Daily Transportation Update

News

State DOT News

State DOTs to See Benefits from Permitting Reform Bill (AASHTO Journal)

State DOTs Use Art to Promote Safety, Health, Beautification (AASHTO Journal)

NJDOT Announces New Division of Transportation Permitting (New Jersey DOT)

Maryland DOT Launches Statewide Crash Data Dashboard (Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration)

Texas officials have a new map for finding haunted places across the state (Chron)

Freight

USDOT Issues $200M in Grants to Expand Truck Parking (AASHTO Journal)

Safety

AAA Survey: ‘Dangerous Gap’ In ‘Move Over’ Awareness (AASHTO Journal)

Fatal wrong-way crashes are down in Connecticut. Is it due to ramp detection systems? (CT Insider)

Distracted Driving Tech Showcased At Virginia Safety Event (Traffic Technology Today)

Governor awards over $6.6 million to increase traffic safety awareness, enforcement across Alabama (Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs)

Rooted in Safety: The Iowa DOT-Farmer Partnership That Keeps the State’s Roads Clear (Iowa DOT)

Massachusetts Invests $13 Million to Make Massachusetts Roads Safer (MassDOT news release)

The Keys Are Just the Beginning: CTDOT Highlights Teen Driver Safety (Connecticut DOT news release)

Idaho recognizes National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 18–24 (ITD news release)

Rail

FRA Obligates $500M for North Carolina’s S-Line Route (AASHTO Journal)

Wisconsin gets over $218M to bring Amtrak service to Madison (WISC-TV)

Massachusetts Wins $130 Million in Federal Funding to Advance West-East Rail (MassDOT news release)

Funding and Finance

Governor says ending gas tax would hurt Maine’s highway budget (WGME-TV)

Highways and Streets

Ohio DOT Opens Four New Rest Areas in Two Counties (AASHTO Journal)

Environment and Sustainability

Arizona Adopt a Highway event cleans up Historic Route 66 (Arizona DOT news release)

New Jersey DOT Dredging Effort Also Restoring Shoreline (AASHTO Journal)

Oregon’s off track in reducing emissions from the transportation sector (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Aviation

Unauthorized drones banned along US-Mexico border: FAA (The Hill)

Workforce

US air traffic controllers to get 2.8% pay raise under FAA deal (Reuters)

US Department of Transportation

USDOT, DoW, DHS Join Forces to Protect Southern Border Airspace (US Department of War)

Former USDOT CIO Pavan Pidugu most proud of creating ‘momentum for change’ (Nextgov/FCW)

County-to-County Travel Time Database Expands to 2025 (BTS)

AASHTO News

AASHTO Comments on Federal Revision of Water Rules (AASHTO Journal)

AASHTO Meetings

AASHTO Council on Public Transportation and Transit Management Annual Meeting, November 12-13, Manchester, NH (AASHTO Meetings)

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

Federal Register Information

Coast Guard

Proposed Rules

Safety Zone; FRL Inaugural Invitational eFoil Exhibition Race, Miami Marine Stadium Basin, Miami, FL

66033-66034 [2026-21305]

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Rules

Special Local Regulation; Ponce Harbor, Ponce, PR

65984-65985 [2026-21302]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney RTX Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Pratt & Whitney Division United Technologies Corporation) Engines

66012-66016 [2026-21298]

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

66019-66022 [2026-21387]

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Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines

65962-65964 [2026-21278]

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Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Engines

65944-65950 [2026-21290]

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

65952-65954 [2026-21325]

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

65950-65952 [2026-21326]

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

65954-65958 [2026-21331]

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

65941-65944 [2026-21332]

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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

65959-65961 [2026-21333]

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Federal Highway Administration

Notices

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

66192-66193 [2026-21237]

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Federal Maritime Commission

Notices

Sunshine Act Meetings

66149-66150 [2026-21259]

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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; Older Novice Driver Study

66193-66196 [2026-21264]

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Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration