FHWA 2008 Press Releases

• September 2008

  • Federal Highway Administration Does Not Approve Pennsylvania’s Plans to Toll Interstate 80, 9/11/08 (FHWA 20-08)

  • U.S. Transportation Mary Peters Announces Steps to Delay Highway Trust Fund Shortfall, Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation to Address Problem, 9/5/08 (DOT 128-08)

  • 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, 9/5/08 (FHWA 19-08)

• August 2008

  • USDOT's Awards $14.7 Million for Rural Roads Safety, 8/27/08 (DOT 123-08)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Approves Utah's I-15 Corridor, 8/26/08 (FHWA 18-08)

  • American Driving Reaches Eighth Month of Steady Decline, 8/13/08 (FHWA 17-08)

  • President Bush Issues Order to Expedite Columbia River Crossing (DOT 109-08)

• July 2008

  • Nearly 10 Billion Fewer Miles Driven in May 2008 than May 2007, 7/28/08 (DOT 102-08)

  • Roads Can Be Safer, Top Federal Highway Official Says, 7/25/08 (FHWA 16-08)

  • Transportation Public-Private Partnerships Soar to Record Levels, 7/22/08 (FHWA 15-08)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces $1 Million Quick Release to Wisconsin for Urgent Repair of Roads and Bridges Damaged by Floods, 7/11/08 (FHWA 14-08)

  • Two of Nation's Busiest Interstates Will Get $11 Million for Truck Parking Innovations, 7/9/08 (FHWA 13-08)

• June 2008

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces $1 Million Quick Release to Iowa for Urgent Repair of Roads and Bridges Damaged by Floods, 6/25/08 (DOT 86-08)

  • Americans Drove 1.4 Billion Fewer Highway Miles in April of 2008 than in April 2007 While Fuel Prices and Transit Ridership Are Both on the Rise, 6/18/08 (DOT 84-08)

  • Historic Financing Completed: $589 Million in Private Activity Bonds Issued to Fund I-495 Congestion-Relief Project, 6/12/08 (DOT 81-08)

  • US Department of Transportation Unveils New Program to Fight Border Congestion, 6/2/08 (FHWA 12-08)

• May 2008

  • Americans Driving At Historic Lows, 5/23/08 (FHWA 11-08)

  • Federal Highway Administration Names Bridge for Engineer, 5/18/08 (FHWA 10-08)

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Says New SR 167 HOT Lanes in Washington State Will Cut Congestion, 5/2/08 (FHWA 09-08)

  • FHWA Launches Flagship Initiative to Collect Nationwide Data on Highway Bridges, 5/2/08 (FHWA 08-08)

• April 2008

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Calls for Slower Driving in Work Zones, 4/8/08 (FHWA 07-08)

• March 2008

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $430 Million Loan to Complete New Alternative to Congested I-35, 3/10/08 (FHWA 06-08)

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Releases an Additional $195 Million in Funding for I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, 3/5/08 (FHWA 05-08)

• February 2008

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Announces New Strategy to Improve Safety on Rural Roads, 2/29/08 (DOT 27-08)

  • Detroit River International Crossing Reaches Milestone, 2/29/08 (FHWA 04-08)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Gives Green Light to Proposed Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, 2/15/08 (FHWA 03-08)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Gives South Carolina the Go-Ahead to Start Building I-73, 2/8/08 (DOT 18-08)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Encourages States to Utilize Electronic Tolling to Relieve Congestion and Finance New Capacity, 2/5/08 (FHWA 02-08)

• January 2008

  • Statement by Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Regarding the Resignation of Federal Highway Administrator J. Richard Capka, 1/24/08 (DOT 09-08)

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Calls on States to Recheck Gusset Plate Strength Every Time They Change the Weight or Capacity of a Bridge, 1/15/08 (DOT 07-08)

  • Traffic Control Device Rules Strengthened In New Publication, 1/3/08 (FHWA 01-08)

  • FHWA Traffic Facts

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