Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

Colorado DOT prioritizes critical flood repairs ahead of holiday travel (Colorado DOT news release)

Video: Working with Utah DOT’s Freeway Operations team near University Parkway in Provo (Utah DOT news video)

Arizona DOT shines for supporting dark skies (Arizona DOT news release)

VDOT outlines its preparations for winter weather (Virginia DOT news release)

Safety

NHTSA Reports Decline in Traffic Fatalities in First Half of 2026 (NHTSA)

Pennsylvania Teams Up with West Virginia and Ohio to for ‘Operation Safe Holiday’ enforcement campaign (PennDOT news release)

New Mexico DOT asks Legislature for speed cameras in highway work zones (Source NM)

Funding and Finance

Oregon DOT lays out a stark picture of what transportation system would look like without new funding (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Ohio DOT’s Transportation Review Advisory Council approves $46.7 million for 13 projects for fiscal years 2027-2030 (Ohio DOT news release)

Equity

Justice Department sues Lyft for alleged discrimination against disabled passengers (The Hill)

New poll highlights how transportation woes limit access to healthcare in rural WMass (New England Public Media)

Highways and Streets

Sandbag Installation Underway on N.C. 12 at Pea Island Visitor Center (NCDOT news release)

Arizona DOT crews reopen another five miles of SR 89A in Oak Creek Canyon (Arizona DOT news release)

CTDOT looking for ways to improve safety and commuter traffic on I-95. Here’s some options. (Hartford Courant)

North Carolina proposes moving part of battered Highway 12 on the Outer Banks (WHRO Radio)

Rail

Amtrak board’s ‘listening session’ reflects restructuring skepticism (Trains)

Connecticut Prepares to Launch Additional Hartford Line Train Service on November 16 (Connecticut DOT news release)

Austin begins planning possible light rail extension to airport (KEYE-TV)

Public Transportation

Local, state leaders still debating who should pay for future DC Metro service (FFXnow)

Getting around town on public transportation harder for Vermonters (WCAX-TV)

Phoenix launches PHXLink on-demand transportation service with $2 rides (KTAR Radio)

In Chicago and Los Angeles, Tech Keeps Bus Lanes Clear (Government Technology)

High schoolers become transit advocates for more non-car options (NPR’s All Things Considered)

Planning

Transit planners eye Colorado Boulevard for Denver’s next bus rapid transit project (KUSA-TV)

Louisiana signs $6.8 million contract for SpaceX transportation planning (The Center Square)

Environment and Sustainability

How Transportation Planners Can Improve Existing Road-Stream Crossing Infrastructure for People, Fish, and Wildlife (Wildlands Network)

Aviation

FAA turns to AI to cut delays and shorten flights nationwide (Scripps News)

McKinney National Airport opens new terminal as North Texas’s third commercial airport (KRLD Radio)

New crack test protocol for airport runway asphalt (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Video: NCDOT highlights Electric Logistics and Integrated Flight Testing or eLIFT-NC efforts (NCDOT news video)

Freight

PennDOT Seeks Public Comment on Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan (PennDOT news release)

Water

Panama Canal increases daily transit capacity to 34 slots (Container News)

Active Transportation

Catskill Mountain Railroad, trail advocates make their pitches (HV1)

Oregon DOT offers safety tips for people walking and rolling as the seasons change (Oregon DOT news release)

International

El Paso City Council approves $72.5 million plan to modernize international bridges (KFOX-TV)

US Department of Transportation

Former Public Transit Agency CEO Mark Aesch Nominated to Lead FTA (Passenger Transport)

Duffy Hosts Veterans Day to Showcase Freedom Haulers Campaign Success, Announce Millions More in Veteran Training Grants (USDOT)

Transportation Consumer Price Index – October 2026 (BTS)

Transportation Research Board

Webinar: Implementing Highly Modified Asphalt Mixtures from Design to Construction (TRB)

AASHTO Meetings

AASHTO Annual Meeting, November 15-18, Louisville, KY (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information
Coast Guard
Rules

Safety Zone; Sector Mobile Captain of the Port Zone, Mobile, AL

72796-72798 [2026-23027] PDF TXT

Special Local Regulation; Southern California Annual Marine Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone, San Diego Fleet Week Veterans Day Boat Parade, San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA

72796 [2026-23047] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Heavenbound Aviation

72942-72943 [2026-22960] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Amendment of Jet Route J-21 in the Vicinity of Laredo, TX

72821-72823 [2026-23017] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Airplanes

72819-72821 [2026-23068] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes

72823-72825 [2026-23074] PDF TXT
Rules

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

72773-72774 [2026-23073] PDF TXT

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

72774-72775 [2026-23072] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters

72770-72773 [2026-23007] PDF TXT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Impaired Driving Paid Media Campaign Evaluation

72947-72949 [2026-23054] PDF TXT
Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Notices

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities

72949-72955 [2026-23022] PDF TXT

Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities

72955-72957 [2026-23067] PDF TXT