Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

MoDOT Encourages Drivers to Plan Ahead for FIFA World Cup Games (MoDOT news release)

New TDOT patrol expands HELP roadside response to rural interstates in East Tennessee (WVLT-TV)

SDDOT is adding 16 more dynamic message signs (KELO-TV)

Increased Military Traffic on Arkansas Highways, Interstates Expected Through June for Nat’l Guard Training Exercises (Arkansas DOT news release)

Nebraska DOT Announces Winners of 2026 Annual Snowplow Roadeo (Nebraska DOT news release)

The Loop: ODOT’s Weekly Video Spotlight (Ohio DOT)

Funding and Finance

As Trump embraces a gas tax holiday, there’s a much bigger problem (NPR’s All Things Considered)

Governor issues order to extend freeze on Kentucky gas tax rates (Kentucky Today)

Highways and Streets

CTDOT Expands Highway Safety Patrol Hours for Busy Summer Travel (CTDOT news release)

Nearly $30M investment aims to ease traffic congestion near Philadelphia Sports Complex (WCAU-TV)

Congress

House Committee directs federal tech overhaul to fight spike in cargo theft (Commercial Carrier Journal)

Freight

Freight market pushes another wave of trucking firms into bankruptcy (FreightWaves)

Rail

STB accepts UP-NS merger application but wants more information before review can begin (Trains)

$465M grant announced to revitalize DC’s Union Station (WJLA-TV)

STB issues final environmental analysis for proposed Texas short line (Progressive Railroading)

Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at Iowa Stations (Amtrak)

Public Transportation

Sound Transit Board votes to expand light rail to West Seattle, Tacoma, not Ballard (KCPQ-TV)

Environment and Sustainability

Auburn scientist helps ALDOT rethink roadside management (Auburn University)

Cities need to refine urban typologies to tackle transport emissions (Sustainability Online)

Aviation

FAA Invests $523 Million to Modernize Airport Infrastructure in 43 States (FAA)

FAA Establishes ‘No Drone Zones’ for FIFA World Cup 2026 Stadiums, Fan Events and Base Camps (FAA)

Airline Service Quality Performance Data – March 2026 (BTS)

Marshall and W.Va. Department of Education launch aviation pathway partnership (Marshall University)

DHS Secretary threatens to pull agents from Newark airport over ICE detention center protests (ABC News)

Active Transportation

Updated bike detection signal system operating at Highway 3 intersection in Northfield (MnDOT news release)

Colorado DOT to begin Geologic Hogback Trail rehabilitation project (Colorado DOT news release)

Water

Port of Long Beach offers $1m prize for first ship to bunker methanol (TradeWinds)

US Department of Transportation

Duffy talks priorities in Lynchburg visit (WDBJ-TV)

Duffy Announces First Texas College to Join Air Traffic Controller Training Program (USDOT)

Transportation Research Board

Webinar: Are You Using Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs) Effectively? (TRB)

Other

Iowa governor extends proclamation for ease of access to transportation fuels (Iowa Governor’s Office)

Innovation and Technology

Iowa DOT Updates Traffic Camera Video System for Data Feed Users/Developers (Iowa DOT news release)

Infrastructure

Shapiro Administration Adds Seven New ATV Route Designations in Tioga County (PennDOT news release)

AASHTO News

NOCoE Newsletter – May 28, 2026 (National Operations Center of Excellence)

AASHTO Committee on Traffic Engineering Annual Meeting June 21-24, 2026, Mobile, AL (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Product Evaluation & Audit Solutions Annual Meeting June 21-25, 2026, Savannah, GA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Bridges & Structures Annual Meeting June 28-July 2, 2026, Charlotte, NC (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Research and Advisory Committee Annual Meeting July 7-9, 2026, Pittsburgh, PA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Joint Council on Active Transportation and Committee on Planning Meeting July 27-29, Baltimore, MD (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Environment and Sustainability Annual Meeting, July 27-30, New Orleans, LA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Materials and Pavement; Co-Located with AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design User Group Meeting August 3-7, 2026, Richmond, VA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Design Annual Meeting, August 16-20, Des Moines, IA (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information
Coast Guard
Notices

Shipping Safety Fairways and Associated Vessel Routing Measures Along the Atlantic Coast

32067-32068 [2026-10780] PDF TXT

Availability of Report “Monetizing the Benefits of Avoided Oil Spills in the Maritime Environment”

32066-32067 [2026-10765] PDF TXT
Rules

Safety Zone; St. Clair River, Marine City, MI

31912-31913 [2026-10757] PDF TXT

Safety Zone; Lake Erie, Hamburg, NY

31913-31914 [2026-10763] PDF TXT

Special Local Regulation; Detroit River, MI

31909-31910 [2026-10756] PDF TXT

Special Local Regulation; Maumee River, Toledo, OH

31910-31912 [2026-10762] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Proposed Rules

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

31992 [2026-10781] PDF TXT
Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

31877-31880 [2026-10802] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

31880-31884 [2026-10799] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

31884-31887 [2026-10803] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

31887-31889 [2026-10801] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

31889-31893 [2026-10800] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Cabin Attendant Seats

31893-31896 [2026-10806] PDF TXT
Federal Highway Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection

32191-32192 [2026-10715] PDF TXT

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Lemmon Drive Traffic Improvements and Resiliency Project in Nevada

32190-32191 [2026-10759] PDF TXT
Federal Maritime Commission
Notices

Down Quark Systems, LLC and SunnySide Digital, Inc., Complainants v. Zim American Integrated Shipping Services Co., LLC; Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.; and Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas, Respondents; Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment

32050 [2026-10670] PDF TXT
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; Information Collection Request: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision

32193-32194 [2026-10648] PDF TXT
Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Notices

Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements; Correction

31979-31981 [2026-10782] PDF TXT
Surface Transportation Board
Notices

Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company-Control-Norfolk; Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company

32171-32189 [2026-10751] PDF TXT

East Ohio Valley Railway LLC-Operation Exemption-Long Ridge Railroad Company, LLC

32189 [2026-10681] PDF TXT

Long Ridge Railroad Company, LLC-Acquisition Exemption-Rail Line of East Ohio Valley Railway LLC

32189-32190 [2026-10678] PDF TXT
US Department Of Transportation
Proposed Rules

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

32198-32305 [2026-10817] PDF TXT