Daily Transportation Update

News

State DOT News

Wisconsin DOT Website Wins Two National Awards (Wisconsin DOT)

Safety

Illinois Launches New Program To Combat Distracted Driving (WGN-TV)

Funding and Finance

Pennsylvania House lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill (City & State Pennsylvania)

Infrastructure

How could a U.S. sovereign wealth fund help to create infrastructure? Look to a train in Montreal (Marketplace)

Wireless Spectrum

FCC Adopts New Rules for the Public Safety 4.9 GHz Band (FCC)

Highways And Streets

Military readiness concerns heighten as U.S. Highway 98 traffic woes continue near Hurlburt Field in Florida (Get the Coast)

Mobility

Colorado Governor, USDOT Deputy Secretary Trottenberg, CDOT and Local Agencies Celebrate Opening of I-25 Mobility Hubs (Colorado DOT)

Rail

Buttigieg helps break ground for new Amtrak station in Mobile (Pensacola News Journal)

Private Company Proposes Changes to Improve Amtrak’s Adirondack Line (Press-Republican)

Public Transportation

San Francisco wants to build its biggest subway project ever. Here’s what we know. (SFGate)

St. Lucie County, Florida’s ‘micro-transit’ program offers first and last-mile solutions for areas without bus routes (National Association of Counties)

Environment And Sustainability

Litigants Allege EPA Cannot Legally Mandate Electric Trucks (Transport Topics)

Aviation

The new ‘River Tunnel’ officially opens at the Salt Lake Int’l Airport (KTVX-TV)

FAA expresses concern over ballot question 200 in letter to Pitkin County, Colorado (Aspen Times)

Water

Oregon Looks to Build West Coast’s First Ship-to-Rail Port Terminal (SupplyChainBrain)

Security And Resilience

TSA Delays Real ID Until 2027 in New Proposal (CNET)

MIA showcases new perimeter intrusion detection system (Miami International Airport)

US Department of Transportation

With New Rule, FAA is Ready for Air Travel of the Future (FAA)

PHMSA Announces Nearly $200 Million to Replace Aging Gas Pipes, Lower Household Energy Bills and Cut Methane Emissions (PHMSA)

Transportation Research Board

TRB Webinar: Improving Seismic Bridge Design After the Northridge Earthquake (TRB)

Other

St. Louis City residents to vote on creation of proposed Department of Transportation (KMOV-TV)

AASHTO News

Upcoming Webinar: AASHTOWare OpenAPI In Action (AASHTO meetings)

Federal Register Information

Federal Aviation Administration

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: “Generic Clearance for Customer Interactions”

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Notice of Availability for a Written Re-Evaluation of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas

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Notice of Virtual Meeting With Industry

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