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Emergency

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2336

“Quick Release” Emergency Relief Grant

Funds to Speed Emergency Repairs for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Months of Wildfires

WASHINGTON – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help begin repairs...

Hurricane Irma Recovery Efforts by USDOT & FAA in the Caribbean

In the wake of Hurricane Irma's destructive path through the Caribbean, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is supporting storm recovery efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a fully-staffed mobile air traffic control tower at Cyril E. King International Airport in St. Thomas. The tower...

Unmanned Aerial Systems for Disaster Response and Recovery

Date: 07/16/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Abstract

Natural disasters can severely impact transportation networks. In the hours and days following a major flooding event, knowing the location and extent of the damage is...

Emergency Evacuation and Response

Date: 06/17/2015, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: John L. Renne, Ph.DOrganization: University New OrleansOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (OST-R)   Abstract

In the past decade since Hurricane Katrina devastated New...

Serious Injury Reporting Tip Cards

These tip cards templates describe the serious injury thresholds and definitions in compact, easy to use formats. They are designed to be used as quick reference documents for law enforcement in the field.

MMUCC 4th Edition Injury Severity Definitions

This presentation, "Training for Law Enforcement on Reporting Serious Injuries as Defined in the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) 4th Edition", describes injury severity definitions and how to identify and code them in accordance with FHWA and NHTSA's new serious injury reporting...

05.18.2017 - Ceremonial Opening of Atlanta’s I-85 Bridge

Remarks Prepared for Delivery by

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao

Ceremonial Opening of Atlanta’s I-85 Bridge

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Thank you, Governor Deal and Commissioner McMurry.

On behalf of the President, I am so pleased to be here today, to...