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...
February 4, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 3, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation pushed a hefty $524 million out to states in the week ending Jan. 22 to reimburse them for construction project...
February 3, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, President Obama proposed $1.82 billion in funding for 27 major transit construction projects that will create jobs and increase transportation options...
February 2, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by R.G. Edmonson appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Initial figures for fiscal 2011 indicate that the departments of Transportation and Homeland Security will be marking time financially in fiscal...
February 2, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today said President Obama’s $79 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation continues strong levels of...
January 20, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Payments by the Department of Transportation to reimburse states for stimulus projects reached $8.101 billion as of Jan. 8, DOT said, up about...
January 13, 2010 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on January 12, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Joseph Szabo today announced historic safety regulations requiring...
December 11, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A House-Senate conference committee cleared a massive spending bill that provides $122.1 billion in transportation, housing and development funding in 2010. The...
December 9, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on December 8, 2009.) What Does The Act Do? The proposed legislation does three things: * First, the bill would authorize the Secretary to establish and enforce federal safety standards for rail transit...
December 9, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on December 8, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the Obama Administration’s Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, a new transit...
