Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

TxDOT asphalt testing adopted as national standard (Texas DOT)

Iowa DOT Introduces New Statewide Scheduling System for DMV Services (Iowa DOT)

Georgia DOT Release FY 2025 Accountability and Investment Report (Georgia DOT news release)

Listen: NYSDOT Spotlights Livingston Avenue Bridge (The DOT POD)

Safety

Arkansas DOT to Pilot Safety Rolling Barrier System (KFFB Radio)

Alaska DOT&PF & Municipality of Anchorage announce new safety plan & expanded safety investments for 2026 (Alaska DOT&PF news release)

Idaho’s Port of Entries- Keeping Millions of Miles Safe (Idaho Transportation Department)

Infrastructure

New York State Completes $44.7 Million Bridge Rehabilitation Along Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx (New York State Governor’s Office)

Congress

US spending deal provides funding for 2,500 new air traffic controllers, $2.4 billion for Amtrak (Reuters)

Public Transportation

Leaders celebrate opening of Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center passenger facility (WJAR-TV)

St. Louis Metrolink Green Line pivots to Bus Rapid Transit (KMOV-TV)

Proposed Metrolink Commuter Train to Santa Barbara Canceled (Santa Barbara Independent)

BART announces new Uber partnership, app integration (KNTV-TV)

One solution for North Texas traffic jams? Building near public transit (KERA Radio)

Aviation

How drones improve safety and cost savings for ITD (ITS news release)

Choctaw Nation launches drone program to enhance rural health care (KOCO-TV)

Security and Resilience

TSA Intends To Revise Biometric Data Collection (FedScoop)

Active Transportation

DDOT Reopens E-Bike Incentive Program Offering Eligible District Residents Up to $1,500 Toward E-Bike Purchases (District DOT news release)

Dallas Has Until End Of January To Remove Rainbow Crosswalks Or Face Funding Cuts, State Says (KERA Radio)

Equity

Native American designation now available for Arizona state IDs via MVD (Arizona DOT news release)

US Department of Transportation

FAA Gets Funding Boost in Next Appropriations Bill (AvBrief.com)

Transportation Research Board

Webinar: Rethinking the Road Test to Identify High-Risk Drivers (TRB)

Other

Inside DC’s NTSB lab: How the organization investigates transportation incidents (WRC-TV)

AASHTO News

AASHTO Committee on Environment and Sustainability February Webinar Series (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Council on Rail Transportation Winter Legislative Meeting February 9 – February 12, 2026, Arlington VA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Washington Briefing February 23 – February 26, 2026, Washington, D.C. (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTOWare Connect Conference April 21 – April 22, 2026, Des Moines, IA (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information
Coast Guard
Notices

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; February 2026 Meeting

2545-2546 [2026-01062] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Safety Zone; Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean, Guam

2488-2490 [2026-01064] PDF TXT
Rules

Fixed and Moving Safety Zone; Vicinity of the M/V ZHEN HUA 24; Houston Ship Channel and Morgan's Point, TX

2490-2492 [2026-01070] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program; Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Funding Opportunity

2584-2585 [2026-01042] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Birch Creek Airport, Birch Creek, AK

2515-2516 [2026-01098] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters

2504-2506 [2026-01049] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

2510-2512 [2026-01047] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

2512-2515 [2026-01051] PDF TXT
Rules

Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

2461-2464 [2026-01033] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

2459-2461 [2026-01032] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Engines

2465-2467 [2026-01094] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements

2585-2586 [2026-01096] PDF TXT