“Tonight the President issued a bipartisan call to repair and restore America’s aging infrastructure. Over the last two years, due to the President’s policies, our economy has generated historic levels of economic and job growth for Americans and widespread private sector investment. This...
Funds to states and territories for damage from a variety of events
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $705.7 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 34 states, as well as...
DOT 01-19Tuesday, February 5, 2019Contact: Nancy WilochkaTel.: (202) 366-5128
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More than $60 Million in Funding for Leading Transportation Research
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced more than $60 million in funding for 32 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) around the country. UTCs are comprised of groups of universities seeking solutions to national, regional and local transportation issues....
Written Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoWorld Economic Forum Annual MeetingSession on Shaping the Future of MobilityTuesday, January 22, 2019
Our world is in the midst of a truly revolutionary era in transportation. New technologies such as...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for Automated Driving System Demonstration Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced up to $60 million in federal grant funding for projects that test the safe...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) will provide the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) System a $908 million Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) direct loan...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is announcing the second round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal Register today. The INFRA program is expected to make...
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department released two new policies to overhaul its administrative procedures and effect regulatory reform. These policies, issued by the General Counsel, apply to all guidance and rulemaking activities conducted by all components of the Department.
The first...
Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee and Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is soliciting applications and nominations for membership on two federal advisory committees on air...