Following are press releases and statements issued in the past few weeks. Anything issued before then can be accessed through the Department's public affairs archives web page. 
 

PRESS RELEASES

RECENT STATEMENTS & SPEECHES

News Digest (10/31/08)   Georgia’s ‘411 Connector’ Reaches Major Milestone (10/30/08) August 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.5 Percent from August 2007   U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Says New Airfare Data Shows Need for Competition at Newly Capped Airports to Avoid Sharp Increases in Ticket Costs (10/29/08)   Average Second-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Reach Highest Quarterly Level; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Dallas Love Field (10/29/08)   New August Data Show Americans Drove 15 Billion Fewer Miles than a Year Ago, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Announces; Travel Changes Demonstrate Need for New Way to Fund Transportation (10/24/08)   News Digest (10/24/08)   U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces $679 million to Repair Damaged Roads and Bridges (10/23/08)   U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces $679 million to Repair Damaged Roads and Bridges   U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces $679 million to Repair Damaged Roads and Bridges; Iowa to Receive $23 Million for May Flooding, Other Storms (10/23/08)   South Carolina’s I-73 Reaches Major Milestone; Federal Officials Sign Record of Decision Today for Northern Segment (10/22/08)   BTS Releases August Passenger Airline Employment Data; August 2008 Employment Down 2.1 Percent from August 2007 (10/21/08)   San Francisco Will Receive $87 Million for Easier Parking, Bay Area Ferry Service, and Rehabilitation of Doyle Drive (10/20/08)   News Digest (10/17/08)   BTS Releases July 2008 Airline Traffic Data;  Seven-Month 2008 System Traffic Down 0.8 Percent from 2007 and Down 2.9 Percent in July (10/17/08)   New Federal Rule to Make School Buses Safer, Allow Districts to Use Federal Funds to Pay for Seat Belt Installations, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Announces  (10/15/08)   FRA Issues Final Rule on Advanced Train Braking Technology (10/15/08)   News Digest (10/10/08)   U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Announces New Nationwide Plan to Reduce Traffic on Congested Roadways by Creating New Marine Highways (10/09/08)   U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces $89 Million Commitment to Capacity Improvements at JFK International Airport, Releases Final Rules to Improve Service, Keep Fares Competitive at New York’s 3 Capped Airports (10/09/08)   Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 1.9 Percent in August from July (10/08/08)   United States Reaches Aviation Agreements with Vietnam, Armenia (10/07/08)   News Digest (10/03/08)   NHTSA and NTIA Unveil Grant Program to Help States Upgrade 9-1-1 Services (10/03/08)   Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters on Rail Legislation (10/02/09)   Airline On-Time Performance Improves in August (10/02/08)   Statement of Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman On Restricting Improper Use of Electronic Devices by Railroad Workers (10/01/08)

AIR FARES, CAPS, AND COMPETITION NEWS CONFERENCE CHICAGO, IL (10/29/08) EMERGENCY RELIEF NEWS CONFERENCE GALVESTON, TX (10/23/08) MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH THE PRIVATE ROLE IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE NEW YORK, NY (10/02/08) VMT ANNOUNCEMENT AND NEW INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL GRANT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT (09/30/08) HURRICANE IKE AIRPORT ASSISTANCE HOUSTON, TX (09/17/08) HURRICANE IKE EMERGENCY RELIEF GALVESTON, TX (09/17/08) I-35 BRIDGE RE-OPENING CEREMONY MINNEAPOLIS, MN (09/15/08) INDEPENDENT REVIEW TEAM REPORT ON AVIATION SAFETY WASHINGTON, D.C. (09/10/08)

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