Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

State DOTs Helping Florida in Wake of Hurricane Milton (AASHTO Journal)

Kentucky Unveils New 2024-2025 State Highway Map (AASHTO Journal)

Governor, West Virginia DOT Announce Weather Station Improvement Contract To Replace, Upgrade Roadside Information Systems (West Virginia Governor's Office)

Alabama Governor Deploys Transportation Workers to Florida (Alabama Governor’s Office)

Arkansas DOT director must retire next year due to retirement plan (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

MoDOT lacks hundreds of snowplow drivers (KZRG Radio)

Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell – Employee Address – October 2024 (South Carolina DOT video)

The Role Of Cadaver Dogs In Transportation Projects (AASHTO Journal)

Safety

New Hampshire tries to crack down on traffic deaths (New Hampshire Union Leader)

Funding and Finance

Charlotte leaders OK a plan for a public-private partnership to build express lanes (WCNC-TV)

Helene-Hit State DOTs Get FHWA Relief Funding (AASHTO Journal)

Equity

Utah DOT Installs Touchless Crosswalk Buttons, Making Streets More Accessible For Pedestrians (KUTV-TV)

Highways And Streets

North Dakota DOT Wraps Up Eastern Bypass Project (AASHTO Journal)

NCDOT shares date on when I-40 at NC/TN state line could reopen (WFMY-TV)

The Drive to Improve Kentucky’s Highway System (The Lane Report)

Ports-to-Plains Alliance Annual Conference Highlights (High Plains Observer)

Freight

USDA Launches New Tools to Improve Fertilizer and Grain Transportation Visibility (AgNet West Radio Network)

Public Transportation

Some transit riders haven’t returned due to crime fears. New fare gates aim to reassure them (AP)

Ohio Governor Announces $23 Million for Urban Transit (Ohio DOT)

Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s reduced-fare system struggles for riders (Pittsburgh Union Progress)

NJ Transit takes major step forward with its plans to move fans to the 2026 World Cup finals (Star-Ledger)

Maryland DOT Launches Strategic Plan For Development Around MARC Penn Line Stations (Maryland DOT)

Aviation

Sarasota-Bradenton airport set to reopen Wednesday after suffering $4 million in damage from Hurricane Milton (Fox Weather)

Utah to launch experiments with air taxis and other advanced aircraft (KSTU-TV)

Water

Florida Governor Awards $9.5 Million and Other State Assistance to SeaPort Manatee for Repairs After Hurricane Damage (Florida Governor’s Office)

Active Transportation

DC launches pilot to charge e-bikes with solar power (WTOP Radio)

Governor Announces Nearly $31.5M for 31 Bicycle, Pedestrian Projects Across Kansas (Kansas Governor’s Office)

US Department of Transportation

Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Hurricane Milton’s impact (WTVJ-TV video)

Secretary Buttigieg Highlights New Infrastructure Law Program That is Helping Communities Access Historic Funding (USDOT)

FAA’s Oversight Processes for Identifying and Resolving Boeing Production Issues Are Not Effective (USDOT Inspector General)

AASHTO News

AASHTO Names New Leaders for Audit Committee (AASHTO Journal)

Transportation Research Board

Study on Furthering the Development and Use of Innovative Materials in Water Resources Infrastructure – Committee Meeting 4 (TRB)

Federal Register Information
Coast Guard
Rules

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Wappinger Creek, New Hamburg, New York

82945 - 82947 [2024-23769] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules

Amendment of Jet Route J-211 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-41; Youngstown, OH

82944 - 82945 [2024-23612] PDF TXT
Federal Highway Administration
Notices

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Florida

83075 - 83076 [2024-23691] PDF TXT

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Florida

83076 - 83077 [2024-23692] PDF TXT

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Florida

83077 - 83078 [2024-23693] PDF TXT
Federal Maritime Commission
Notices

Sunshine Act Meetings

83014 - 83014 [2024-23891] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (Daimler)

83078 - 83079 [2024-23653] PDF TXT
Federal Railroad Administration
Notices

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

83079 - 83080 [2024-23707] PDF TXT

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Organizations Eligible To Submit Names for Appointment

83080 - 83081 [2024-23704] PDF TXT
Federal Transit Administration
Notices

Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project-Carteret Ferry Terminal, Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey

83081 - 83081 [2024-23717] PDF TXT
Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Notices

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

83086 - 83087 [2024-23739] PDF TXT

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; TC Energy for Gas Transmission Northwest LLC

83085 - 83086 [2024-23765] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Electronic Signatures, Forms and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Records

82957 - 82968 [2024-23427] PDF TXT