March 1, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The Department of Transportation issued the following on March 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation will furlough nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday, temporarily shutting down highway reimbursements to states worth hundreds of millions...
February 19, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on February 18, 2010.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Not one cent of the $105 million in federal transportation stimulus money awarded Wednesday to railroad giant Norfolk Southern will be allocated to...
February 18, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Brad Cooper and Lynn Horsley appeared on the Kansas City Star website on February 17, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood handed the Kansas City area $50 million in federal stimulus money for transportation...
February 18, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Business First of Louisville website on February 17, 2010.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The state of Kentucky Wednesday was awarded $17.6 million in federal stimulus funds to rehabilitate short-line railroads owned by R.J. Corman Railroad Group....
February 18, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 18, 2010.) NORMAL, Ill. — A central Illinois community is celebrating its selection to receive a large chunk of stimulus money. Federal authorities say $22 million will go to help pay for a $40 million...
February 18, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Terry L. Jones appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on February 18, 2010.) HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Gov. Haley Barbour’s visionary plan to create a transportation hub near the Palmers Crossing area received a boost Wednesday with a...
February 18, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 17, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One year to the day after President Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will...
February 8, 2010 | CSX, DOT, Headlines
(The following story by Lee Logan and Steve Bousquet appeared on the Miami Herald website on February 6, 2010.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos was cleared Friday of allegations that she skirted state public records laws in a...
February 5, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 4, 2010.) NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday that it has named a former U.S. secretary of transportation who served under President Bill Clinton to its board. Rodney Slater will join...
February 4, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(The following story by Richard S. Dunham appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on February 3, 2010.) WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood blamed Texas officials Wednesday for the state’s failure to win federal aid for a high-speed rail...
