Daily Transportation Update

News
Funding and Finance

Letter Asks Congress to Back Formula Funding for States (AASHTO Journal)

Federal Budget

Trump Administration Seeks $114B in USDOT Funding (AASHTO Journal)

State DOT News

State DOTs Support National TIM Training Day Effort (AASHTO Journal)

PennDOT Recruiting Students to be ‘Young Ambassadors’ (AASHTO Journal)

Idaho Transportation Department Installs Permanent Flags at Cloverdale Overpass (AASHTO Journal)

NCDOT launches 2026 Spring Litter Cleanup, urging volunteers to keep roadsides clean (WLOS-TV)

Community outreach helps recruit future Port of Entry leaders (Idaho Transportation Department)

Safety

Maine DOT, Maine Turnpike Authority, Others to Address Work Zone Safety Awareness (Maine DOT news release)

Highways and Streets

MoDOT Breaks Ground on Fifth ‘Improve I-70’ Project (AASHTO Journal)

TDOT Is Widening Tennessee’s Tourism Corridor (Construction Equipment Guide)

Alaska DOT Has New Portal To Report Potholes On State Roads (KTUU-TV)

WYDOT Report: Forage permits now available to mow & harvest hay along state highway rights-of-way (WYDOT news video)

Historic Route 66: New Mexico National Scenic Byway (NMDOT news release)

Rebuilding SR 504 to reconnect visitors to Mount St. Helens (WSDOT news release)

Infrastructure

South Dakota DOT Awarded Federal Grant for Platte-Winner Bridge Replacement Project (South Dakota DOT news release)

New York Begins $17 Million Project to Replace State Route 17 Bridge in Orange County (New York Governor’s Office news release)

Environment and Sustainability

Eastern Kentucky is Home to Two New EV Fast Charging Sites (KYTC news release)

Public Transportation

Donelson train and bus station to become Nashville’s next transit center with new airport connections (WTVF-TV)

Aviation

Air travel hit with high costs as jet fuel prices rise, war in Iran continues (KOMO-TV)

Drone-destroying laser doesn’t pose threat to planes, FAA says (Bloomberg)

FAA Unveils New Campaign to Target Next Generation of Air Traffic Controllers (FAA)

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

Security and Resilience

From Transit To TV Signals: How Hackers Could Disrupt The World Cup (Politico)

Workforce

Lawmakers set to return to Washington as TSA paycheck uncertainty looms over partial shutdown negotiations (The Hill)

US Department of Transportation

USDOT Hosts First-Ever National Day of Crash Responder Training to Save Lives on American Roads (FHWA)

Telework and Changing Travel Patterns: USDOT Should Develop Guidance to Help Communities Prioritize Investments (GAO)

Transportation Consumer Price Index – March 2026 (BTS)

Other

Florida To Include Citizenship Status On Driver Licenses (WINK-TV)

AASHTO News

Barry Paye to Chair Product Evaluation Steering Committee (AASHTO Journal)

AASHTO Technical Training Solutions Meeting May 4-8, 2026, Houston, TX (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Traffic Engineering Annual Meeting June 21-24, 2026, Mobile, AL (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Product Evaluation & Audit Solutions Annual Meeting June 21-25, 2026, Savannah, GA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Committee on Bridges & Structures Annual Meeting June 28-July 2, 2026, Charlotte, NC (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Research and Advisory Committee Annual Meeting July 7-9, 2026, Pittsburgh, PA (AASHTO Meetings)

AASHTO Joint Council on Active Transportation and Committee on Planning Meeting July 27-29, Baltimore, MD (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; HALO Flight, Inc.

18965-18966 [2026-07097] PDF TXT

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Rupprecht Law P.A.

18965 [2026-07098] PDF TXT

Petition for Authorization To Exceed Mach 1

18966 [2026-07121] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

18792-18797 [2026-07052] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

18790-18792 [2026-07101] PDF TXT
Rules

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wall Municipal Airport, Wall, SD

18773-18774 [2026-07056] PDF TXT