Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

Hawaii DOT To Expand Public Digital Hazard Alert System Statewide (Maui Now)

Funding and Finance

NC legislature votes to drop gas tax until Nov. 30 (WUNC Radio)

Duffy Announces $90 Million Loan to Eliminate Traffic Bottlenecks, Accident Hotspots on I-81 in Virginia (USDOT)

Active Transportation

Maine DOT, Women in Transportation, and Accessibility Partners Hold ADA Training in Augusta (Maine DOT news release)

NCDOT Walks to School with Students, Families, State and Local Leaders (NCDOT news release)

Safety

Arizona DOT launches interactive crash data dashboards (Arizona DOT news release)

Wireless Spectrum

FCC to vote on auctioning 25MHz of ‘prime spectrum’ in move that could benefit Amazon, SpaceX (CNBC)

Rail

Chicago City Council committee votes to oppose new Amtrak maintenance facility (Trains)

Public Transportation

Voters are split on whether or not to save Bay Area public transit (SFGate)

Billion-dollar San Antonio transit funding plan gets green light (KSAT-TV)

MetroLink completes 5.2-mile extension to MidAmerica airport (KWMU Radio)

Environment and Sustainability

Battery-Powered Trains Might Be The Future Of Transit (WBUR Radio’s Here & Now)

Aviation

Utah DOT takes transportation to the next level with all-electric aircraft demonstration (Utah DOT news release)

US Department of Transportation

Motor Fuel Prices – September 2026 (BTS)

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
Rules

Special Local Regulations; San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels Demonstration, San Francisco, CA

64267-64268 [2026-20632] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

Petition for Exemption of the Terms of the Order Limiting Scheduled Operations at LaGuardia Airport

64452-64454 [2026-20664] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

64309-64315 [2026-20677] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

64318-64320 [2026-20700] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

64315-64318 [2026-20701] PDF TXT
Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Engine Alliance Engines

64256-64259 [2026-20666] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

64259-64267 [2026-20680] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Qualification of Drivers; Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; Application for Exemption

64454-64456 [2026-20649] PDF TXT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Notices

Notice of Intent To Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Vehicle Lighting; Request for Comments and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

64462-64464 [2026-20648] PDF TXT