Daily Transportation Update

News
America's Transportation Awards

Georgia DOT earns regional honors in 2026 America’s Transportation Awards for safety and technological innovation (Georgia DOT news release)

WVDOT’s Multimodal Division Wins Transportation Award for Innovative Air Trip to Snowshoe (WVDOT news release)

Other

Governing, Aligning and Adapting in Transportation’s AI Era (Eno Center for Transportation)

Duffy Unveils ‘America’s Great Corridors of Commerce’ to Transform Highways & Railroads into Multi-Use Arteries to Power Economy of the Future (USDOT)

Funding and Finance

Texas governor announces $138B transportation investment (KVUE-TV)

State DOT News

Oregon DOT building lease plan latest effort to consolidate space, save money (Oregon DOT news release)

Safety

Wisconsin DOT’s ‘Safer Together Community Event’ highlights partnerships, initiatives to improve transportation safety statewide (Wisconsin DOT news release)

Freight

MoDOT begins $33 million project to improve I-70 truck parking (KTVI-TV)

Rail

Greater Northwest Rail Summit brings transportation officials together to bring back passenger rail to Montana (KPAX-TV)

South Bend, Amtrak discuss planning grant for Union Station passenger service (WVPE Radio)

Early government projection showed thousands of Americans at risk of harmful exposure after East Palestine train derailment (The Hill)

Public Transportation

CTDOT, City of Hartford Install 21 New Bus Shelters Via Statewide Enhancement Program (Connecticut DOT news release)

NJ Transit lost $4M during FIFA World Cup. Its CEO says it’s a win. (News 12 New Jersey)

Planning

LA28 Olympics transit plan gets rolling (Beverly Press)

Minnesota transportation leaders meet in Rochester to discuss state needs (KTTC-TV)

Highways and Streets

Arizona DOT starts two-year improvement project for I-10/Jackrabbit Trail interchange (Arizona DOT news release)

Environment and Sustainability

UGA Study Illuminates New Methods for Reducing Wildlife-vehicle Collisions at Night (University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab)

How climate change affects different modes of transport—from roads to railways (The Conversation)

Aviation

Ford Airport is first in America to offer a groundbreaking self-service baggage experience (MLive)

Duffy Visits SUNY Schenectady To Tout College’s Enhanced Air Traffic Control Degree Program (SUNY Schenectady)

Water

N.C. Ferry Division to Begin Series of Tolling Listening Sessions (NCDOT news release)

Active Transportation

Study: Riding bicycles generates more than $1B for Iowa’s economy (Radio Iowa)

US Department of Transportation

NHTSA Facing Implementation Backlog On Mandated Safety Rules (Legis1)

Transportation Research Board

Webinar: AI in Construction—From Hype to Effective Use (TRB)

AASHTO Meetings

AASHTO Committee on Construction Annual Meeting, September 14-18, Stateline, NV (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Transportation Communications Annual Meeting, September 27-30, San Diego, CA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Safety Summit and Peer Exchange, September 28-30, Hartford, CT (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Performance-Based Management, October 6-8, San Diego, CA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Council on Rail Transportation Annual Meeting, October 19-22, New Orleans, LA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Annual Meeting, November 15-18, Louisville, KY (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information
Coast Guard
Notices

Consideration for Acceptance of One or More Viability Testing Methods for Type Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems; Withdrawal

55351-55352 [2026-17479] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Albemarle Sound to Sunset Beach, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), Wrightsville Beach, NC

55285-55287 [2026-17483] PDF TXT
Rules

afety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the USCG East District-Beach Haven, NJ

55268 [2026-17480] PDF TXT

Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the USCG East District-Philadelphia, PA

55266 [2026-17481] PDF TXT

Safety Zone; Aerial Displays, Upper Bay, New York, NY

55266-55268 [2026-17522] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Reinstated Information Collection: Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements for Air Carrier Operations

55427 [2026-17447] PDF TXT
Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

55245-55247 [2026-17551] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

55247-55250 [2026-17553] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

55250-55252 [2026-17552] PDF TXT
Federal Highway Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

55427-55429 [2026-17530] PDF TXT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Novel Human-Machine Interface Designs

55432-55436 [2026-17515] PDF TXT

Michelin North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

55429-55430 [2026-17472] PDF TXT

Spartan Fire, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

55431-55432 [2026-17469] PDF TXT