Daily Transportation Update

News

State DOT News

ODOT Executive Director Announces Retirement (News On 6)

North Dakota DOT to visit four tribal nations to issue Non-Driver Photo ID’s for voting (North Dakota DOT news release)

Safety

ALDOT, Lutzie 43 Foundation bring safe driving summit to Calera High (Alabama DOT news release)

Kansas Drive To Zero Coalition launches community award program and webinar series (Kansas DOT news release)

NHTSA To Rewrite Rules To Address Vehicle Headlight Glare (Reuters)

Funding and Finance

Trump Says He Is Thinking About Suspending Federal Gas Tax (Reuters)

Rail

WSDOT’s Cascadia Program exploring regional high-speed rail in coordination with statewide I-5 needs (Washington State DOT)

PennDOT, Amtrak announce second Pennsylvanian to start Nov. 18 (Trains)

FRA Celebrates $416 Million Investment to Upgrade Rail Safety Across Florida, Build New Multimodal Station for the Space Coast (USDOT)

Connecticut DOT Hosting Rail Safety Training Drill on October 10 in East Lyme, CT (Connecticut DOT news release)

Infrastructure

MassDOT Hosts Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate Opening of New Boston Street Bridge (MassDOT news release)

TxDOT looks back at transportation project progress during September (TxDOT news release)

Environment and Sustainability

Nonprofit recruits volunteers to help track wildlife impacted by Oregon’s roads (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Aviation

Aspen’s airport renovation has become a fight for the city’s future (Wall Street Journal)

Water

US Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge To Lobster Boat GPS Monitoring Case (SeafoodSource)

New Jersey DOT: Nantuxent Creek Channel dredging project underway in Downe Township (New Jersey DOT news release)

Active Transportation

Deep in Appalachia, a rail-to-trail project builds bipartisan support for a bridge (NPR)

Public Transportation

Trump wants to tie transportation funds to birth rates (The Independent)

US Department of Transportation

FAA looks to streamline rules for commercial space launches (Reuters)

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

Notices

Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great Lakes, Western New York; Sub-Committee Vacancy

64159-64160 [2026-20527]

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Proposed Rules

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bay St. Louis, Bay St. Louis, MS; Back Bay of Biloxi, Biloxi, MS; Pascagoula River, Pascagoula, MS; Three Mile Creek, Mobile, AL; Chickasaw Creek, Saraland, AL

64129-64133 [2026-20545]

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Rules

Safety Zone; Luminsea Miami Shootout and Races, Miami Marine Stadium Harbor, Miami FL

64116-64118 [2026-20522]

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Security Zone; U.S. Coast Guard Base, Los Angeles Harbor Main Channel, Los Angeles, CA

64114-64116 [2026-20520]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Notices

Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land Release Request for Disposal of Surplus Airport Property at the Santa Maria Public Airport, Santa Maria, CA

64213-64214 [2026-20492]

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Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; POWRACHUTE, LLC

64213 [2026-20528]

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Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

64121-64125 [2026-20543]

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Split Sleeper Berth Time

64214-64216 [2026-20524]

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Federal Transit Administration