FHWA 2010 Press Releases

• December 2010

  • Work to Begin on Recovery Project in Philadelphia and Camden, N.J., 12/30/2010 (FHWA 77-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Grant Signing for $105 Million for the Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Facilities in Alabama and Tennessee, 12/29/2010 (FHWA 76-10)

  • Work To Begin on Colton Crossing Grade Separation Project Near San Bernardino, 12/27/2010 (FHWA 74-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $46 Million Grant Agreement for Final Phase of Doyle Drive Project in San Francisco, 12/27/2010 (FHWA 73-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Signing of a $10 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement for I-73/I-95 Interchange Access Road in South Carolina, 12/27/2010 (FHWA 75-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $98 Million Recovery Act Grant Signing on National Gateway Freight Rail Project, 12/16/2010 (FHWA 71-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $49.4 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement, 12/15/2010 (FHWA 72-10)

  • FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Opening Ceremony for Stearns Road Bridge Project in Kane County, 12/15/2010 (FHWA 69-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood: Construction Can Begin on Black River Bridge Replacement with Signing of $30 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement, 12/13/2010 (FHWA 68-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $21.5 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement for Milwaukee Project, 12/7/2010 (FHWA 67-10)

  • FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Open Recovery Project in Anaheim, 12/2/2010 (FHWA 66-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Signing of $12.9 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement; Work to Begin on Appalachian Regional Short-Line Rail Project, 12/1/2010 (FHWA 65-10)

• November 2010

  • Secretary LaHood Helps Break Ground on Milton-Madison Bridge Replacement Project, 11/30/2010 (DOT 203-10)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Calls for New Round of Comments on Compliance Dates for Key Traffic Regulations, 11/29/2010 (FHWA 64-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Signing of $35 Million Recovery Act Grant to Renovate Minnesota’s Union Depot in Saint Paul, 11/17/2010 (FHWA 63-10)

  • DOT Releases New Freight Transportation Data, 11/3/2010 (FHWA 62-10)

• October 2010

  • FHWA Approves Three-Year Pilot Program To Improve Accountability on Nebraska Highway Projects, 10/28/2010 (FHWA 61-10)

  • Federal Highway Official Joins Governor Carcieri to Open T.F. Green InterLink, 10/27/2010 (FHWA 60-10)

  • Interstate-244/Inner Dispersal Loop Project Under Way Thanks to Recovery Act Dollars, 10/26/2010 (FHWA 59-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood: $20.5 Million Recovery Act Grant Will Allow Construction to Begin on Final Section of the Indianapolis Bicycle and Pedestrian Network, 10/21/2010 (FHWA 58-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $1.5 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Flood Damage in Minnesota, 10/21/2010 (FHWA 57-10)

  • FHWA Administrator Mendez to Review Progress on Connecticut's Amtrak/U.S. Route 1 Recovery Act Project, 10/21/2010 (FHWA 56-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Dedicates New Bridge at Hoover Dam, 10/14/2010 (FHWA 54-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces More Than $39 Million in Grants to Build and Improve Ferry Docks and Facilities, 10/13/2010 (FHWA 55-10)

  • Federal Highway Administrator Mendez in Madison to Get Update on I-94 Badger Interchange Recovery Act Project, 10/7/2010 (FHWA 53-10)

  • Federal Highway Administration Launches New Pedestrian Safety Initiative, 10/1/2010 (FHWA 52-10)

• September 2010

  • 100 Percent of Recovery Act Highway Dollars Awarded Funding Projects Across the Country, 9/30/2010 (FHWA 51-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $20.2 Million Recovery Grant for Interchange Near Otay Mesa, 9/30/2010 (FHWA 50-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $3.15 Million Recovery Act Grant for Burlington, Vermont Waterfront, 9/28/2010 (FHWA 49-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $5.6 Million Recovery Act Grant for Dubuque Millwork District Street Improvements, 9/24/2010 (FHWA 48-10)

  • Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on Staten Island Expressway Recovery Project, 9/20/2010 (FHWA 47-10)

  • Officials Open New Flyover Ramp on I-40/Briley Parkway Interchange Recovery Act Project, 9/17/2010 (FHWA 46-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $10 Million Recovery Grant for US 17 Septima Clark Parkway in Charleston , 9/15/2010 (DOT 171-10)

  • Federal Highway Official Helps Break Ground on Denver's I-70/Central Park Boulevard Interchange, 9/15/2010 (FHWA 45-10)

  • Nation's Top Highway Official On Hand to Help Open Virginia's Fairfax County Parkway Extension, 9/13/2010 (FHWA 44-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $1.5 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Flood Damage in South Dakota, 9/2/2010 (FHWA 42-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Meets with Owners of Minority- and Women-Owned Highway Construction Businesses in Arizona, 9/1/2010 (FHWA 41-10)

• August 2010

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $11.6 Million in Grants for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses, 8/26/2010 (FHWA 40-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $5.9 Million for On-the-Job Training Grants, 8/26/2010 (FHWA 39-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $1 Million in Quick Release Emergency Funds for Iowa, 8/25/2010 (FHWA 38-10)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Completes Agreement to Help Revitalize Appalachian Short Line Rail in West Virginia, 8/20/2010 (FHWA 37-10)

  • Transportation Secretary LaHood Releases $3.5 Million to 13 States, 8/16/2010 (FHWA 34-10)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation, Arkansas Agreement Clears Way for Construction on Bella Vista Bypass, 8/11/2010 (FHWA 32-10)

  • Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Helps Launch Smarter Highways on I-5 in Seattle, 8/9/2010 (FHWA 33-10)

  • Recovery Act-Funded Excavation Begins on Caldecott Tunnel's Fourth Bore, 8/9/2010 (FHWA 31-10)

  • FHWA Deputy Administrator Breaks Ground on SH 550 Recovery Act Project in Brownsville, Texas, 8/5/2010 (DOT 154-10)

  • Recovery Act Funds, Technology Help Protect Iowa Drivers, 8/4/2010 (FHWA 30-10)

  • FHWA Announces $9.7 Million in Grants to Fund Innovative Approaches to Congestion, 8/2/2010 (FHWA 29-10)

• July 2010

  • Press Release: U.S. DOT Announces Signing of Recovery Act Grant to Reconstruct Highway, Improve Sidewalks in Whitefish, Montana, 7/28/2010 (DOT 149-10)

  • USDOT Greenlights Project Reduce Traffic Congestion on Colorado's Boulder Turnpike, 7/26/2010 (DOT 144-10)

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Gives Go-Ahead to Begin Construction on Projects as Part of the Chicago Metro Area's "CREATE" Program, 7/22/2010 (DOT 142-10)

  • Major Construction Begins on Doyle Drive Replacement Project, 7/21/2010 (FHWA 27-10)

  • Federal Highway Administration Proposes Rule for National Tunnel Inspection Safety Standards, 7/21/2010 (FHWA 28-10)

  • FHWA Administrator Mendez Gets Update on Eastern Avenue Bridge Recovery Act Project in Washington, D.C., 7/20/2010 (FHWA 26-10)

  • FHWA Administrator Mendez Gets Update on Mitchell Street Bridge Recovery Act Project in Atlanta, 7/16/2010 (FHWA 25-10)

  • Recovery Act Funds Lead to Skyline Drive Reconstruction and Other Lake County Transportation Improvements, 7/13/2010 (FHWA 24-10)

  • Federal Highway Administration Signs Agreement with Nebraska to Accelerate Project Delivery, 7/8/2010 (FHWA 23-10)

  • Secretary LaHood Announces FHWA's Largest Highways Noise Reduction, 7/13/2010 (FHWA 22-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $10 Million for I-85 Corridor and Yadkin River Crossing Projects, 7/6/2010 (DOT 130-10)

  • FHWA Administrator Mendez Breaks Ground on Jacksonville's Largest Recovery Act Project, 7/2/2010 (FHWA 21-10)

  • Oglala and Pine Ridge Highway Construction Becomes First TIGER Grant Recovery Project in U.S. to Break Ground, 7/1/2010 (FHWA 20-10)

• June 2010

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Gets First-Hand Look at Recovery Act Project in Detroit Metro Area, 6/30/2010 (FHWA 19-10)

  • DOT, HUD Announce New Contracting Flexibility to Help Build Sustainable, Livable Communities, 6/24/2010 (DOT 126-10)

  • FHWA Administrator Mendez Joins Governor Richardson at Completion of Albuquerque's I-40/Paseo del Volcan Interchange, 6/24/2010 (FHWA 18-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $3.2 Million in Quick Release Emergency Funds for Oregon, 6/23/2010 (DOT 125-10)

  • News Digest: $6 Million To Ease Truck Parking Shortages and $9.4 Million for Historic Bridges, 6/22/2010 (DOT 121-10)

  • USDOT Approves $1.465 Billion in Funds for the LBJ Freeway in Dallas, 6/22/2010 (FHWA 17-10)

  • USDOT Gives Green Light on Milton-Madison Bridge Replacement, 6/17/2010 (DOT 118-10)

  • New Data Show Bicycling and Walking Up by 25 Percent, 6/16/2010 (FHWA 16-10)

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Breaks Ground On Orange County's $400 Million West County Connectors Project, 6/14/2010 (FHWA 15-10)

• May 2010

  • Federal Highway Administration Launches New Technology Tool to Pinpoint Freight Congestion, 5/26/2010 (FHWA 14-10)

  • Top Highway Official Kicks Off First of Five Events to Improve Minority Contracting for Transportation Projects, 5/18/2010 (FHWA 13-10)

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Breaks Ground on $22 Million Bridge Replacement near Baltimore, 5/14/2010 (FHWA 12-10)

  • Federal and State Officials Break Ground On Delaware's Largest Recovery Act Project, 5/14/2010 (FHWA 11-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Connecticut, 5/3/2010 (FHWA 10-10)

• April 2010

  • Nation's Top Highway Official Joins Kentucky Governor to Celebrate Louisville Highway Projects, 4/29/2010 (FHWA 09-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Urges Students to Walk and Bike to School, 4/23/2010 (DOT 77-10)

  • Federal Highway Administration Proposes Revision of Rules to Make Roadway Markings Brighter, 4/22/2010 (FHWA 08-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Urges Safe Driving During Upcoming Construction Season, 4/19/2010 (FHWA 07-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $3 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Rhode Island, 4/9/2010 (DOT 65-10)

  • Federal Highway Administration Declines Pennsylvania Request to Toll I-80, 4/6/2010 (FHWA 06-10)

• March 2010

  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces More Than $338 Million to Repair Damaged Roads and Bridges, 3/31/2010 (FHWA 05-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Awards $11.8 Million in Training Grants, 3/22/2010 (FHWA 04-10)

• February 2010

  • Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Breaks Ground on I-595 Express Lanes Project in Broward County, 2/26/2010 (FHWA 03-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Awards Nearly $10 Million in Training Grants for Minority and Women Owned Businesses, 2/25/2010 (DOT 33-10)

  • Top Highway Official Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest Highway Recovery Project, 2/17/2010 (FHWA 02-10)

• January 2010

  • President Obama Invites Colorado 'Wounded Warrior' to State of the Union Address, 1/27/2010 (DOT 17-10)

  • Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $171 Million for Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, 1/26/2010 (DOT 15-10)

  • U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari Helps Kick Off Construction on Caldecott Tunnel, 1/22/2010 (DOT 10-10)

  • Transportation Secretary Announces Nearly $94 Million for Federal Lands Road Projects in 31 States, 1/13/2010 (FHWA 01-10)

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