Inspectors to conduct 45-day focused safety assessment of Metra
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of a 45-day focused deep dive safety assessment of Chicago’s Metra in response to three...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the release of $1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Alabama Department of Transportation for repairs to the northbound I-65 bridge over Middle River in Baldwin and...
Funds will help begin repair work to critical Wilmington-area bridge
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate release of $2 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration to help the Delaware Department...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces the Availability of $100 Million for New Ladders of Opportunity Initiative to Connect More Americans with Jobs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the award and distribution of approximately $123.5 million for passenger ferry projects and ferry operators throughout the United States and selected territories. The funds will support existing ferry service on many of the...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today joined Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla and other territorial officials for the groundbreaking of the PR 18/21 Improvements project on the island’s busiest north-south corridor. The $16.1 million project, which relies on...
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United States – Botswana Open-Skies Aviation Agreement Enters Into Force. The United States – Botswana Open-Skies aviation agreement, which was negotiated in December 2013 at the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Conference (ICAN), entered into force on May 23,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded approximately $167 million to the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and $67 million to New Jersey Transit (NJT) from the FTA’s Emergency Relief Program to help both agencies continue...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today fined Southwest Airlines $200,000 for violating the Department’s full-fare advertising rules and ordered the carrier to cease and desist from further violations. By violating the full-fare advertising rule in this case, Southwest...
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Contact: Dave Smallen
Tel: 202-366-5568
BTS Releases March North American Freight Numbers
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