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Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $2.2 Billion in Grants to Support Essential Transit Service Jobs Nationwide
Funds from President Biden's American Rescue Plan will provide additional support to 35 transit agencies in 18 states
WASHINGTON – At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today...
Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Nearly $1.5 Billion in Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Modernize Bus Fleets and Facilities
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes funding to expand the availability of clean buses in communities across the country
WASHINGTON – At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $1.05 Billion Financing for Capital Beltway Express Lanes Construction in Virginia
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that the Build America Bureau provided a $1.05 billion low interest loan to Capital Beltway Express, LLC to refinance an existing loan for the Capital Beltway express lanes and construction of a northern extension called the 495 NEXT...
NHTSA Releases 2020 Traffic Crash Data
Showing highest number of fatalities and highest fatality rate since 2007U.S. Will Block Russian Aircraft from Using All Domestic Airspace
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Transportation and its Federal Aviation Administration are issuing orders blocking Russian aircraft and airlines from entering and using all domestic U.S. airspace.
“The...
DOT Announces New Funding for America’s Marine Highway Program to Strengthen Supply Chains
$25 Million available, the largest single appropriation of funding ever thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of $25 million in funding...
Transportation Supply Chain Indicators
As a result of the strength of the recovery under President Biden, which helped create more than 6 million jobs, and the fastest quarter of economic growth since the mid-1980s, increases in cargo volume mean that our supply chains – particularly our ports, rail, and trucking that move goods...
Air Travel Consumer Report: December 2021, Full Year 2021 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of December 2021 and the full calendar year 2021 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, complaints...
U.S. Department of Transportation Finalizes Procedures to Increase Access at Newark for Lower Cost Carriers
Today’s action promotes competition, helps consumers by providing them with lower fares and more choices
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a notice finalizing its procedures to reassign 16 peak afternoon and evening runway times...