Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

Video: The Extra Mile Podcast interviews Jessica Dilley, Mississippi DOT director of alternative program deliveries (Mississippi DOT news release)

West Virginia DOT to improve construction project dashboard (WSAZ-TV video)

Video: How NYSDOT Conducts Bus Safety Inspections (NYSDOT news video)

Safety

New Tech Keeping Texas HERO Drivers Safe (TxDOT news release)

SCDOT, Coastal Carolina University making roadway safety improvements along SC-544 (SCDOT news release)

Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety honors highway safety heroes at annual conference (MoDOT news release)

Funding and Finance

Maryland says $14.5 million in new federal highway funds will help save lives (WJZ-TV)

West Virginia Transportation Secretary: ‘We are underfunded by billions’ (WOWK-TV)

South Carolina governor opposes suspending gas tax (WRDW-TV)

Research and Innovation

Remote Observation Over Time (Drone in a Box) – Phase I (Montana DOT)

Highways and Streets

Atlanta Uses AI To Find Potholes Before They Form (Axios Atlanta)

Washington opens key freight link to Port of Tacoma (Port Technology International)

Video: Utah DOT Reviews Benefits of Energy Corridor Project in San Juan County (Utah DOT news video)

Mobility

E-Bikes, E-Scooters Reshape Major Cities’ Mobility Landscape (Government Technology)

Freight

Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrant truckers rolls into appeals court (NPR’s All Things Considered)

Rail

Historic Kirkwood, Missouri Amtrak station reopens after $4.7 million overhaul (KMOV-TV)

Michigan DOT to kick off ‘See Tracks? Think Train Week’ with railroad safety event in Kalamazoo (Michigan DOT news release)

Infrastructure

A new look revealed for repurposed Jimmie Davis Bridge (Louisiana DOTD news release)

Public Transportation

Transit leaders from DC’s Metro and beyond bring safety and funding needs to Capitol Hill (WJLA-TV)

LA Metro says Olympics transit could fall on LA28 if federal money doesn’t come in soon (LAist)

MassDOT Issues $4.4 Million to Expand Microtransit and Last Mile Transit Connections Across Massachusetts (MassDOT news release)

Environment and Sustainability

New Mexico DOT Gives Update on New Wildlife Bridge Near Cuba (KRQE-TV)

Aviation

FAA’s Bedford Defends ATC Modernization Delays But Says More Money Needed (Flying)

How Centennial Airport Uses Goats for Airfield Maintenance (Colorado DOT news video)

Water

Panama canal traffic facing further cuts as drought from El Niño worsens (AFP)

NTSB Releases Safer Seas Digest Detailing Lessons to Improve Maritime Safety (NTSB)

International

A Month To Go In The Season, Still No Contract For Nova Scotia-Maine Ferry In 2027 (CBC News)

US Department of Transportation

NHTSA orders Tesla to prove its Cybercab is legal to sell, under oath (Electrek)

Transportation Research Board

Webinar: Validating and Using Non-Motorized Traffic Data (TRB)

AASHTO Meetings

AASHTO Committee on Transportation Communications Annual Meeting, September 27-30, San Diego, CA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Safety Summit and Peer Exchange, September 28-30, Hartford, CT (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Performance-Based Management, October 6-8, San Diego, CA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Council on Rail Transportation Annual Meeting, October 19-22, New Orleans, LA (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
Rules

Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events, Sector St. Petersburg

58610-58611 [2026-18960] PDF TXT

Safety Zone; Lake St. Clair, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

58611-58612 [2026-18977] PDF TXT

Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the USCG Heartland District Requiring Safety Zones

58611 [2026-18996] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Volatus Aerospace US Corp

58740 [2026-18984] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

58613-58615 [2026-18956] PDF TXT
Federal Railroad Administration
Notices

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

58740-58743 [2026-18981] PDF TXT

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

58745-58746 [2026-18982] PDF TXT

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

58743-58745 [2026-18983] PDF TXT

Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Ohio Department of Transportation Audit Report

58746-58747 [2026-18986] PDF TXT
Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Notices

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits

58750-58751 [2026-18915] PDF TXT

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to Special Permits

58748-58750 [2026-18916] PDF TXT

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits

58747-58748 [2026-18917] PDF TXT