Daily Transportation Update

News

Federal Budget

House Passes Senate CR to Extend Federal Gov’t Funding (AASHTO Journal)

AASHTO News

AASHTO Renews Partnership Pact with NAATSHO (AASHTO Journal)

New Leaders Named for AASHTO HR Committee (AASHTO Journal)

Webinar: State DOT Use of ‘Safety-Native Telematics’ (AASHTO Journal)

NOCoE Newsletter – September 3, 2026 (National Operations Center of Excellence)

Funding and Finance

FHWA Unveils August Redistribution for State DOTs (AASHTO Journal)

Governor extends suspension of Indiana gas taxes (WTHR-TV)

Kentucky governor announces hospital, transportation funding during update (WOWK-TV)

Vermont Makes 2027 Better Connections Grant Program Funding Available (VTrans news release)

Connected and Automated Vehicles

AASHTO Offers NHTSA Feedback on AV Framework (AASHTO Journal)

State DOT News

The Loop 09.04.26: Exploring the Ohio DOT ‘Team Up’ event at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. (Ohio DOT news video)

North Carolina DOT Taps Dashcam Imagery For Real-Time Traffic Data (Traffic Technology Today)

Safety

INDOT’s ‘Project Greenlight’ Beefs Up Worker Safety (AASHTO Journal)

Wisconsin DOT Holds Third Annual ‘Safer Together’ Event (AASHTO Journal)

Louisiana’s ‘Sudden Impact Program’ Wins Governors Highway Safety Association Award (Louisiana Highway Safety Commission)

Study moving forward to prevent vehicle-wildlife crashes (Talking Michigan Transportation podcast)

Massachusetts Reminds Drivers of School Bus Safety Rules as Students Return to School (MassDOT news release)

New Jersey’s Target Zero Commission holds first hearing following adoption of Action Plan (New Jersey DOT news release)

Colorado DOT: Preliminary data indicates 35 deaths with suspected impairment occurred during ‘100 Deadliest Days’ this summer (Colorado DOT news release)

Infrastructure

Iowa and Wisconsin Announce Early November Opening for Iowa 9 / WIS 82 Mississippi River Crossing at Lansing (Iowa DOT)

Mississippi DOT details progress on northeast Mississippi transportation projects (Mississippi DOT news release)

TxDOT reviews transportation project progress for month of August (TxDOT news release)

Congress

Congress Weighs National Infrastructure Bank as Funding Debate Grows (Legis1)

Freight

Why more companies are choosing trains over trucks for shipping (Marketplace)

Public Transportation

Connecticut DOT Completes Bus Shelter Installations (AASHTO Journal)

SEPTA gets $13.3M federal grant to replace aging Silverliner IV trains in Philadelphia (WTXF-TV)

Creating public space at a transit stop (Public Square)

Environment and Sustainability

Trump administration lifts stop-work order on invasive carp barrier (Detroit News)

Court Stalls EPA Plan to Override California’s Vehicle Pollution Standards (Inside Climate News)

Sound Transit probes fish deaths near I-90 floating bridge rail line as fixes begin (KOMO-TV)

Aviation

FAA Begins Phase 2 of ‘BEYOND’ Drone Testing Program (AASHTO Journal)

FAA Invests $481 Million Ahead of Labor Day Weekend to Improve Airport Infrastructure Across US (FAA)

Four California Airports Coordinate Planning For Next-Generation Aircraft (Area Development)

Equity

Western Montana Transit is a lifeline for rural Lake County communities (KPAX-TV)

US Department of Transportation

FTA Celebrates $25 Million Investment in AV Shuttles to Improve Transit in Downtown Chattanooga (FTA)

FTA to Deliver $166 Million to Upgrade America’s Passenger Railcars (FTA)

Flight Simulators: FAA Should Take Steps to Ensure Oversight Efforts Address Increased Workload (GAO)

BTS Releases 2024 State-Level Transportation Public Finance Statistics Data (BTS)

Other

Auto companies call for ban on Chinese-made cars (The Hill)

Highways and Streets

New York $31.5 Million in Pavement Renewal Projects Along Key Long Island Roadways (New York Governor’s Office news release)

New tunnel opens on I-40/US 93 interchange project in Kingman, AZ (Arizona DOT news release)

Active Transportation

Kentucky Issues Over $18.8 Million in Transportation Alternatives Program Grants (KYTC news release)

AASHTO Meetings

AASHTO Committee on Construction Annual Meeting, September 14-18, Stateline, NV (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 Annual Meeting, November 15-18, Louisville, KY (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information

Coast Guard

Rules

Safety Zone; Ohio Street Beach Swim Course, Lake Michigan, Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL

56779-56780 [2026-18130]

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Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Savannah River, Clyo, GA

56778-56779 [2026-18166]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Notices

Notice of Availability on the Final Tiered Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for SpaceX Starship Reentry Contingency Operations in the Pacific Ocean and Additional Starship Landing Trajectory

56939-56940 [2026-18135]

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Safety Management System Voluntary Program

56940-56941 [2026-18143]

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