July 28, 2011 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 27, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More aviation construction projects across the country are coming to a halt and construction workers are being sent home due to a continuing fight in Washington over funding the Federal Aviation...
July 27, 2011 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Federal Aviation Administration press release, July 26, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration issued additional “stop work orders” over the last twenty-four hours to construction and technology contractors for critical modernization...
July 27, 2011 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, July 26, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats plan to introduce a bill to restore funding to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Washington Post has reported. The newspaper also reports that the FAA had to shut down partially on...
July 22, 2011 | DOT, Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 21, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, warned that Congressional inactivity regarding a Federal Aviation Administration bill would be harmful to U.S. workers and the economy. If...
July 22, 2011 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, July 21, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that work can begin on closing the last three highway-rail grade crossings on the Keystonecorridor with the signing of...
July 13, 2011 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 12, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce is reporting that — as of June 30, 2011 — the Department of Transportation has paid states $29.6 billion for transportation infrastructure work funded by the 2009 stimulus law....
July 5, 2011 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation Press Release, July 1, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced travel time on Amtrak’s Vermonter line will be cut by nearly 30 minutes through a $72.8 million grant to the Massachusetts...
July 1, 2011 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, June 30, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $527 million will be available for a third round of the highly successful TIGER (Transportation Investment...
June 30, 2011 | DOT, Headlines, Technology
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, June 29, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that transit providers will be able to compete for a share of $101.4 million in federal funding by proposing innovative...
June 30, 2011 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, June 29, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a $562.9 million loan to Amtrak under the Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad Rehabilitation and...
