Daily Transportation Update

News
Reauthorization

Graves Statement on House Extension of Federal Surface Transportation Funding through Continuing Resolution (House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)

State DOT News

Maryland DOT Releases $21.9 Million Draft Six-Year Capital Budget (Maryland DOT)

From Engineer to Commissioner: David Rodrigue Leads New Hampshire DOT Into its Next Chapter (New England Construction)

Video: The 2025 emergency restoration of Old Vaucluse Road Bridge over I-20 (SCDOT news video)

The Extra Mile Podcast: Barrett Wilson, Mississippi DOT Public Information Officer (Mississippi DOT podcast)

Congress

Problem Solvers Make Bipartisan Push to Restore Planned Surface Transportation Cut (The Well News)

Safety

Oregon DOT: New school year, same need to drive safe (Oregon DOT news release)

Arkansas leaders launch ‘Just Move Over’ road safety campaign (KAIT-TV)

Louisiana High School Students Invited to Join the “Buckle Up, Phone Down” Challenge (Louisiana DOTD news release)

Massachusetts Launches Statewide Blue Envelope Program for People with Autism (MassDOT news release)

Funding and Finance

NJ transportation fund to gain $120 million in debt-refinancing move (NJ Spotlight News)

Research and Innovation

University of Alabama introduces electric bus fleet for research and transit (WVTM-TV)

Highways and Streets

Around-the-clock work by Colorado DOT on the mudslide reopens Highway 141 (KJCT-TV)

Rail

STB extends deadline for participation in UP-NS merger review (Trains)

Mobile mayor hints at proper train station for Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service (WALA-TV)

Amtrak Board Establishes System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth (Amtrak)

Public Transportation

Better connections, more frequent service coming to Chicago-area transit, leaders say (WMAQ-TV)

Nevada DOT Seeks Public Feedback on Statewide Rural Transit Funding Plan (Nevada DOT news release)

Water

Coast Guard Establishes Office of Maritime Cybersecurity Policy (SecurityWeek)

Record summer for Washington State Ferries culminates with busy Labor Day weekend (WSDOT news release)

Active Transportation

Former railroad line to become Hawpatch Trail in LaGrange County, Indiana (WNDU-TV)

Workforce

For this Mississippi barge line, labor is more of a concern than tariffs (Marketplace)

US Department of Transportation

High School Aviation Maintenance Programs: FAA Should Assess Expanding Access to the Mechanic Knowledge Test (GAO)

Motor Fuel Prices – August 2026 (BTS)

Environment and Sustainability

KYTC Opens EV Fast Charging Site in South-Central Kentucky (KYTC news release)

MnDOT makes millions available for electric vehicle fast-charging stations (MnDOT news release)

NMDOT Seeks Public Comment on Draft 2027 Programmatic Agreement (NMDOT news release)

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
Rules

Safety Zone; Maumee River, Toledo, OH

56372-56373 [2026-17940] PDF TXT

Safety Zone; Lake St. Clair, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

56373-56374 [2026-17971] PDF TXT

Safety Zone; Bay Bridge Paddle; Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD

56374-56376 [2026-17978] PDF TXT

Safety Zone; Bay Bridge Paddle; Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD

56374-56376 [2026-17978] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Proposed Rules

Establishment of Special Air Traffic Rules in the Vicinity of President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT)

56380-56387 [2026-17957] PDF TXT

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

56377-56380 [2026-17967] PDF TXT
Federal Highway Administration
Notices

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

56539-56540 [2026-17969] PDF TXT
Surface Transportation Board
Notices

Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Scioto County, Ohio

56537-56538 [2026-17900] PDF TXT