FHWA 2006 Press Releases

• December 2006

  • Highway Traffic Up in 2005 - New Data Reveal America's Traffic Congestion Getting Worse, 12/11/06 (FHWA 14-06)

• October 2006

  • New Federal Grant for Iowa, Minnesota and South Carolina to Help Cut by Half Construction Timeline for Projects, 10/31/06 (FHWA 13-06)

• September 2006

  • New Federally Funded $5 Million Ferry Contract to Provide Free Connection from Bay St. Louis to Pass Christian, Miss., 9/20/06 (FHWA 12-06)

• July 2006

  • Acting U.S. Transportation Secretary Maria Cino Announces $685 Million In Emergency Funds To Repair Damaged Roads In 31 States, 7/31/06 (FHWA 11-06)

  • Statement from the Federal Highway Administration, 7/11/06 (FHWA 09-06)

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Announces $2.2 Million Grant For Bridgeport High-Speed Ferry Service To LaGuardia Airport And Lower Manhattan, 7/7/06 (FHWA 08-06)

• June 2006

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Announces $5.2 Million in New Grants for Ohio River Bridges Project, 6/19/06 (FHWA 07-06)

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Opens New I-25 HOT Express Lanes That Give Drivers A Way Out Of Congestion To Downtown Denver, 6/1/06 (FHWA 06-06)

• May 2006

  • Reno Repays $50 Million Federal Loan That Jump-Started Rail Corridor Project, Relieved Downtown Congestion, 5/17/06 (FHWA 05-06)

• April 2006

  • Louisiana Receives Additional $53 Million To Repair Hurricane-Damaged Railroad Signals and Highways, 4/21/06 (DOT 51-06)

• March 2006

  • Alabama Receives $17.6 Million For Hurricane Katrina Road Damages, 3/29/06 (DOT 45-06)

  • Florida Receives $480 Million For Repairing Hurricane-Damaged Traffic Signals And Highways, 3/29/06 (DOT 44-06)

  • Alabama Receives $1.6 Million Federal Grant For Tuskegee and Butler County Highway Improvements, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06a)

  • Arkansas Receives $5 Million Federal Grant For Highway Improvements In Greene, Desha and Lincoln Counties, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06b)

  • Illinois Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant For Alexander County Highway Improvements, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06c)

  • Kentucky Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant For Christian County Highway Improvements, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06d)

  • Louisiana Receives $5 Million Federal Grant For Iberia and Richland Parish Highway Improvements, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06e)

  • Mississippi Receives $5 Million Federal Grant For Highway Improvements In Coahoma and Quitman Counties, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06f)

  • Missouri Receives $3 Million Federal Grant For Butler County Highway Improvements, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06g)

  • Tennessee Receives $2 Million Federal Grant For Shelby and Fayette County Highway Improvements, 3/23/06 (FHWA 03-06h)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $22 Million In Grants For 207 Scenic Byways Projects, 3/6/06 (FHWA 02-06)

• January 2006

  • Federal Highway Administration Provides $240,000 To Help the Washington, DC Metro Area Reduce Congestion, 1/10/06 (FHWA 01-06a)

  • Federal Highway Administration Provides $200,000 To Help Reduce Congestion in Florida's Lee County, 1/10/06 (FHWA 01-06b)

  • Federal Highway Administration Provides $3 Million To Help California Reduce Congestion, 1/10/06 (FHWA 01-06c)

  • Federal Highway Administration Provides $1 Million To Help Texas Reduce Congestion, 1/10/06 (FHWA 01-06d)

  • Federal Highway Administration Provides $1.1 Million To Help Georgia Reduce Congestion, 1/10/06 (FHWA 01-06e)

  • Federal Highway Administration Provides $1.48 Million To Help Washington Reduce Congestion, 1/10/06 (FHWA 01-06f)

  • I-10 Twin Spans Bridge Reopens Ahead of Schedule to Four-Lane Traffic, 1/5/06 (DOT 02-06)

2005 Press Releases
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