Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

Texas Transportation Commissioner Alex Meade Outlines the Challenge of Building for a Growing State (Texas Border Business)

Safety

Utah’s stricter alcohol limit linked to lasting drop in alcohol-related crashes (IIHS news release)

Massachusetts Officials Share Updates On Wrong-Way Driver Detection System After Fatal Crash (WCVB-TV)

As Halloween Approaches, Kentucky Motorists Reminded “Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving” (KYTC news release)

Stay Safe and Be Seen: Georgia DOT’s Halloween Travel Forecast and Safety Tips (Georgia DOT news release)

Funding and Finance

New Mexico lawmakers revisit funding proposal to pay for improving state’s poor roads (Source NM)

Infrastructure

ADOT completes $6.2 million I-10 bridge project in Pima County (KVOA-TV)

Highways and Streets

NCDOT Begins Work to Reopen N.C. 12 on Pea Island (NCDOT news release)

NYSDOT substantially completes main line work on the $1.4 billion Van Wyck Expressway project (NYSDOT news release)

Rail

New grant to bring autonomous railcars to Columbia, Missouri (KBIA Radio)

Amtrak completes Washington, DC interlocking project (Trains)

Vermont sees 40% jump in Amtrak ridership since before pandemic (WCAX-TV)

Public Transportation

Seattle sports fans turn to transit as Sound Transit sees ridership jump (KIRO-TV)

Utah has no plans for autonomous transit, UTA says (KSL Radio)

Operations Lifesaver Awards $134,082 In Grant Funding To Seven Transit Agencies (Operation Lifesaver)

Maine DOT Awards $1M to Support Transit Across Maine (Maine DOT news release)

Environment and Sustainability

Amtrak’s Bridgeport, Illinois railyard to get environmental review after community pressure (Chicago Sun-Times)

Army, DHS Partner to Enhance Ammonia Transit Safety, Community Protection (U.S. Army)

Aviation

Airports Latch Onto ATC Modernization (Aviation Week)

Water

Feds award over $100M for Alaska port projects (KTUU-TV)

US Department of Transportation

NHTSA Moves to Modernize Tire Safety Standards (NHTSA)

Transportation Research Board

Webinar: Crashes vs. Cracking—Competing Priorities For Pavement Management (TRB)

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

Imposition of Conditions of Entry on Vessels Arriving from Somalia

67535-67539 [2026-21865] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Southern California Annual Firework Events for the Los Angeles—Long Beach Captain of the Port Zone

67535-67539 [2026-21918] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Aviation Research Grants Program

67644-67645 [2026-21893] PDF TXT

Petition for Exemption; Summary: Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District

67644 [2026-21892] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives: CFM International, S.A. Engines

67532-67535 [2026-21852] PDF TXT

Special Conditions: Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190-400 Airplane; Embraer Enhanced Takeoff System

67530-67532 [2026-21907] PDF TXT
Rules

Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Helicopters

67439-67442 [2026-21854] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters

67457-67460 [2026-21855] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives: Airbus SAS Airplanes

67455-67457 [2026-21861] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives: Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Swearingen, Fairchild Aircraft, and M7 Aerospace) Airplanes

67435-67439 [2026-21902] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives: The Boeing Company Airplanes

67448-67451 [2026-21862] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives: The Boeing Company Airplanes

67452-67455 [2026-21863] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives: The Boeing Company Airplanes

67442-67445 [2026-21864] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Exemption Application: Commercial Driver's License; PAM Transport, Inc.

67645-67647 [2026-21906] PDF TXT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Notices

Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Tire Safety; Requests for Nominations

67647-67649 [2026-21889] PDF TXT

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council

67649-67650 [2026-21846] PDF TXT
Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Proposed Rules

Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International Standards

67720-67763 [2026-21922] PDF TXT