Daily Transportation Update

News
Safety

Families share stories of lives lost on Utah roads at 18th Teen Memoriam (Utah DOT news release)

Idaho Transportation Department highlights teen driving safety (KMVT-TV)

Arizona DOT supports Teen Driver Safety Week (Arizona DOT news release)

Funding and Finance

Duffy Announces Over $1.6 Billion in Emergency Rescue Funds to Repair State Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters Across US (USDOT)

New $13 million in funding to boost Massachusetts road safety (WWLP-TV)

Duffy Announces $249 Million To Connect Port MacKenzie To Port Of Alaska (KTUU-TV)

Highways and Streets

2 years into Austin’s I-35 overhaul, here’s what’s coming next (MySA)

Utah DOT shares progress on $621M Lehi freeway project, expects 2028 completion (KUTV-TV)

Rail

FRA Invests Over $2.3 Billion into Rail Infrastructure and Safety Across America (FRA)

Even on interim basis, Metra, Union Pacific remain far apart on cost of using rail lines (Trains)

Public Transportation

Progress on King County Metro RapidRide R Line advances with three new strategies (Mass Transit)

New York City-Area Transit Agencies Test AI Tools To Modernize Infrastructure, Data Workflows (StateScoop)

How Dayton is using AI to accelerate transit analysis (Cities Today)

Aviation

Duffy Announces New Mexico’s First Advanced Air Mobility Demonstration Flight Under eVTOL Integration Program (FAA)

Airline Service Quality Performance Data – August 2026 (BTS)

Water

Michigan invests $8M in maritime jobs and ports (WLNS-TV)

Active Transportation

Active transportation experts gather at Quinnipiac University to discuss bike paths, sidewalks (WTNH-TV)

Workforce

OPM eliminates time-in-grade restrictions for federal promotions (Federal News Network)

US Department of Transportation

County and Congressional District Transportation Profiles Updates (BTS)

Innovation and Technology

Maryland DOT Launches New Statewide Crash Data Dashboard (Maryland DOT news release)

Infrastructure

Mississippi DOT makes headway on projects in southeast Mississippi (Mississippi DOT news release)

Other

Virginia’s historical highway markers connect travelers to the stories behind the road (Virginia DOT news release)

AASHTO Meetings

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

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

Federal Register Information
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules

Airspace Designations; Incorporation by Reference Amendment of FAA Order JO 7400.11M

66283-66286 [2026-21422] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Grote Industries, LL

66385-66387 [2026-21390] PDF TXT
Federal Railroad Administration
Notices

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

66392-66393 [2026-21386] PDF TXT

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

66391-66392 [2026-21388] PDF TXT

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

66388 [2026-21389] PDF TXT

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

66389 [2026-21391] PDF TXT

Joint Application Package From the State of Utah to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State

66389-66391 [2026-21397] PDF TXT

Notice of Petition for Extension of Special Approval

66387-66388 [2026-21448] PDF TXT