U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces More Than $363 Million in Grants for State Highway Projects

DOT Prohibits Enbridge Energy from Reopening Pipeline 14 in Adams County, Wisconsin After July 27 Spill

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a corrective action order against Enbridge Energy.  That order prohibits the resumption of operations on Pipeline 14 in Adams Co., Wisconsin until Enbridge submits...

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Launches Historic Expansion of Infrastructure Finance Fund

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the availability of up to $17 billion in loans for critical infrastructure projects across the country as a result of the recently enacted surface transportation bill.  Secretary LaHood encouraged states and cities across...

DOT Fines Travelocity for Violating DOT Price Advertising Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined online travel agent Travelocity $180,000 for violating the Department’s rule on full-fare advertising by failing to include fuel surcharges and other fees in advertised airfares and ordered it to cease and desist from...

DOT Fines World Atlantic Airlines for Charter Violations Related to Direct Air’s Shutdown

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined World Atlantic Airlines $180,000 for violating rules protecting passengers when their public charter flights are suddenly canceled.

World Atlantic was one of several carriers operating flights for Direct Air, a charter...

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DOT Selects Jackson, Miss. for Nonstop Service to Reagan Washington National Airport. Jackson, Miss. will continue to receive a daily nonstop flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by US Airways under a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Visits Miami to Highlight New Federal Safety Oversight for Transit

MIAMI – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff visited Miami-Dade County officials to highlight a legislative victory that will ensure that transit passengers in the United States who...

Department of Transportation Praises U.S. Court of Appeals Decision to Uphold Airline Passenger Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. United States Department of Transportation. Spirit Airlines, Allegiant Air, and...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Appoints Kimberly Moore as Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Accountability Officer

Today, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced he is appointing Kimberly Moore as the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Accountability Officer to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).  Moore will report directly to Secretary LaHood on all matters relating to the...

DOT Praises U.S. Court of Appeals Decision to Uphold Airline Passenger Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. United States...