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News: Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Thursday, September 11, 2008 Federal Highway Administration Does Not Approve Pennsylvania’s Plans to Toll Interstate 80 WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Highway Administration announced today that it did not approve an application from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to place tolls on Interstate 80. The agency said the planned use of toll revenues does not meet federal requirements as there is no basis to conclude that the proposed lease payments are legitimate operating costs. [read the full release] Friday, September 5, 2008 U.S. Transportation Mary Peters Announces Steps to Delay Highway Trust Fund Shortfall, Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation to Address Problem U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters today directed the Federal Highway Administration to take immediate steps to protect the solvency of the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund and called on Congress to act quickly to finally address this long-predicted problem. [read the full release] Friday, September 5, 2008 U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces the Quick Release of $4 Million to Louisiana and Mississippi for Repair of Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Gustav WASHINGTON - The federal government is making $4 million available immediately in emergency relief funds for Louisiana and Mississippi to help pay for urgent repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced today. [read the full release] Tolling and Pricing Program
The Office of Operations launched a new Tolling and Pricing Program Web site. In an effort to create a more user friendly experience when searching for information about federal pricing programs, the new site includes valuable information that was once included on three separate sites: the Tolling and Pricing Opportunities, the Value Pricing Pilot Program (VPPP) and the VPPP site on the Knowledge Exchange. This is just the first step in streamlining information on one of the critical FHWA programs. In the future, the site will also feature a subject index that will help the user find the subjects they are looking for quickly instead of searching the entire site. SAFETEA-LU
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was enacted August 10, 2005, as Public Law 109-59. SAFETEA-LU authorizes the Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for the 5-year period 2005-2009. Environmental Stewardship
President Bush issued Executive Order 13274 on September 18, 2002 to enhance environmental stewardship and streamline the decision-making process in connection with major transportation projects. Visit the Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews web site to find out more about the implementation of Executive Order 13274. SAFETEA-LU; Opportunities for State and Other Qualifying Agencies to Gain Authority to Toll Facilities Constructed Using Federal Funds A Federal Register Notice was published on January 6, 2006. The purpose of this notice is to explain the Federal-aid Highway programs now available as a result of SAFETEA-LU that grant permission to public authorities to enact tolls on motor vehicles. The notice is also intended to invite Expressions of Interest to participate in these programs and to introduce the Tolling and Pricing Opportunities Web site. |
Storm Response Vehicle Size and Weight Information
FY 2009 Budget Request
Employment Opportunities Jobs in the Federal Highway Administration Planning A Trip? Your first stop should be the National Traffic and Road Closure Information web site and your second stop should be the Scenic Byways Web site. Traveling with the Administrator
DOT FY 2008 Business Cases
The DOT FY 2008 Exhibit 300s are now available on the Web. Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship
Carbon Sequestration Along Highway Rights of Way: Piloting a Concept
State transportation agencies often find themselves balancing environmental concerns against the financial feasibility of actions to alleviate those concerns. As one major environmental concern — climate change — is increasingly understood, governors, state legislatures, and the federal government are exploring ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). Because vegetation naturally removes ("sequesters") CO2 from the air, state transportation agencies have an opportunity to reduce their total emissions and even earn revenue by changing vegetation-management practices in their state department of transportation (DOT)-owned rights-of-way (ROW). Find out more in the September issue of "Successes in Stewardship". Knowledge Exchange
FHWA is sponsoring web-based communities of practice (CoP's) to promote free and open knowledge exchange on such topics as environment and planning, air quality, high performance concrete, and transportation asset management. Join a group of your peers throughout the highway community to discuss, collaborate, and exchange ideas and practices on a wide range of interesting and timely topics on one of the FHWA Knowledge Communities. |
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