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AASHTO Daily Transportation Update
Daily Transportation Update
Your links to transportation news from across the nation.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

FUNDING
Michigan Lawmakers Focus on Transportation in Looking Ahead to Budget Wrap-Up
Link to article in Crain's Detroit Business
STATE DOT NEWS
Montana DOT's Research Newsletter – Spring 2013
Link to newsletter
ROADWAYS & VEHICLES
West Virginia Officials Discuss Tweaks to Turnpike Incident Management Plan
Link to article in The Register-Herald
Virginia to Take Step Toward Express Lanes for I-66
Link to article in The Examiner
FREIGHT
Trucking Execs Have Questions, Suggestions, for US DOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx
Link to Transportation Issues Daily
PASSENGER RAIL
GOP, Amtrak Debate Responsibility for Funding Long-Distance Train Routes
Link to article in The Hill
Three Recommendations for Strengthening the Federal-State Partnership on Passenger Rail
Link to Transportation Issues Daily
Metro-North to Resume Full Service
Link to article in The New York Times
TRANSIT
Status-Quo Transportation Bill Disappoints Minnesota Transit Advocates
Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio
Metro Set to Break Ground on Uptown Transit District
Link to article in the Cincinnati Business Courier
SECURITY
Exit Lane Portals Being Tested at Atlantic City Airport Hope to Replace Need for TSA Agents
Link to story on News 12 New Jersey
PEDESTRIANS/BICYCLES
Bicycles at Heart of Seattle Disaster Relief Contingency Plans
Link to article on road.cc
TRANSPORTATION BLOGS
Summer Air Travel is Heating Up; US DOT Has You Covered
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane
At Gallaudet, a Commencement Message for Graduates Everywhere: Dream Big; Be Bold; Work Together
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane
US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Anthony Foxx Confirmation Hearing for Transportation Secretary Set for Today
Link to article in The Washington Post
US DOT IG Report: Weak and Splintered Management of DBE Program Leaves It 'Exposed to Billions of Dollars in Fraud, Waste and Abuse'
Link to article in the National Law Review
Volpe News – May 21
Link to US DOT article
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
2013 TRB 92nd Annual Meeting Highlights: Deploying Transportation Research: Doing Things Smarter, Better, Faster
Link to TRB article
HDR, Inc.
AASHTOWare
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Transportation TV
FRA’s Szabo, AASHTO Pres. Lewis and Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Make News
This Special Report on the AASHTO 2013 Spring Meeting in Providence includes an interview with Joe Szabo, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, AASHTO Pres. Mike Lewis, director of the Rhode island DOT, and New York Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald.
AASHTO Bookstore
2013 Interim Revisions to The Manual For Bridge Evaluation, 2nd Edition
The 2013 interim contains updated information for the Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 2nd Edition. It is necessary to have this interim to have all current specification information. 2012.
Federal Register Information
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
Noise Compatibility Program
Tweed–New Haven Regional Airport
30385–30386 [2013–12178]
[TEXT] [PDF]
PROPOSED RULES
Airworthiness Directives
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. Airplanes
30243–30245 [2013–12142]
[TEXT] [PDF]
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
NOTICES
Agreements Filed
30302 [2013–12209]
[TEXT] [PDF]
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
30386–30387 [2013–12100]
[TEXT] [PDF]
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Vessel LITTLE BAY WATCH
30389 [2013–12181]
[TEXT] [PDF]
Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Vessel MON AMI
30387 [2013–12177]
[TEXT] [PDF]
Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Vessel OSPREY
30388–30389 [2013–12182]
[TEXT] [PDF]
Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Vessel VELA
30389–30390 [2013–12179]
[TEXT] [PDF]
Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Vessel WIPE OUT 2
30387–30388 [2013–12188]
[TEXT] [PDF]
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
NOTICES
Trackage Rights Exemptions
Grainbelt Corp.; BNSF Railway Co. and Stillwater Central Railroad Co.
30395–30396 [2013–12201]
[TEXT] [PDF]
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
NOTICES
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers
30319–30320 [2013–12224]
[TEXT] [PDF]
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