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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore to discuss solutions to accelerate the reconstruction of both the Francis Scott Key Bridge (FSK) and the American Legion Bridge.

The Department also announced it is seeking public input on accelerating reconstruction of the American Legion Bridge and improving commute times

This week Federal Highway Administrator Sean McMaster highlighted the U.S. Department of Transportation’s latest actions under the Trump Administration to improve safety on the nation’s highways, roads and bridges, including efforts to make traffic incident management safer for first responders, as well as the agency’s ongoing work with its State DOT partners to make travel safer for all road users.

USDOT commits to training 1 million first responders to improve road safety for emergency personnel, American families and truck drivers

Initiative will rebuild and reinforce America’s roads, crosswalks, and intersections

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Sean McMaster announced today that the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) is halting all work on the 34th Street busway project following the agency’s request for the pause. This is the second notice the federal agency has given NYCDOT, including an initial letter that highlighted several concerns with the project blueprints, including the absence of plans to accommodate truckers that rely on access to routes impacted by the project.

On September 26, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administrator Sean McMaster traveled to Western North Carolina to mark remarkable progress one year after Hurricane Helene devastated the region. McMaster joined Governor Josh Stein, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and the U.S. Forest Service to celebrate major repair milestones along I-40, where critical infrastructure has been restored following widespread storm damage and closures.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will receive $1.15 billion in additional Emergency Relief funding for Hurricane Helene repairs. This is the largest single allocation under the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief (ER) Program for a state in the Department’s history. With today’s announcement, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has provided a total of nearly $2 billion in ER funding for North Carolina Hurricane Helene repairs.

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