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...
December 3, 2009 | DOT, Headlines
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on December 2, 2009.) The Department of Transportation’s infrastructure project spending under the stimulus law reached $6.3 billion through Nov. 20, up from $5.9 billion a week earlier....
