FHWA 2016 Press Releases

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• October 2016

  • U.S. Drivers Consumed 71.8 Billion Gallons of Gasoline in First Half of 2016, 10/28/2016 (FHWA 55-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.6 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Wisconsin, 10/25/2016 (FHWA 54-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Matthew in South Carolina, 10/20/2016 (FHWA 53-16)

  • FHWA Releases New Data Showing Nearly 20 Percent of U.S. Drivers Are Over 65, 10/18/2016 (FHWA 52-16)

  • USDOT Announces $6 Million Grant for Denver’s Smart City Program, 10/13/2016 (FHWA 51-16)

  • USDOT Announces $10.9 Million Grant for Advanced Transportation Technologies in San Francisco, 10/13/2016 (FHWA 51-16)

  • USDOT Announces $5.9 Million Grant for NW 33 Innovation Corridor Project in Union County, Ohio, 10/13/2016 (FHWA 51-16)

  • USDOT Announces $7.8 Million Grant for Border Crossing Technologies in Niagara-Buffalo Region, 10/13/2016 (FHWA 51-16)

  • USDOT Announces $6 Million Grant for Los Angeles to Relieve Freight Congestion and Support Promise Zone, 10/13/2016 (FHWA 51-16)

  • USDOT Announces $10.8 Million Grant for SmartPGH in Pittsburgh, 10/13/2016 (FHWA 51-16)

  • USDOT Announces $8.9 Million Grant for ConnectSmart in Houston, 10/13/2016 (FHWA 51-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina, 10/12/2016 (FHWA 50-16)

• September 2016

  • Federal Highway Administrator Leads Talk on Freight Economy in St. Louis, 9/12/2016 (FHWA 49-16)

• August 2016

  • Federal Highway Administration Announces More than $14 Million in Grants to Test New Ways of Funding Highways, 8/30/2016 (FHWA 48-16)

  • FHWA Seeks Nominations for Emergency Route Working Group, 8/26/2016 (DOT 107-16)

  • U.S. Driving Up 3.3 Percent In First Half of 2016, New Federal Data Show, 8/22/2016 (FHWA 47-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $2 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges in Louisiana, 8/18/2016 (FHWA 46-16)

  • FHWA’s ‘Traffic Incident Management’ Reaches Major Milestone, 8/10/2016 (FHWA 45-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million TIGER Grant for Carlisle Connectivity Project, 8/4/2016 (FHWA 44-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Honors PennDOT in Nation’s First Highway Innovation Showcase, 8/4/2016 (FHWA 43-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Seeks Nominations for 2017 Environmental Excellence Awards, 8/3/2016 (FHWA 42-16)

• July 2016

  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Announces Availability of $8.9 Million for Tribal Transportation Grants, 7/22/2016 (DOT 93-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Invites States to Designate ‘Zero-Emission’ and ‘Alternative Fuel’ Corridors, 7/22/2016 (FHWA 41-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $4.15 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges in Wisconsin, 7/20/2016 (FHWA 40-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Opens Pedestrian Crossing at San Ysidro Land Port of Entry in Southern California, 7/15/2016 (FHWA 39-16)

• June 2016

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5.7 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads in West Virginia, 6/30/2016 (FHWA 38-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Opens Key Portion of Alameda Corridor East in Los Angeles County, 6/17/2016 (FHWA 37-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Awards $3 Million for Highway-related Job Training, 6/14/2016 (FHWA 36-16)

  • FHWA Announces Monitoring Agreement with Trinity, 6/10/2016

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $2 Million for Emergency Repairs to Federal Roads in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, 6/7/2016 (FHWA 35-16)

  • FHWA Targets Border Congestion with Technology, 6/3/2016 (FHWA 34-16)

• May 2016

  • On Average, U.S. Drivers Travel Farther By Noon Than International Space Station Has Ever Flown, New Federal Data Show, 5/27/2016 (FHWA 33-16)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $200 Million Loan to Build New Lanes on New Hampshire's Interstate 93, 5/25/2016 (FHWA 32-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Cuts Ribbon on San Bernardino’s Devore Interchange, 5/20/2016 (FHWA 31-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Million for Repairs to Roads Throughout Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest, 5/16/2016 (FHWA 30-16)

  • FHWA Publishes Policy Revision to Allow More Flexibility in Project Design, 5/6/2016 (DOT 52-16)

• April 2016

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $357 Million TIFIA Loan to Build New Lanes on Houston’s SH 288, 4/29/2016 (FHWA 29-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Awards $4.8 Million to Five States and One Tribal Government to Expedite Project Delivery, 4/29/2016 (FHWA 28-16)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $8 Million for Tribal Transportation Safety Improvements, 4/26/2016 (FHWA 25-16)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $750,000 For Emergency Repairs to Federal Roads Throughout Northern California, 4/26/2016 (FHWA 26-16)

  • FHWA Proposes New Performance Measures to Reduce Congestion on the Nation's Highways, 4/18/2016 (FHWA 23-16)

  • USDOT Releases Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study Report to Congress, 4/14/2016 (FHWA 22-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Calls for Safer Construction Season, 4/12/2016 (FHWA 20-16)

  • FHWA Administrator Nadeau On Hand For Opening of Denver's North I-25 Express Lanes, 4/4/2016 (FHWA 19-16)

  • Federal Highway Administrator Nadeau Helps Open New SR 520 Floating Bridge in Seattle, 4/2/2016 (FHWA 18-16)

• March 2016

  • Federal Highway Administration Announces $15 Million in Grants for Alternative Revenue Approaches, 3/22/2016 (FHWA 15-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Announces $60 Million in Grants for Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies, 3/22/2016 (FHWA 16-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Releases $1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Repair Highway and Bridge Damage in Louisiana, 3/22/2016 (FHWA 17-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Releases $2 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Repair Highway and Bridge Damage in Tennessee and Mississippi, 3/16/2016 (FHWA 14-16)

  • FHWA Announces New Safety Performance Measures, Including Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety, 3/14/2016 (FHWA 13-16)

• February 2016

  • Federal Highway Administration Provides $1 Million In Emergency Funds for Rock Slide Damage to Colorado's I-70 in Glenwood Springs, 2/29/2016 (FHWA 10-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Releases $500,000 in Emergency Relief Funds for Rock Slide Damage in Central Idaho, 2/29/2016 (FHWA 11-16)

  • Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Joins Oregon Officials for Dedication of Portland-area's Sellwood Bridge, 2/27/2016 (FHWA 09-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief for Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Arkansas, 2/25/2016 (FHWA 08-16)

  • U.S. Driving Tops 3.1 Trillion Miles In 2015, New Federal Data Show, 2/22/2016 (FHWA 07-16)

  • Federal Highway Administrator Nadeau Helps Break Ground on U.S. Route 301 Project in Delaware, 2/5/2016 (FHWA 06-16)

• January 2016

  • 2015 On Pace to Be Most Heavily Traveled Year, New Federal Data Show, 1/22/2016 (FHWA 05-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Announces $2 Million in Emergency Relief for Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Alabama, 1/15/2016 (FHWA 03-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Asks Public for Comments on the Future Editions of National Traffic Control Manual, 1/15/2016 (FHWA 02-16)

  • Federal Highway Administration Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief for Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Missouri, 1/8/2016 (FHWA 01-16)

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