DOT Establishes Composition of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Working Group
The Department of Transportation announced the formation of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Formula Working Group on April 11. The panel, a requirement of the FAST Act that President Obama signed into law in December, is designed to analyze the requirements and factors for establishing a new allocation formula for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s flagship state grant program.
April 11, 2016Ohio DOT to Tackle $2.1 Billion Worth of Highway and Bridge Projects This Year
Ohio will work on nearly $2.1 billion worth of new and ongoing road and bridge projects this year.
March 30, 2016DOT Accepting Applications for FASTLANE Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies, or FASTLANE, grants.
March 23, 2016DOT Announces 7 Smart City Finalists
Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Denver; Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh; Portland, Oregon; and San Francisco are finalists for the Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, Secretary Anthony Foxx announced March 12 at the South by Southwest conference in Austin.
March 14, 2016DOT Estimates Value of Truck Tonnage to Rise 84% by 2045
According to a Department of Transportation study released March 3, the amount of freight moved by trucks in the United States will increase 44% by 2045 while its value will jump 84%.
March 3, 2016US DOT Offers Universities Nearly $73 Million to Expand Transportation Research
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making available up to $72.5 million in fiscal 2016 for universities looking to expand their transportation research initiatives.
March 2, 2016DOT Awards Relief Funds to Arkansas
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department will receive $1 million in federal aid to repair corridors damaged by recent floods, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Feb. 25.
February 25, 2016DOT Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Department of Transportation celebrated its 50th anniversary at a ceremony in Washington on Feb. 3 attended by Secretary Anthony Foxx and six of his predecessors.
February 3, 2016State DOTs Might Soon Receive Old Earmark Funds
A little-noticed provision in the five-year transportation funding bill that became law on Dec. 18 might offer an unexpected funding bonus for state departments of transportation.
December 28, 2015'Let the Wookiee Win': Iowa DOT Invokes Star Wars for Highway Safety
Put down your phone while driving, you will, or to the Dark Side it will lead.
December 16, 2015