Daily Transportation Update

News

Safety

AASHTO Safety Summit: Managing Speed with Technology (AASHTO Journal)

AASHTO Safety Summit: Land Use Planning Perspectives (AASHTO Journal)

AASHTO Safety Summit: Emerging Data Collection Trends (AASHTO Journal)

AASHTO Safety Summit: The “Safe System” Benefits (AASHTO Journal)

Inside Connecticut’s Highway Command Center Where Crashes And Issues Become Alerts In Minutes (CT Insider)

Wisconsin State Patrol boosts enforcement and education of Move Over Law (Wisconsin DOT news release)

AASHTO News

State DOTs Win Awards for Communications Work (AASHTO Journal)

State DOT News

NCDOT Honors Ashe County Bridge Crew for Life-Saving Actions (NCDOT news release)

ITD road maintenance team wins 5th national title in 6 years (ITD news release)

Arkansas DOT Launches Public Interactive Quest: Explore Arkansas Highways (Arkansas DOT news release)

Ohio DOT ready for snow and ice season (Ohio DOT news release)

Funding and Finance

North Carolina governor signs gas tax holiday into law (NC Newsline)

Research and Innovation

Northern Illinois University, Illinois DOT Announce $40M Research Project To Protect Environment During Road Construction (WIFR-TV)

Connected and Automated Vehicles

AV Truck Fleets In US Win Five-Year Exemption On Warning Beacons (FreightWaves)

Mobility

E-trikes hit the streets in Southwest DC, expanding transportation options (WTOP Radio)

Freight

NYC wants to move deliveries onto the waterways. It’s starting with a 55-year-old boat. (Gothamist)

Public Transportation

Colorado Supporting Bus Transit with $44M Investment (AASHTO Journal)

Transit Leaders Look to Local Support to Bolster Programs (Engineering News-Record)

BART Explores Use Of AI While Weighing Potential Risks (KNTV-TV)

Changes Are Coming to CTA, Metra and Pace. Hear From the Leaders of Their New Oversight Agency (WTTW-TV)

Planning

MnDOT offering communities free help planning walking, biking improvements (KTTC-TV)

Report shows Phoenix is making progress toward 2050 transportation goals (KJZZ Radio)

Highways and Streets

Illinois DOT begins two-year, $129M I-74/John Deere Road project in Quad Cities (Illinois DOT news release)

Governor DeWine Celebrates Four New Rest Areas in Butler and Auglaize Counties (Ohio DOT news release)

Video: North Dakota DOT explains how microsurfacing helps preserve pavement on I-94 (North Dakota DOT news release)

Aviation

FAA Reverses Closure of Indianapolis Downtown Heliport (WIBC Radio)

Duffy pushes $30B air traffic control bill during Kansas City visit (KCTV-TV)

FAA warns U.S. airlines of safety risks over Saudi Arabia after attacks (CNBC)

July 2026 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Down 1.8% from the Same Month Last Year (BTS)

Water

Governor pledges action on Washington ferries engine crew wage gaps, union says (KOMO)

Optimism as a new, less expensive Tampa Bay ferry service readies for launch (WUSF Radio)

Port Houston Completes key Project 11 upgrades (Port Strategy)

Aloha Tower Celebrates Centennial with “Anchored in Aloha” Community Events (Hawaii DOT news release)

Final Figures: Over 1,900 People Rode NCDOT Emergency Ferry After Nor’easter Storm (NCDOT news release)

Workforce

Arkansas Highway Workers From Cleburne And Newton Counties Recognized Nationally (Arkansas Radio)

International

3D Printing Turns Solid Waste into Highway Infrastructure in Ningxia, China (Science and Technology Daily)

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

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0095

64937-64938 [2026-20866]

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Rules

Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan Including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL

64759 [2026-20900]

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Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan Including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL

64760 [2026-20901]

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Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan Including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL

64759-64760 [2026-20902]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Notices

Notice of Availability: Anchorage Terminal Area Airspace and Procedures Study for Review and Comment Period, and Workshop Announcement for the Draft Environmental Assessment

65027-65028 [2026-20828]

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Notice of Agency Determination on Waiver With Respect to Land; Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, Indianapolis, Indiana

65028-65036 [2026-20859]

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