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WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined President Biden in announcing $4.9 billion in funding for 37 infrastructure projects across the country, made possible by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and a part of the Investing in America agenda.
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $140 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for the 2022 holiday travel meltdown.
Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg highlighted major Biden-Harris Administration investments that will strengthen supply chains, helping to reduce shipping time, costs, and ultimately lower the price of goods for the American people.
Washington, DC - Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker hosted a news conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters on Monday to preview holiday travel numbers and potential weather disruptions, share proactive steps DOT and FAA have taken over the past year to improve air travel operations, and provide an update on DOT's historic expansion of passenger rights under the Biden-Harris Administration.
Washington, DC – Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new round of grants going to 41 ports across the United States from President Biden’s infrastructure package. In total, DOT is sending out more than $653 million this year to modernize the ports that America’s supply chains depend on, from the Port of Long Beach in Southern California to a river port in Northwest Arkansas.
Washington, DC - This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to South Florida to share an update on the state of transportation and highlight major investments in the Sunshine State made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Washington, DC — With just hours left to avoid a Republican government shutdown, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has made clear the harm this shutdown would cause, from work stopping at the Department of Transportation, to Federal employees, including military servicemembers, air traffic controllers, and more being forced to work without a paycheck. Even a few days of a shutdown could set back efforts to hire and train air traffic controllers, just as we turn the corner on a years-long backlog to fully staff the nation’s air traffic control towers and bring the flight cancellation rate down to even lower than pre-pandemic levels.
Anchorage, AK – Last week, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg traveled to Alaska on a three-day infrastructure investment tour where he learned about the state’s unique transportation needs, including in its rural and Tribal areas, where airports, ports, roads, ferries and more play...