased Federal Share to Upgrade U.S. 31 in Indiana
FHWA 28-13
Hamilton County Project is First to Use New Provision to Improve Freight MovementWASHINGTON –U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today approved increasing the federally-funded share for the U.S. 31 Hamilton County Improvement Project in Indiana to 90 percent. The 90...
BTS Releases April Passenger Airline Employment Data; April 2013 Employment Down 2.4 Percent from April 2012
BTS Releases April Passenger Airline Employment Data; April 2013 Employment Down 2.4 Percent from April 2012DOT Proposes Four Cities to Receive New Rights for U.S.-Brazil Air Service
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DOT Proposes Four Cities to Receive New Rights for U.S.-Brazil Air Service
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed new or expanded U.S. carrier rights from four U.S. cities--Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, and Charlotte--to Sao Paulo, Brazil....
March 2013 U.S. Airline System Passengers Up 1.0% from March 2012
March 2013 U.S. Airline System Passengers Up 1.0% from March 2012MARAD Report: Nation’s Shipyards Support $36 Billion in Gross Domestic Product
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that the nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product, as part of a report on the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry issued today. Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “...
Federal Transit Administration Announces Groundbreaking for the First Bus Rapid Transit System to Serve El Paso and the Mesa Corridor
EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Sun Metro Brio Rapid Transit System (BRT) – the first 8.6-mile segment in a planned bus rapid transit (BRT) system serving El Paso. When completed, the...
Federal Highway Administrator Mendez, Kentucky Governor Beshear Break Ground on Downtown Crossing
FHWA 27-13 Second Segment of Louisville-area’s Ohio River Bridges Project Begins LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock today to break ground on the federally...
FMCSA Orders Colorado Trucking Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Continuing to Endanger Public Safety
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FMCSA Orders Colorado Trucking Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Continuing to Endanger Public Safety E & K Trucking found to be operating unsafe vehicles in violation of December 2012 out-of-service order
WASHINGTON -- The U.S....
Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, No Tarmac Delay Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in April
DOT 56-13
Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, No Tarmac Delay Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in AprilAirlines reported two tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and no tarmac delays of more than four hours on an...