Capitol Hill News
Five reasons why transportation reauthorization matters in 2026: As Congress continues to work on the next surface transportation reauthorization, it’s important to understand what’s at stake.
U.S. DOT News
Cyberattack disrupts Transportation Department safety agency contact center: The attack disabled an
agency’s call center run by Senture, a government contractor.
USDOT invests $416M into Florida rail safety, Space Coast multimodal station: The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it would invest more than $416 million to address rail safety upgrades across Florida.
DOT awards $200M in new truck parking grants: The U.S. Department of Transportation Wednesday announced $200 million in grants awarded to a dozen states to expand truck parking.
Transit News
DOT moves ahead on effort to tie new construction funds to marriage, birth rates: The Federal Transit
Authority has published new guidance on the demographic factors proposed in early 2025 to determine the share of a project DOT covers.
More public transit coming to 15 counties in Michigan thanks to state grants: The state of Michigan has
awarded $65-million in grants, spread across 15 counties, to expand public transit.
Port News
Port of Wilmington awarded $6 million federal grant to expand freight capacity: The Port of Wilmington has
been awarded more than $6 million in federal funding to expand its freight handling capacity and improve operations.
US floats fees for Spanish ships, caps on olive oil imports over port dispute: he US Federal Maritime
Commission on Wednesday proposed imposing a $200,000 fee on Spanish-flagged ships calling at US ports and restricting Spanish imports including its biggest seller, olive oil.
Other Transportation News
‘Stunned but not surprised’: DC residents raise concerns after deadly e-scooter crash: Howard University
doctors recently published a study in the American College of Surgeons showing that over 16% of scooter crash patients nationwide require admission to the intensive care unit.
UTA drives road safety in rural tribal communities: Federal project pairs safer infrastructure with community
input, education and technology
Huge expansion plan for Virginia I-95 express toll lanes: Public Works Financing reported that the Virginia
Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Transurban are planning a major expansion of the I-95 express toll lanes
south of the I-495 Beltway.
