U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded $150 million to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for a high-speed rail project that will increase the safety and reliability of Amtrak’s Wolverine and Blue Water...
News Archive
- November 22, 2011
- November 22, 2011
Building First Segment Will Employ More Than 100,000 People over Next Five Years
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $928.6 million... - November 18, 2011
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the award of $21 million for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for engineering to begin on three projects to improve Southern California’s Pacific...
- November 18, 2011
FRA Develops Model State Legislation for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Violations. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in collaboration with various government, labor and industry stakeholders, has developed...
- November 3, 2011
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded $7.9 million for the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to construct a new station in Tukwila, WA, replacing the current, temporary wooden structure and creating...
- October 18, 2011
Partnership will help revitalize the domestic railway manufacturing sector, support Obama Administration’s historic investments in transportation and create jobs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and...
- October 11, 2011
Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo today issued a safety advisory to the railroad industry to help prevent injuries and fatalities from employees working between rail cars during switching operations and other dangerous or unsafe...
- October 10, 2011
CHICAGO – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today helped break ground on the “Englewood Flyover” project, a critical component to the Chicago hub of the Midwest high-speed rail network. The construction project will build a bridge...
- October 5, 2011
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $196.5 million grant to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for track and signal improvements between Detroit and Kalamazoo, MI. These improvements will...
- September 30, 2011
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded a $40 million grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to eliminate delays in and out of Harrisburg on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor. The project consists of replacing aging track...