News Digest DOT 53-15

DOT Raises Maximum Denied Boarding Compensation, Liability Limit for Domestic Airline Baggage.  The U.S. Department of Transportation has raised the limits on compensation to “bumped” passengers and settlements on domestic baggage claims, effective August 25, 2015.  The limit on...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Oklahoma’s Flood-Damaged Roads

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) cover the costs...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $2 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Repair Alaska’s Flood-Damaged Dalton Highway

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $2 million in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities pay...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $3 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Storm-Damaged Roads in Kentucky

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $3 million in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) cover the costs of...

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Visits Local Officials To Discuss Memphis’ Proposed $265.5 Million Lamar Avenue Project

Nation’s Impending Funding Shortfalls Put Key Highway Projects in Doubt

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was joined by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton today at the Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to discuss the proposed Lamar Avenue...

Secretary Foxx’s Infrastructure Week Travel Shows Need for Robust Funding Strategy

WASHINGTON – With federal surface transportation funding set to expire on May 31, thousands of stakeholders will rally together for Infrastructure Week to urge Congress to say “no” to more short-term measures and “yes” to a long-term funding solution. In support of the third annual...

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Mendez Visits Milwaukee’s I-94 North-South Freeway Project

RACINE, Wis. – U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez joined state and local officials for a site visit and tour of the I-94 North-South Freeway Expansion and Reconstruction project, calling it an example of the large-scale, regional investments that can be generated nationwide if...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces LadderSTEP Technical Assistance Program

INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a new technical assistance program – LadderSTEP – that will help seven cities foster sustainable economic development related to planned transportation projects. The choices made regarding transportation...

FHWA’s Environmental Excellence Award Recipients Named

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today revealed the 2015 Environmental Excellence Award recipients. Selected by an independent panel, the 15 awards are the agency’s biennial recognition of innovative efforts to...