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DOT awards $77 million in research grants

- January 18, 2012

U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $77 million in grants to 22 University Transportation Centers (UTC) to advance transportation research and education programs. The UTCs conduct research that ...

LaHood awards $7 million for Southeast high-speed rail corridor between D.C., Atlanta

- December 13, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has awarded $7 million to Georgia and Washington D.C. to continue work on the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor linking Atlanta ...

Obama U.S. DOT funding law drops highway limit about $2 billion

- November 20, 2011

President Barack Obama on Nov. 18 signed into law a spending package that Congress passed on Nov. 17, which includes Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations for the U.S. ...

Caltrans Wins U.S. DOT 2011 National Roadway Safety Award

- November 15, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Caltrans with a 2011 National Roadway Safety Award for developing an innovative safety software program that makes it easier for ...

Orange County Transportation Authority awarded $9.3 million in federal grants

- October 17, 2011

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has been awarded $9.3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for projects to improve transit throughout Orange County. The competitive ...

LaHood: $24.3 million in grants to boost Keystone Corridor train Speeds to 125 mph

- July 22, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 21 said that work can begin on closing the last three highway-rail grade crossings on the Keystone Corridor with the ...

LaHood announces $1.58 billion for 27 major U.S. transit projects

- June 28, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced $1.58 billion for 27 transit projects nationwide that will improve public transportation access for millions of Americans, while reducing our ...

U.S. DOT holds inaugural roundtable for women working in blue collar transportation careers

- June 7, 2011

The inaugural roundtable for women working in blue collar transportation careers was held on Friday, June 3, at the U.S. Department of Transportation. This roundtable included representatives ...

Report: Speed up economy three decades by investing in mega-event related infrastructure

- May 18, 2011

A new report released by PwC US –"Game on: Mega-event infrastructure opportunities" – highlights how investment in mega-event-related infrastructure can accelerate economic development in a country by ...

LaHood kicks off initiative for advancing women transportation at Women’s Transportation Conference

- May 18, 2011

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Women’s Transportation Seminar President and CEO Marcia Ferranto and WTS Board Chair Terry Gruver launched Transportation YOU, a national educational initiative ...

U.S. DOT approves $418 million loan for SH 161 construction

- April 18, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide an estimated $418.4 million loan that will bring congestion relief to drivers in Dallas County by helping pay ...

U.S. DOT, Idaho town sign $3.5 million agreement for road upgrades

- April 13, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of Hailey, Idaho, have signed a $3.5 million agreement that will allow work to begin on much-needed upgrades to ...

Construction begins on Black River Bridge

- December 14, 2010

Construction on a new Black River Bridge in Port Huron, Mich., can now begin thanks to a signed agreement between the U.S. Department of Transportation ...

$21.5 million grant starts work on Park East Corridor lift bridges

- December 14, 2010

Work can begin on two Park East Corridor lift bridges in downtown Milwaukee with the signing of a $21.5 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. ...

U.S. DOT awards $2.4 billion for high-speed rail

- November 1, 2010

The Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are awarding $2.4 billion for planning and construction of intercity passenger rail service for 54 projects in ...

Texas DOT awarded $5.6 million grant

- October 28, 2010

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey ...

Minnesota gets $1.5 million in emergency funds

- October 22, 2010

The U.S. Department of Transportation has made $1.5 million in quick-release emergency funds immediately available to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to begin repairs to roads and ...

U.S. economy grows at slower pace than expected, urgent need for job creation

- August 31, 2010

News that the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the second quarter of 2010 should sound an alarm to Congress, says Dennis Slater, ...

U.S. DOT donates crash test dummies to Smithsonian

- July 19, 2010

The U.S. Department of Transportation is donating a number of “Vince and Larry” crash-test dummy costumes and related auto safety items to the Smithsonian Institution. These objects now ...

Cat exec: Creating jobs top priority with new highway bill

- July 15, 2010

Fostering long-term economic growth and creating American jobs should be the top priorities in the passage of a new, multi-year federal highway and transit investment bill, Caterpillar ...

Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Surface trade up 19.5%

- March 30, 2010

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 19.5 percent higher in January 2010 ...

LaHood appoints new advisory council members for transportation statistics

- March 30, 2010

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced the appointment of 10 new members to the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS) to advise the Department’s Bureau ...

Biden announces 10,000 stimulus-funded transportation projects underway in all 50 states

- March 19, 2010

Vice President Joe Biden today announced that 10,000 transportation projects are now under way in all 50 states and the District of Columbia thanks to the American ...