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Following today’s signing of the federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Alaska’s Sterling Highway project by Governor Bill Walker, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao released the following statement: “The U.S. Department of Transportation congratulates Senator...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today swore in Raymond P. Martinez as the sixth Administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
“Ray’s years of experience promoting traffic safety at the state level, as...
WASHINGTON – Ronald L. Batory was sworn in this morning by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao as the 14th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). A railroad industry professional with more than 45 years of experience, Mr. Batory is widely respected, having...
States must receive FTA certification by April 15, 2019 or new federal transit funds cannot be awarded
WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today that the District of Columbia has obtained federal...
BTS Releases 2017 Border Crossing/Entry Data - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released Border Crossing/Entry Data for the full year 2017. The database shows the number of crossings into the U.S. through land ports...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects...
December 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its February 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report on air carrier data compiled for the month of December 2017 and calendar year 2017. In 2017, the carriers posted a bumping rate of 0.34 per 10,000 passengers, the...