Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

David Rodrigue Confirmed as New NHDOT Commissioner (New Hampshire DOT news release)

Governor Appoints David Quintana as Acting New Mexico DOT Secretary (New Mexico Governor’s Office)

Eastern Ohio area schools encouraged to paint an Ohio DOT snowplow (Ohio DOT news release)

Safety

WYDOT and partners have started a new safer roads project (Wyoming Public Radio)

How Indianapolis’ new road safety team intends to eliminate traffic deaths by 2035 (WFYI Radio)

GHSA, BusPatrol Release National Action Plan to End Illegal School Bus Passings (Governors Highway Safety Association)

Funding and Finance

Illinois municipalities push for local fuel tax as gas prices rise (The Center Square)

Connected and Automated Vehicles

Minnesota’s move to autonomous vehicles stalls in transportation committee (Minnesota House of Representatives)

California politics could cause a reversal on autonomous trucks (Politico)

Highways and Streets

Traffic Congestion: How Incentives Can Reduce Gridlock (UCLA’s It Turns Out podcast)

Freight

How nearly $500M for truck parking aims to make US roads safer (USA Today)

Rail

LA Moving Forward On Overhaul Of Union Station To Prepare It For High-Speed Rail (Secret Los Angeles)

AAR touts safety improvements as part of industry lobbying day on Capitol Hill (Trains)

Planning

Georgia DOT FIFA World Cup 2026 Preparations (Georgia DOT podcast)

MoDOT Opens Final Comment Period for Long-Range Plans (MoDOT news release)

Security and Resilience

Another scam text circulates about unpaid tickets in Arizona (Arizona DOT news release)

Infrastructure

Louisiana DOTD Celebrates Completion of Pecue Lane/I-10 Interchange Project (Louisiana DOTD news release)

Utah DOT demolishes west half of University Avenue bridge in Provo (Utah DOT news release)

Final bridge girders to be set on North Memorial Parkway overpass (Alabama DOT news release)

Public Transportation

NJ Transit not immunized from out-of-state lawsuits, U.S. Supreme Court rules (New Jersey Monitor)

New APTA report highlights economic benefits of public transit ahead of surface transportation reauthorization process (Mass Transit)

Aviation

American Airlines First US Airline To Get Approval To Resume Flights To Venezuela (AP)

Water

NC regulators object to Wilmington Harbor deepening project. Here’s why (StarNews)

Judge tosses monopoly lawsuit against Mackinac Island ferry companies (WOOD-TV)

Workforce

OPM proposes new layoff rules emphasizing performance and reducing employee protections (Government Executive)

Association News

Transportation leaders gather in Denver to discuss opportunity, infrastructure and growth (KDVR-TV)

Other

US Supreme Court Hears Case on Transportation Law (C-SPAN)

NFL Draft fans? Meet Pittsburgh’s roads, transit and hospitality sector. (Pittsburgh’s Public Source)

AASHTO News

AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations Annual Meeting March 25-27, 2026, Charlotte, NC (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Spring Meeting April 12-15, 2026, Savannah, GA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTOWare Connect Conference April 21-22, 2026, Des Moines, IA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Right of Way, Utilities & Outdoor Advertising Controls Conference April 21-24, 2026, Cincinnati, OH (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Product Evaluation & Audit Solutions Annual Meeting June 21-25, 2026, Savannah, GA (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders

10746-10748 [2026-04348] PDF TXT
Federal Highway Administration
Notices

Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Arizona Department of Transportation Final FHWA Audit Four Report

10847-10853 [2026-04353] PDF TXT

Renewal Package From the State of Ohio to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State

10853-10855 [2026-04354] PDF TXT
Rules

National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision

10771-10773 [2026-04365] PDF TXT
Federal Railroad Administration
Notices

Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance

10855-10856 [2026-04367] PDF TXT
US Department Of Transportation
Notices

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Request for Information-Research To Support Establishing a National Strategy for Transportation Digital Infrastructure

10856 [2026-04391] PDF TXT