Archived Press Releases
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million in Emergency Relief for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Wildfires in Oregon
September 16, 2020FHWA 21-20
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 $5 million in “quick release” Emergency...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.3 Million for Emergency Repairs to Infrastructure Destroyed by Wildfires in Lassen National Forest
September 15, 2020FHWA 20-20
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 $1.3 million in “quick release” Emergency...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $70 Million for Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Grants
September 8, 2020FHWA 19-20
Contact: Doug Hecox
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for cities and states, Tribal...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Louisiana $5 Million in “Quick Release” Emergency Relief Funding
September 4, 2020FHWA 18-20
Contact: Neil Gaffney
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $5 million in “quick release” Emergency...
U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Applicants for Railway-Highway Crossings Grants
August 25, 2020FHWA 17-20
Contact: Neil Gaffney
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity that provides up to $50 million in grants for commuter rail agencies working to...
Federal Highway Administration Proposes New Rule to Advance Broadband Technology in Rural America
August 13, 2020FHWA 16-20
Contact: Nancy Singer/Doug Hecox
Tel.: 202-366-0660
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration today proposed a new rule to improve coordination in the use of highway rights-of-way to...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $11.2 Million in Grants for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
July 27, 2020FHWA 15-20
Contact: Doug Hecox
Tel: 202-366-0660
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $11.2 million in grants from the Fiscal Year 2019 Disadvantaged Business...
Federal Highway Administration Awards $15.1 Million to Seven Pilot Projects to Advance New Highway Funding Methods
July 9, 2020FHWA 14-20
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded $15.1 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA)...
U.S. Department of Transportation Launches Summit on Pedestrian Safety – Virtual Series
July 8, 2020FHWA 13-20
Contact: Neil Gaffney
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON – Safety advocates will join federal and state transportation agencies today when the U.S. Department of Transportation launches a virtual safety summit with the first of...
Federal Highway Administration Makes $60 Million Available for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants
July 6, 2020FHWA 12-20
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $60 million in Advanced...