Daily Transportation Update

News
Funding and Finance

FRA Issues $2.3B in CRISI Grants to 105 Rail Projects (AASHTO Journal)

FHWA Issues $1.6B Worth of Emergency Relief Funding (AASHTO Journal)

Georgia governor extends gas tax pause ahead of holiday season (WSB-TV)

State DOT News

State DOTs Making Preparations for Winter Operations (AASHTO Journal)

Wisconsin DOT receives national recognition for excellence in communications (Wisconsin DOT news release)

ARDOT Winter Weather Crews Gear Up for Oct. 27 Statewide Drill (Arkansas DOT news release)

Facing an ongoing snowplow driver shortage, New Hampshire to increase private contractor pay (New Hampshire Bulletin)

Safety

CTDOT Trains More than 10,000 Participants in Traffic Incident Management (Connecticut DOT news release)

North Dakota DOT earns international AAMVA award for motorcycle safety campaign (North Dakota DOT news release)

Connected and Automated Vehicles

NHTSA Proposes Using Cyan-Colored Lights To Signal Vehicles Operating Autonomously (TechCrunch)

Active Transportation

DDOT Announces New Regulations to Strengthen Shared Micromobility Safety, Accessibility, and Operator Accountability (District of Columbia DOT news release)

Highways and Streets

Video: SCDOT highlights SC 9 Bypass paving and safety improvements (SCDOT news video)

Construction on Montana’s first diverging diamond interchange starts in 2027 (Montana DOT news release)

First part of new tollway in Chicago suburbs opens to traffic (WMAQ-TV)

Virginia transportation head pledges more cooperative approach to revamped I-495 Southside project (FFXnow)

Innovation and Technology

The Extra Mile Blog: A Spotlight on Stoplights (Georgia DOT blog post)

Rail

Railroads receive HOS exemption for ‘unplanned events’ (Land Line)

The possible future of passenger rail in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

FTA Announces Milestone for Florida’s Broward Commuter Rail South Project (FTA)

Amtrak opens $250M Seattle maintenance facility for new Airo train fleet (KING-TV)

Kansas receives $49.5 million CRISI grant for rail project (Kansas DOT news release)

Planning

ITD seeks input on the local coordination process for the state highway system (ITD news release)

Public Transportation

Some US transit systems weigh whether to run trains without a human at the controls (AP)

Illinois DOT Developing Statewide Intercity Bus Plan (Cook County Chronicle)

MBTA partners with Hayden AI to launch automated bus lane and bus stop enforcement program (Mass Transit Magazine)

NAAPME Board Approves $50M Commitment for Denver’s Federal Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit Project (Colorado DOT news release)

Aviation

Salt Lake City International Airport celebrates end of construction (KSL-TV)

USDOT Holds Foreign Airlines Accountable for Operating Flights in Prohibited Airspace Using U.S. Codes (USDOT)

Water

Hawaii DOT Helps Celebrate Aloha Tower’s 100th Year (AASHTO Journal)

Alaska DOT&PF holding student essay contest to name new ferry boat replacing the M/V Tustumena (Alaska DOT&PF news release)

Trade tariffs cause whiplash at Port Milwaukee (NPR’s All Things Considered)

Workforce

Pennsylvania Expanding On-the-Job Training Program for Transportation Industry Careers (PennDOT news release)

US Department of Transportation

AI Slop Responses To RFPs, RFIs Are Overwhelming Federal Agencies (FedScoop)

BTS Updates Datasets to National Transportation Atlas Database, Fall 2026 (BTS)

AASHTO News

AASHTO Offers FHWA Performance Management Insights (AASHTO Journal)

Thomas Murphy Wins 2026 Steel Bridge Task Force Award (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
Notices

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Super Intelligence (SI) Situational Awareness Tools for Analyzing Coast Guard (CG) Sensor Feeds for Search and Rescue (SAR)

67324-67325 [2026-21723] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Canton, IL

67200-67201 [2026-21817] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From R.B. Stewart Petroleum Products, Inc., USDOT # 1290158

67389-67390 [2026-21812] PDF TXT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Proposed Rules

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles

67243-67261 [2026-21794] PDF TXT