Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.7 Billion to Help Put Better, Cleaner Buses on the Roads in Communities Across the Country

Beyond Cleaner Buses, Grant Winners Invest in America’s Workers with Strong Labor Provisions

Biden-Harris Administration Opens Streamlined Application Process for More Than $5.5 Billion in Funding to Help Carry Out Major Infrastructure Projects Across the Country

Funding is possible because of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda and includes specific funding for major projects in rural areas

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Dropped in the First Three Months of 2023

Fatalities decline as more miles are driven; fatality rate drops compared to 2022

Roundup of USDOT Efforts to Keep Communities Safe and Hold the Rail Industry Accountable

Following the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, USDOT has taken steps to improve rail safety and called on Congress to pass the Railway Safety Act

Great Lakes Seaway Announces Port Winners of 2022 Season “Pacesetter Award”

The U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced today that nine U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System received its Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award

USDOT Proposes Requirements for Real-time Hazmat Information for Firefighters and First Responders to Improve Freight Rail Safety

Proposal Adds to Several Actions USDOT Has Taken to Improve Freight Rail Safety

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Rebuild I-95 in Philadelphia

Tanker truck fire causes partial collapse of key north-south connector

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Technical Assistance Grants for Transportation Projects in Rural and Tribal Communities

Grants Do Not Require a Local Match

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $150 Million Grant for Bus Rapid Transit in Pittsburgh

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

FAA Requires Secondary Flight Deck Barrier

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require a secondary barrier on the flight deck of new commercial airplanes to ensure the safety of aircraft, flight crew and air passengers.

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