Biden-Harris Administration Announces $130 Million for Seven Transportation Projects on Federal and Tribal Lands as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

Applications also open for next round of funding to improve access to Federal and Tribal lands

Biden-Harris Administration announces Progress on Hudson River Tunnel Project

Project Expected to Create More than 72,000 Jobs, Reduce Delays for 200,000 Commuters, and Grow the Economy

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New, Streamlined Funding Application Process for Infrastructure Projects That Reconnect Communities

WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the Department of Transportation is now taking applications for the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program, an unprecedented effort to build good transportation infrastructure to reconnect communities...

Air Travel Consumer Report: April 2023 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of April 2023 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 162 Community-Led Infrastructure Projects as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

This year, the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program funds projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.7 Billion to Help Put Better, Cleaner Buses on the Roads in Communities Across the Country

Beyond Cleaner Buses, Grant Winners Invest in America’s Workers with Strong Labor Provisions

Biden-Harris Administration Opens Streamlined Application Process for More Than $5.5 Billion in Funding to Help Carry Out Major Infrastructure Projects Across the Country

Funding is possible because of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda and includes specific funding for major projects in rural areas

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Dropped in the First Three Months of 2023

Fatalities decline as more miles are driven; fatality rate drops compared to 2022

Roundup of USDOT Efforts to Keep Communities Safe and Hold the Rail Industry Accountable

Following the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, USDOT has taken steps to improve rail safety and called on Congress to pass the Railway Safety Act

Great Lakes Seaway Announces Port Winners of 2022 Season “Pacesetter Award”

The U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced today that nine U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System received its Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award

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