U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Loan of Up to $45 Million for the Rural Two-Lane Advancement and Management Plan Project in Oklahoma

Project Will Improve Safety for Oklahomans in Seven Counties

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 63 Projects in 32 States That Will Help Reduce Train-Vehicle Collisions and Blocked Rail Crossings in the U.S.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Motor Carrier Safety Awards Funding to 56 States, Territories for Safer Roads

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided a 61% increase in funding for states and territories to support roadway safety

NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles

Technology would significantly reduce fatalities and injuries

Federal Transit Administration Asks for Comment on Proposed Updates to National Public Transportation Safety Plan

As part of continuing efforts to strengthen safety for both frontline transit workers and riders across the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today proposed an updated version of the National Public Transportation Safety Plan.

Joint Communiqué by the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean on transatlantic cooperation

Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America, Pete Buttigieg and European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, met on May 22, 2023, to discuss EU-U.S. support to Ukraine, ongoing cooperation in aviation and maritime transport, as well as issues of common interest in...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $52 Million in Advanced Technology Grants to Improve Safety and Reduce Travel Times

Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, projects include real-time traffic information, transit signal timing systems, and seamless transit payment systems

Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2023 and 1st Quarter 2023 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of March 2023 and the first quarter of 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters.

READOUT on the International Summit on Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Detroit

DETROIT, MI – While in Detroit for the APEC Transportation Ministers’ Meeting, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the U.S. co-hosted a summit with the United Kingdom and Canada that included the UK’s Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, Canada’s Minister of Transport...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $220 Million to Modernize Ferry Service and Better Connect Rural Communities

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $220 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support or modernize passenger ferry service in rural and urban communities across the country.

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