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Archived Press Releases

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $49.6 Million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Grants

December 31, 2020

FHWA 31-20
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (...

Federal Highway Administration Calls for Comment on Latest Update to MUTCD

December 11, 2020

FHWA 30-20
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel.: 202-366-0660

WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today...

Trump Administration Announces Completion of Arlington Memorial Bridge Renovations

December 4, 2020

FHWA 29-20
Contact:  Doug Hecox
Tel.: 202-366-0660

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the completion of renovations made over the last three years to the...

FHWA Proposes More Flexible Design Standards to Repair the Nation’s Freeways and Interstates

November 24, 2020

FHWA 28-20
Contact:  Nancy Singer
Tel.: 202-366-0660

WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to allow State departments of transportation more flexibility with design...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces First Ever Comprehensive ‘Pedestrian Safety Action Plan’

November 23, 2020

FHWA 27-20
Contact:  Neil Gaffney
Tel.: 202-366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released the first-of-its-kind ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $12 Million for Emergency Repairs to the Brent Spence Bridge

November 13, 2020

FHWA 26-20
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the immediate availability of $12 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $6.5 Million to Seven States and Pawnee Nation for Highway Innovations

October 22, 2020

FHWA 25-20
Contact: Neil Gaffney
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the latest recipients of federal funds to help enhance safety and rebuild...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $574 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs

September 29, 2020

FHWA 24-20
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will provide $574 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 39 states...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $460,000 for Emergency Repairs to Infrastructure Destroyed by Wildfires in Washington State

September 25, 2020

FHWA 23-20
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $460,000 in “quick release” Emergency Relief...

FHWA Announces Support for Seven Innovations for a Nation on the Move

September 23, 2020

FHWA 22-20
Contact:  Neil Gaffney
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

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