Daily Transportation Update

News

Funding and Finance

AASHTO Provides USDOT Input on Funding Reauthorization (AASHTO Journal)

After false starts, Oregon House passes transportation tax package (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

FHWA Announces Availability of Over $40 Million to Improve Roadway Safety on Tribal Lands (FHWA)

Alaska DOT&PF Secures Record Setting $183M in Federal Transportation Funding (Alaska DOT&PF news release)

Environment and Sustainability

Mississippi DOT Unveils Hurricane Katrina Documentary (AASHTO Journal)

Hawaii Officials Discuss Lessons Learned From Tsunami Scare (Honolulu Civil Beat)

Shapiro Administration Opens Two New Federally Funded EV Charging Stations (PennDOT news release)

Innovation & Technology

MAASTO Members Sign Safety Technology Resolution (AASHTO Journal)

Colorado DOT Expanding Use Of Cameras To Issue Automated Speeding Tickets (Colorado Public Radio)

State DOT News

This Week at NCDOT: Labor Day Booze It & Lose It, Hurricane Erin, Chapel Hill Intercity Bus Stop (NCDOT news release)

Arkansas DOT Profiled in State DOT 2-Minute Update (AASHTO Journal)

It’s not winter, but at Colorado DOT’s statewide ‘roadeo,’ employees are still driving snowplows (Steamboat Pilot & Today)

Alabama DOT Details Safety Role of ‘Signal Crews’ (AASHTO Journal)

America's Transportation Awards

Kansas DOT projects earn regional honors in national transportation contest (Kansas DOT news release)

Florida Projects Recognized for Excellence in America’s Transportation Awards (West Orlando News)

Safety

Colorado DOT Launches Outreach Campaign, Aims To Encourage Drivers To Slow Down (KOAA-TV)

Michigan State Police warn of “profound increases” in certain crashes (WKAR Radio)

Georgia DOT ‘Ahead of the Curve’ podcast dives into the ‘Keep Georgia Safe’ campaign (Georgia DOT podcast)

Nebraska’s Updated Move-Over Law Takes Effect Sept. 3 (Nebraska DOT news release)

Infrastructure

Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Major Infrastructure Investments for Tampa Bay (Florida DOT news release)

More closures planned for historic ‘Little Golden Gate Bridge’ in Arkansas (KFSM-TV)

Major infrastructure improvement projects progress across central Mississippi (Mississippi DOT news release)

Highways and Streets

Could Michigan resume effort to complete interstate to South Carolina? (MLive)

UDOT plans construction of flex lanes to reduce Pioneer Crossing rush-hour traffic (KUTV-TV)

Virginia Ends Tolls on Coleman Bridge Outside Newport News (Transport Topics)

Congress

Freight Groups Draw Policy Road Map for Congress (Transport Topics)

Freight

Private firms and INDOT are expanding spots to address truck parking shortage (WRTV-TV)

Rail

Maryland DOT awards $1.2M to support freight-rail corridors (Progressive Railroading)

Massachusetts governor rejects any federal takeover of Boston’s South Station as ‘outrageous’ (WBTS-TV)

New Train Info Displays At Ashland, Richmond Stations Improve Public Safety, Ridership (Virginia Mercury)

Public Transportation

Judge grants temporary injunction over further SEPTA’s service cuts (WPVI-TV)

Sound Transit facing up to an estimated $30 billion shortfall to complete major ST3 projects (KING-TV)

Uber says it has a solution to Pa.’s public transit funding problem. There’s a big catch. (Spotlight PA)

Aviation

Report Details Growth of Alaska’s Int’l Airport System (AASHTO Journal)

FAA’s Controller Recruitment Drive Hampered By Shortage Of Instructors (Airside)

Water

Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports (NPR)

Security And Resilience

Nevada DOT Directs Public To Temporary State Website Following Cyberattack (KOLO-TV)

A CLEAR Path to the Front of the Line (NPR’s Up First)

Active Transportation

WSDOT Provides $16M for Active Transportation Projects (AASHTO Journal)

What happened to that bike path? A deep dive into federal transportation funding (Straight Arrow News)

Workforce

FAA Taps Community Colleges to Solve Air Traffic Controller Shortage (WorkersCompensation)

Most feds to get 1% pay raise in 2026 (Federal News Network)

US Department of Transportation

BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics 8/29/2025 (BTS)

Transportation Research Board

Workshops at 105th TRB Annual Meeting (TRB)

AASHTO News

Other

White House plans to appoint a Republican, Democrat to STB, MSNBC reports (Reuters)

Trump Freezes Most Training For Non-ICE Federal Law Enforcement (Government Executive)

33,000 people take the Mackinac Bridge Walk as part of Labor Day tradition (WWJ-TV)

After Disasters, Cities Race to Rescue Tourism. Here’s the Playbook. (Bloomberg CityLab)

Federal Register Information

Coast Guard

Proposed Rules

Safety Zone; Charles River, Boston, MA.

42338-42342 [2025-16740]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: 2120-0776, Part 107 Authorizations and Waivers Under 14 CFR Part 107 and Airspace Authorizations in Controlled Airspace Under 49 U.S.C. 44809(a)(5)

42500-42501 [2025-16714]

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

42312-42315 [2025-16728]

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Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

42310-42312 [2025-16761]

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Federal Highway Administration

Notices

Requests for Nominations: Working Group on Covered Resources

42501-42502 [2025-16743]

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Federal Transit Administration

Notices

Requests for Nominations: Transit Advisory Committee for Safety; Solicitation of Nominations

42502-42503 [2025-16778]

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Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Notices

Requests for Nominations: Pipeline Safety: Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees

42506-42507 [2025-16717]

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Transportation Statistics Bureau

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for Approval To Collect New Information: Crash Causal Factors Program Heavy-Duty Truck Study Interview Data Collection

42507-42508 [2025-16734]

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