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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $27.5 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Loan to Upgrade the South Shore Line in Indiana
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau (Bureau) has provided a $27.5 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan for a portion of the $649 million Double Track Project along a 26.6-mile segment of the South Shore...Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $274 Million in Funding for 12 Projects to Improve and Expand Transportation Infrastructure in Rural Areas
New Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program, made possible by the President’s infrastructure law, makes long overdue safety and state of good repair investments to transportation systems in rural areas across the nationBiden-Harris Administration Announces $686 Million in Grants to Modernize Older Transit Stations and Improve Accessibility Across the Country
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 15 grants in nine states to help make it easier for people with disabilities and mobility needs to access some of the nation's oldest and busiest rail transit systems through essential upgrades...Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Billion Available through the 2023 RAISE Grant Program
Popular RAISE Discretionary Grant Program helps communities build transportation projects that have significant local or regional impact and improve safety and equity.U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $98 Million in Loans for Safety Improvements on Virginia’s I-81
USDOT’s financing arm provides extra help for rural areas, with financing at half the Treasury rateU.S. Department of Transportation Announces Confirmation of Shailen Bhatt as 21st Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced that Shailen Bhatt has been confirmed as the 21st Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).Biden-Harris Administration, USDOT Make Available One of the Largest Investments in 50 Years to Expand Intercity Passenger Rail Across America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of almost $2.3 billion in funding to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail nationwide through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity...Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at Worldport Louisville, Kentucky
Thank you very much, Justin, appreciate your remarks and appreciate your story and the kind introduction.
Thanks to all of you who have welcomed me and my colleagues from DOT for today's visit. And thank you, of course, for everything that you do, especially in this very, very...