Federal Transportation News
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Duffy & FAA Administrator Bedford Celebrate Opening of Key
Manufacturing Plant for Air Traffic Control Modernization: Transportation Secretary Sean P.
Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford are celebrating the grand opening of a
state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Frederick, Maryland, that produces equipment critical to
America’s brand-new air traffic control system.
California lawmakers sound the alarm about urgent need for $2B for Olympics transportation:
At a panel on Wednesday, five Members of Congress questioned regional transportation officials
on their readiness for the 2028 Games.
DOT awards $665 million for ferry projects in 14 states: The Department of Transportation has
awarded nearly $664.8 million for 23 ferry projects across 14 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
including vessel replacements, terminal upgrades and operating assistance.
Transit News
What is the value of investing in transit? When respondents were asked about increasing the
federal gas tax simply to fund “transportation,” support was relatively modest.
Fare Gates Can Stop Transit Crime: Congress should fund modernized upgrades of the barriers
instead of pouring more money into ineffective transit security measures.
U.S. Port News
Corpus Christi seaport latest to partner with MARAD on maritime reactors: The Department of
Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed its second memorandum of
cooperation with a U.S. seaport to advance the development of small modular reactors to power
commercial vessels, ports, and other maritime assets.
Great Lakes ports, shipyards establish formal partnership: The American Great Lakes Ports
Association and Great Lakes Alliance of Shipyards signed a memorandum of understanding July
31, 2026, during AGLPA’s 2026 annual conference in Chicago.
World-class container port near New Orleans wins federal approval: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers approved a new port on the Gulf Coast that could potentially rival Houston and New
Orleans last week, a move that could significantly affect one of the world’s major shipping
arteries, particularly for the energy, agricultural and dry cargo industries.
