Daily Transportation Update

News
State DOT News

New student loan repayment program to be offered for Illinois DOT engineers (KWQC-TV)

Oregon DOT offers helpful tips for National Moving Month (Oregon DOT news release)

South Dakota DOT Earns Performance Excellence Network’s Highest Honor (South Dakota DOT news release)

Safety

Kansas DOT launches statewide ‘Click It or Ticket’ to reduce unbelted fatalities (Kansas DOT news release)

Metal fencing drops pedestrian deaths to zero on portion of Boulder Highway in Metro Las Vegas (KVVU-TV)

ALDOT’s ASAP teams deliver everyday help when motorists need it most (Alabama DOT news release)

Funding and Finance

SDDOT seeking transportation alternative ideas (KELO-TV)

Infrastructure

Maryland reaches $2.25B settlement with owners, operator of ship that hit Key Bridge (WBFF-TV)

Highways and Streets

Illinois communities celebrate Route 66’s centennial (Medill Illinois News Bureau)

Michigan DOT updates I-75/M-32 diverging diamond interchange project schedule (Michigan DOT news release)

Michael Robbins Memorial Highway dedicated in Greene County (Mississippi DOT news release)

Workforce

How Humberto “Tito” Gonzalez, Jr., plans TxDOT’s road paving work (TxDOT news release)

Ohio DOT District 1 announces top operators in skills competition (Ohio DOT news release)

Rail

FRA Finalizes 11 Deregulatory Rules, Deletes Over 1,000 Words From Federal Register That Do Not Enhance Safety (FRA)

Public Transportation

New Jersey announces new transit app, other tech upgrades as part of governor’s ‘Rapid Action Plan’ (StateScoop)

No new Metro station for RFK Stadium, WMATA says (WUSA-TV)

Aviation

Short flights are popular. Will they last? (NPR News)

FAA Completes First Phase of New NOTAM System (AIN)

NHTSA Celebrates 19 Safety Partners for Innovations in Lifesaving Vehicle Tech (NHTSA)

Duffy Celebrates United’s First Flight to Venezuela in Eight Years (USDOT)

US Airlines gained $6.0 billion in 2025, a decrease over 2024 (BTS)

Active Transportation

South Dakota DOT Makes 2026 Transportation Alternatives Program Funding Available (South Dakota DOT news release)

US Department of Transportation

Transportation Consumer Price Index – April 2026 (BTS)

AASHTO News

AASHTO Census Transportation Planning Conference June 2-4, 2026, Providence, RI (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)

AASHTO Committee on Materials and Pavement; Co-Located with AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design User Group Meeting August 3-7, 2026, Richmond, VA (AASHTO Meetings)

Federal Register Information
Coast Guard
Notices

Certificates of Alternative Compliance for the Coast Guard Heartland District

27073-27075 [2026-09498] PDF TXT

Notification of the Revocation of Facility Exemptions From the Port Security Advisory

27075 [2026-09503] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the USCG East District

26955-26958 [2026-09492] PDF TXT
Rules

Safety Zone; Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, TX

26921-26922 [2026-09491] PDF TXT

Special Local Regulation; St. Mary's River, St. George's Creek, Piney Point, MD

26917-26919 [2026-09494] PDF TXT

Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District

26919-26921 [2026-09493] PDF TXT
Federal Aviation Administration
Proposed Rules

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

26949-26952 [2026-09576] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. Airplanes

26952-26955 [2026-09574] PDF TXT
Rules

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

26909-26910 [2026-09487] PDF TXT

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

26910-26911 [2026-09488] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

26895-26897 [2026-09535] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters

26897-26899 [2026-09520] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes

26899-26901 [2026-09536] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters

26901-26906 [2026-09516] PDF TXT

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters

26906-26908 [2026-09521] PDF TXT
Federal Highway Administration
Notices

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Tennessee

27121-27122 [2026-09496] PDF TXT
Federal Maritime Commission
Notices

Notice of Agreements Filed

27047 [2026-09452] PDF TXT
Proposed Rules

Rulemaking Procedures

26976-26984 [2026-09450] PDF TXT
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices

Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Requirements; Driver Qualification Requirements: Waste Management Holdings, Inc.; Application for Exemptions

27122-27126 [2026-09469] PDF TXT
Federal Railroad Administration
Notices

Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance

27126-27127 [2026-09443] PDF TXT

Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance

27127-27128 [2026-09446] PDF TXT
Surface Transportation Board
Notices

OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc., and HGS Railway Holdings, Inc.-Control Exemption-Arkansas Short Line Railroads, Inc. (d/b/a Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad), Camden & Southern Railroad, Inc., and Ouachita Railroad, Inc.

27121 [2026-09453] PDF TXT