Archived Press Releases
USDOT Announces $59 Million in Grant Awards to Improve Safety at Highway-Railway Crossings in Four States
September 20, 2022President’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, 2022President 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, 2022Funds 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, 2022Project will improve mobility, connectivity, quality of life and economic opportunity for residents in a disadvantaged community
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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, 2022Native 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, 2022Grant 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, 2022Grant 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, 2022FHWA 29-22
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, 2022FHWA 28-22
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...