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

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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 discrimination

INVESTING 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 1939

INVESTING 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...

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Rule to Simplify Shipping Processes for Truck Drivers, While Improving Supply Chains, and Reducing Energy Transportation Costs

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a new, proposed rule that would provide close to $100 million

Biden-Harris Administration Sends Tennessee $32 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 $32 million in Emergency Relief funding for the Tennessee Department of...

Biden-Harris Administration Sends North Carolina $100 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 availability of $100 million in Emergency Relief funds for the North Carolina Department of...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $150 Million Grant to Support First Bus Rapid Transit Line in Denver

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service

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