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Archived Press Releases

Federal Highway Administration Details Efforts to Advance Complete Streets Design Model, Improve Safety for All Road Users in Report to Congress

March 2, 2022

FHWA 07-22
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released a report to Congress detailing the agency’s...

President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $1.14 Billion for Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories

February 24, 2022

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers over 14% increase in funding to repair and rebuild roads and bridges

FHWA 06-22
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel: (202...

President Biden, USDOT and USDOE Announce $5 Billion over Five Years for National EV Charging Network, Made Possible by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

February 10, 2022

Joint Energy and Transportation Office and DriveElectric.gov Available to Assist States with Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans

FHWA 05-22
Contact:...

Federal Highway Administration Announces More Funding and Flexibility for Key Highway Safety Program under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

February 2, 2022

FHWA 04-22
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released new guidance to...

President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $1.2 Billion for Highways in Rural Appalachia

January 25, 2022

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Delivers Sharp Increase in Funding
for Appalachian Development Highway System Improvements

FHWA 03-22
Contact: FHWA....

FHWA Announces $17.8 Million for Tribal Technical Assistance Program Centers to Help Tribes Administer Transportation Programs

January 24, 2022

FHWA 02-22
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of...

DOT Announces Historic Bridge Investment Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

January 14, 2022

More than $27 billion to states and tribal transportation facilities to fix an estimated 15,000 bridges nationwide

FHWA 01-22
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel: (202) 366-0660

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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.39 Billion in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs - Largest Emergency Relief Funding Awards Since 2011

December 21, 2021

FHWA 22-21
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will award $1.39 billion in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 42 states, the...

FHWA Delivers Largest Federal Highway Apportionment in Decades as Part of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

December 15, 2021

FHWA 21-21
Contact: Neil Gaffney
Tel: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced today that it is providing $52.5 billion in funding to all 50 states and the...

FHWA Publishes Final Rule to Promote Broadband Access in Underserved Communities

December 6, 2021

FHWA 20-21
Contact: Nancy Singer
Tel: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration  published a new Broadband Infrastructure Deployment final rule that will allow for the...