Daily Transportation Update

News
AASHTO News

AASHTO, ITS Korea Sign MOU at ITS World Congress (AASHTO Journal)

State DOT News

Hawaii DOT Fostering Young Stormwater Professionals (AASHTO Journal)

Video: WYDOT Profiles New Wyoming Highway Patrol Colonel (WYDOT news video)

West Virginia DMV Unveils Mysterious New “Cryptids” License Plate (West Virginia DMV)

Nebraska DOT Celebrates Winners of 2026 Name-a-Snowplow Contest (Nebraska DOT news release)

Funding and Finance

Senate Commerce Leader Details Impact of Funding Cuts (AASHTO Journal)

USDOT Invests $1.01 Billion to Build Safer Roads for American Families in All 50 States (FHWA news release)

Inside Scoop: Texas Transportation Commission October 2026 Meeting Results (TxDOT news release)

Safety

Arkansas Highway Police Wrap Up Operation Highway Shield (Arkansas DOT news release)

Oklahoma DOT and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority team up for Never Skip the Click campaign (KOCO-TV)

Mississippi DOT video reminds motorists to be alert for deer (Mississippi DOT news release)

Infrastructure

South Dakota DOT Lays Out Approximate Timeline For Future Missouri River Crossing Replacements (KCCR Radio audio)

Connected and Automated Vehicles

California Lawmakers and Drivers Pressure Regulators to Reign In Autonomous Vehicles (KQED)

Wireless Spectrum

FCC Aims To Auction 25 Megahertz Of Prime, Mid-Band Spectrum (FCC)

FCC Proposes To Modernize Leasing Rules For D2D Services (FCC)

Freight

Truck parking included in $1 billion federal road safety awards, but details on new spaces unclear (The Trucker)

Truckers to FMCSA: Give me more control over the clock (Land Line)

Rail

NCDOT receives $35.8 million for planned Western North Carolina rail service (WCTI-TV)

FRA Invests Over $1.24 Billion into Safety Upgrades Across America’s Rail System (USDOT)

Massachusetts Breaks Ground on Rail Improvements to Support Permanent Berkshire Flyer Service (MassDOT news release)

Public Transportation

TEXRail breaks ground on $270 million extension to Fort Worth’s Medical District (KDFW-TV)

Sound Transit launches pilot program allowing pets on light rail and buses (KIRO Radio)

Bringing Austin’s First Light Rail System to Life (Metro)

Environment and Sustainability

DDOT Celebrates 16 Years of Expanding Sustainable Transportation Through goDCgo (District of Columbia DOT news release)

Aviation

Tennessee DOT Issues 2026 Aviation Economic Impact Study (AASHTO Journal)

Team Kentucky Cuts Ribbon on Expanded Terminal at Addington Field Regional Airport (State Aviation Journal)

Florida DOT Hosts Advanced Air Mobility Day, “Flying Car” Demonstration in Tampa Bay (Florida DOT news release)

Water

Alaska DOT&PF Hosts Naming Contest for New Ferry (AASHTO Journal)

Security and Resilience

RIDOT installs 700-pound concrete covers to combat copper theft (WJAR-TV)

Workforce

PennDOT Issues First Round of Construction Career Grants (AASHTO Journal)

Strike averted at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports after deadline extension (Reuters)

Meghan Haggerty Named Interim State Highway Administrator at MassDOT (State House News Service)

US Department of Transportation

Duffy Marks Major Milestone in Administration’s eVTOL Pilot Program (FAA)

BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics 10/30/26 (BTS)

Transportation Research Board

Webinar: Using Coding Agents and Local AI Models in Transportation Agencies (TRB)

Other

A special episode of the ‘WV On the Dot’ podcast explores the lore embedded across West Virginia’s roads, rails, and rights-of-way (WVDOT podcast)

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
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Transportation Project in Nebraska

69033 [2026-22331] PDF TXT
Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. Airplanes

68873-68876 [2026-22310] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

68877-68879 [2026-22318] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

68879-68882 [2026-22317] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (Formerly BRP-Powertrain GMBH & CO KG and Bombardier-Rotax GmbH) Engines

68882-68885 [2026-22307] PDF TXT
Federal Highway Administration
Notices

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Transportation Project in Nebraska

69033 [2026-22331] PDF TXT
Federal Maritime Commission
Notices

Renewal of Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Requested; Ocean Transportation Intermediaries; 3072-0018

68955-68957 [2026-22350] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits

69033-69034 [2026-22277] PDF TXT
Federal Railroad Administration
Notices

Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance

69034 [2026-22336] PDF TXT
Surface Transportation Board
Notices

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

69032 [2026-22256] PDF TXT