Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

New map shows safe areas to see wildflowers (Texas DOT)

Safety

KDOT’s Drive to Zero campaign strives to reduce highway fatalities with new legislation, safety reminders (WIBW-TV)

Funding and Finance

Mississippi governor signs bill to eliminate income tax but raises gas tax (WTVA-TV)

Research And Innovation

Transforming Arizona’s highways for a smoother drive (Arizona State University)

Traffic safety evaluation of emerging mixed traffic flow at freeway merging area considering driving behavior (Scientific Reports)

Highways and Streets

Duffy Announces Update on I-40 Recovery as FHWA Fast-Tracks Mineral Access for North Carolina (USDOT)

New Cutting-Edge Cameras Gauge Traffic Volume On Pasco County, Florida Roads (Bay News 9)

New Virginia Law Allows Roadside Workers to Use Safety Message Signs (Roanoke Star)

Why a bus lane on a dangerous Los Angeles road is now a flashpoint for voter-approved safety measures (LAist)

Congress

Testimony of Chris Rocheleau Acting Administrator, FAA Hearing Before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation NTSB Preliminary Report: the DCA Midair Collision (FAA)

Marc Molinaro on Capitol Hill for FTA nomination hearing (WIVT/WBGH-TV)

Freight

House Committee Eyes Major Parking Fixes for Truck Drivers (Transport Topics)

Rail

Amtrak bringing in replacement rail cars, will resume Borealis train service (Minnesota Public Radio)

Ohio approves grants for two freight-rail projects (Progressive Railroading)

Maryland DOT seeks P3 to operate, improve freight-rail corridors (Progressive Railroading)

Public Transportation

Public transit infrastructure receives ‘D’ grade in ASCE 2025 report card (Mass Transit)

Planning

UDOT Advances Two Potential Transportation Improvements In Heber Valley Environmental Study (Utah DOT)

Aviation

Duffy Speaks to Airport Executives at the AAAE Washington Legislative Conference (USDOT)

Water

Alaska DOT Proposes Study of Ferry Terminal in Hyder (Alaska Business)

Planners Review Haverhill-Newburyport Solar-Powered Ferryboat Idea; Could Start in 2026 (WHAV Radio)

Security And Resilience

Republicans look to abolish TSA in favor of private security at airports (Fox News)

International

North American Transborder Freight rose 8.2% in January 2025 from January 2024 (BTS)

False economies: the evidence shows higher speed limits don’t make financial sense (CiTTi)

UNECE to accelerate decarbonization of road transport by developing harmonized provisions for electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell retrofit systems (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)

US Department of Transportation

FAA acknowledges it must do better after deadly DC air collision (AP)

FMCSA provides vague answers to possible changes to regulations (Land Line)

AASHTO News

Register for the 2025 AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium; April 7-10 (AASHTO)

Register for the 2025 AASHTO Spring Meeting; May 12-15 (AASHTO)

NOCoE Newsletter – March 27, 2025 (National Operations Center of Excellence)

Transportation Research Board

Bridge and Tunnel Strikes: A Guide for Prevention and Mitigation (TRB)

Federal Register Information
Coast Guard
Rules

Safety Zone; Pier 15 Fireworks; San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA

14052-14054 [2025-05387] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

14055-14057 [2025-04951] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

14026-14029 [2025-05295] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

14024-14026 [2025-05296] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes

14022-14024 [2025-05300] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines LLC Engines

14057-14059 [2025-05329] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.; Embraer S.A.) Airplanes

14029-14032 [2025-05331] PDF TXT
Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

14017-14019 [2025-05294] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

14019-14022 [2025-05297] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Hours of Service: Colorado Huntsman Transport, Inc.; Application for Exemption

14179-14181 [2025-05361] PDF TXT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 23 CFR Part 1327 Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Information From the National Driver Register

14181-14183 [2025-05342] PDF TXT
Railroad Retirement Board
Notices

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments

14172-14174 [2025-05360] PDF TXT
Surface Transportation Board
Notices

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Cumberland County, Maine

14175-14176 [2025-05364] PDF TXT

Central New York Railroad Corporation-Amended Lease and Operation Exemption Containing Interchange Commitment-Norfolk Southern Railway Company

14176-14177 [2025-05389] PDF TXT

OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc., and HGS Railway Holdings, Inc.-Continuance in Control Exemption-Santa Maria Valley Railroad, LLC

14177 [2025-05395] PDF TXT

Santa Maria Valley Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Change of Operator Exemption-Railroad Lines of Coast Belle Rail, LLC, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, in Santa Barbara County, Cal.

14177-14178 [2025-05402] PDF TXT