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National Transportation Week provides an opportunity for the transportation community to join together for greater awareness about the importance of transportation. National Transportation Week also focuses on making youth aware of transportation-related careers. National Transportation Week is May 11-17. Please check the NTW Activities and Calendar pages for the most current information on this year’s activities.
-- Mary E. Peters, U.S. Secretary of Transportation You can contact National Transportation Week at:. National Transportation Week |
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Since
its beginning, transportation infrastructure has transformed the American
landscape into a sophisticated network of metropolitan communities. It
fuels the world’s strongest and fastest growing economy, and continues
to offer countless other benefits. Each year, America's transportation
system – from the roads to the skies, rails and ports -- helps travelers
reach their destinations and carries billion of tons of freight worth
trillions of dollars in economic stimulus. In addition, the transportation system plays a critical role in deploying and sustaining our troops and their equipment around the world. Transportation is synonymous with opportunity in America – connecting workers with jobs, products with markets, and families with each other. Throughout our history, advances in transportation have been at the forefront of progress. In 2006, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System, widely regarded as the greatest public works project in history. Life in the United States would not be the same without its vast transportation network and, throughout the 21st century, the USDOT will continue the tradition of innovation in all transportation fields. We will continue to modernize transportation and, during National Transportation Week, we honor the professionals who help to keep our transportation systems secure, efficient, reliable and safe.
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