November 9, 2012 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The next U.S. Transportation secretary — whether it’s Ray LaHood or someone else — will confront a highway system starved for cash and financed by a gasoline tax almost no one wants to raise. Whether LaHood stays as secretary is an open...
November 6, 2012 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, November 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier announced it is leading an Interstate Petroleum Transport Team to ensure the fastest and most efficient movement of...
November 2, 2012 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, November 1, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced he is making $12 million in quick release emergency relief funds immediately available to New Jersey and Connecticut...
October 31, 2012 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, October 30, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced he is making $13 million in quick release emergency relief funds immediately available to New York and Rhode Island...
October 5, 2012 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, October 5, 2012) BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced the on-time and on-budget completion of a two-year project making upgrades and repairs along 190 miles of track...
October 2, 2012 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, October 1, 2012) MERIDEN, Conn. — U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari today announced that the state of Connecticut will receive $120 million in High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program funding...
September 25, 2012 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, September 19, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $74.8 million to the Commonwealth of Virginia to continue development of the Southeast High-Speed Rail...
September 19, 2012 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 19, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $74.8 million to the Commonwealth of Virginia to continue development of the Southeast High-Speed Rail...
August 28, 2012 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, August 23, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the launch of the Freight Policy Council which will focus on improving the condition and performance of the national...
July 23, 2012 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, July 23, 2012) WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $787 million that will put Americans to work modernizing and replacing aging transit facilities and vehicles to meet the...
