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Archived Press Releases

USDOT Announces $59 Million in Grant Awards to Improve Safety at Highway-Railway Crossings in Four States

September 20, 2022

President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dedicates billions of dollars to improve highway-railway crossing safety

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Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approval of First 35 State Plans to Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure Across 53,000 Miles of Highways

September 14, 2022

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $5B in NEVI Formula Funding to Help States Install EV Chargers Along Interstate Highways
Additional EV Charging Funding to Come

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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $513.2 Million in Emergency Relief for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disaster and Catastrophic Events

August 31, 2022

Funds help states address ongoing impacts of climate change and severe weather

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Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

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On Nationwide Building a Better America Tour, FHWA Acting Administrator Announces Funding from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law for New Pathways to Equity Project in Pittsburgh

August 25, 2022

Project will improve mobility, connectivity, quality of life and economic opportunity for residents in a disadvantaged community

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Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot....

On Nationwide Building a Better America Tour, FHWA Acting Administrator Announces Funding from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law for Long Branch Trail Extension in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

August 24, 2022

$6 Million RAISE Grant will improve safety in a known crash hot-spot and transportation connections to education and job opportunities

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FHWA Announces $100 Million in Grant Awards, $125 Million in New Funding Availability for Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects

August 17, 2022

Native Village of Eyak in Alaska will receive $45.7 Million for the construction of a highway, dock support facilities and boat ramp at Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility

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FHWA Announces $45.7 Million Grant to Alaska’s Native Village of Eyak to Improve Multi-Modal Transportation Access to Oil Spill Response Facility

August 17, 2022

Grant will fund transportation access to improve marine support services, emergency response

Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

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FHWA Announces $54.3 Million Grant to National Park Service to Improve Safety along Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi

August 17, 2022

Grant will improve safety for travelers, bring jobs for work on 83 miles of Parkway

Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

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U.S. Department of Transportation Providing National Park Service $11.7 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Flood Damage in Death Valley National Park

August 15, 2022

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Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate...

FHWA Announces Final Rule to Reduce Roadway Fatalities in Dark Conditions by Improving Visibility with Retroreflective Pavement Markings

August 11, 2022

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Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced a final rule...