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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that is the first step of a larger agency initiative to upgrade the standards for truck and trailer underride...
BTS’ National Transportation Statistics Updated - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today updated National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a web-only reference guide to national-level transportation data. NTS, updated quarterly, includes a wide...
April 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
WASHINGTON-- U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent a letter today notifying state Department of Transportation officials that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be unable to incur new obligations or make reimbursements to states beginning August 1, 2015, a day after the...
Letter from Secretary Foxx to each of 56 State, Territory, and DC DOTs on July 14, 2015.
Federally funded project exemplifies transportation investment nation needs, officials say
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) celebrated the opening of the long-awaited Presidio Parkway with local and state...
Resolution on county road safety, signed in conjunction with National Association of Counties 80th Annual Conference.
BOSTON, Mass. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Under Secretary for Policy, Peter Rogoff, joined Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and other officials earlier today for the groundbreaking for the Connect Historic Boston project. Construction will soon begin on...
FTA Seeks Nominations for Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published a Federal Register notice seeking nominations for up to eight representatives from the public transportation safety community for...
WASHINGTON – The Highway Trust Fund is set to expire on July 31. Without action from Congress, federal funding for transportation will come to a screeching halt. And with it, so will traffic in many places across the country.
Over the last six years, Congress has passed 33 short-term...