Welcome to
the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Public
Affairs web page. The FHWA is responsible for
administering the federal highway aid program to
individual states, and working to help plan, develop and
coordinate construction of federally funded highway
projects. It also governs the safety of hazardous cargoes
as they move over the nation's highways.
PRESS RELEASES FROM DECEMBER 2000
 FHWA
Announces National Roadway Safety Leadership Awards (12/11/00)
Midwestern
States, Federal Agencies Celebrate Agreement Safeguarding Environment,
Streamlining Transportation Projects (12/1/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM NOVEMBER 2000
U.S.
Deputy Transportation Secretary Downey Announces Completion Of E Street
Improvements in D.C.; Street to Reopen Today (11/21/00)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs Down in Third Quarter of 2000 (11/14/00)
Federal
Highway Administration Applauds Success of Local Efforts to Stop Red
Light Running (11/7/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $22 Million for States in
Bridge Discretionary Funds (11/2/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Highway Discretionary Funds
for States (11/1/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM OCTOBER 2000
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $200 Million for States in Highway Discretionary Funds
(10/27/00)
U.
S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $47 Million in Grants To
Help Make Communities More Livable (10/27/00)
USDOT
Announces Land Transfer Agreement For San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
in California (10/10/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces Computer Software To Improve
Transportation Decisions (10/2/00)
New
FHWA, FTA Website Provides Link To Better Transportation for All
(10/2/00)
FHWA
Researchers Take Highway Engineering "Back to the Future"
(10/2/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Partnerships with 10 Minority
Universities Through New Competitive Assistance Program (10/2/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM SEPTEMBER 2000
FHWA
Releases Revised Guide To State, Local Officials For Meeting Clean Air
Requirements (9/27/00)
FHWA
Announces Availability of Work Zone Guidebook (9/27/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Eisenhower Transportation
Fellowship Recipients (9/26/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Inaugurates Intelligent Transportation
System to Help Reduce Congestion (9/25/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM AUGUST
2000
Statement
by U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater On the
Woodrow Wilson Bridge (8/23/00)
FHWA
Develops New Method of Testing Concrete New Approach
Will Help Yield Smoother, More Durable Roads (8/15/00)
FHWA
Reports Road Construction Costs for Second Quarter of
2000 (8/15/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Extends Comment Period on
Proposed ITS Rule (8/2/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM JULY
2000
FHWA Plans
Winter Symposium and Equipment Exposition (7/27/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Says Atlanta Can Move
Forward, Transportation Plan Will Meet Clean Air
Standards (7/26/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Grant Program
for "511" Conversions (7/21/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Presents IVI Deployment
Goals, Announces Mayday Readiness Initiative (7/19/00)
FHWA
Releases Transportation Conformity Reference Guide
(7/11/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Grants Extension on Proposed
Planning and Environmental Rules (7/6/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM JUNE
2000
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Transportation Secretary Slater Celebrates
National Scenic Byways Designation (6/21/00) D.C.,
USDOT Sign Agreement With Contractor
To Preserve, Enhance City’s Major Roads and
Bridges (6/19/00)
U.S.
Transportation Deputy Secretary Downey Announces
New All-American Roads, National Scenic Byways in
20 States (6/15/00)
Statement by U.S. Transportation
Secretary Rodney E. Slater Regarding Airline
Competition (6/14/00)
Fraudulent Highway Contractor Gets 5
Years’ Imprisonment, $18,000 fine (6/13/00)
New
Rule for Marking Large Trucks To Ease
Identification, Improve Safety (6/13/00)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater,
Canadian Transport Minister Collenette Sign
Safety, Code-Sharing Agreements (6/12/00)
U.S.
DOT Determined to Move Hours-of-Service
Regulation Forward, Will Extend Time for Public
Comment (6/9/00)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater
Promotes Vision of Global Transportation with
Canada (6/9/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $121.8
Million in Grants for Surface Transportation
Improvements (6/9/00)
Secretary Slater Travels to Taiwan
(6/9/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Forms Partnership
with Washington State To Participate in
Interstate Pipeline Inspections (6/8/00)
New
Transportation Department Report Shows How
European Practices Could Improve Commercial
Vehicle Safety in U.S. (6/8/00)
All Flights To and From the United
States To Be Smoke-Free (6/2/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Seeks $3.05 Million
Penalty Against Olympic Pipeline For Safety
Violations in Pipeline Failure (6/2/00)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater
Announces Federal Funding for Tri-County Commuter
Rail in South Florida (6/1/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Says Record
Infrastructure Investments Have Improved
Transportation Safety, System Conditions (6/1/00)
DOT Secretary Slater Announces Law
Protecting Air Passengers With Disabilities Now
Covers Foreign Airlines (6/1/00)
DOT Issues Monthly Air Travel Consumer
Report (6/1/00)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater
Announces $34.3 Million in Federal Funding for
Denver Light Rail (5/31/00)
Indianapolis, Tucson Win Federal Grants
To Begin Aggressive Driving Demonstration
Projects (5/31/00)
DOT Adopts DOD’s Central Contractor
Registration (5/31/00)
Media
Advisory:NHTSA Publishes List of March 2000
Recalls (5/31/00)
FHWA Reports Road Construction Costs
Decreased During First Quarter of 2000 (5/31/00)
Huntsville International Airport
Receives Improvement Grant (5/31/00)
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U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $121.8 Million
in Grants for Surface Transportation Improvements
(6/9/00)
New
Transportation Department Report Shows How European
Practices Could Improve Commercial Vehicle Safety in U.S.
(6/8/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Says Record
Infrastructure Investments Have Improved Transportation
Safety, System Conditions (6/1/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM MAY 2000
FHWA Reports Road Construction Costs Decreased
During First Quarter of 2000 (5/31/00)
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Park
Service Celebrate Historic Partnership in Utah (5/26/00)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces
Proposals To Help Speed Use of Intelligent Transportation
Systems (5/25/00)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces
Proposed Planning and Environmental Rules (5/25/00)
Top U.S.
Highway Official Commends NESEA for Contribution to
Cleaner Air
Dr. Sutton
Named FHWA Deputy Administrator (5/15/00)
FHWA
Announces Biennial Competition for Environmental
Excellence Awards (5/1/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM APRIL
2000
New FHWA
Website Provides Link to Wildlife Protection (4/21/00)
Federal
Highway Administrator Wykle Announces $300,000 Grant for
Honolulu (4/20/00)
 Task Force
Report on Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project
Recommends Strengthened Oversight, More Fiscal
Responsibility (4/11/00)
FHWA Adds
Five Colleges, Universities to Host Sites for National
Summer Transportation Institute (4/10/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $175,000 In
Grants for Denver's Union Station (4/4/00)
Transportation
Partners Kick Off National Work Zone Awareness Week
(4/3/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM MARCH
2000
Statement
By FHWA Acting Deputy Administrator Walter Sutton Chair,
Federal Task Force ont he Boston Central Artery/Tunnel
Project (3/31/00)
PRESS RELEASES FROM JANUARY
2000
Secretary
Slater Praises Departing FHWA Deputy Administrator
(1/4/00)
Secretary
Slater Announces $3.6 Million in Funding for Millennium
Trails (1/6/00)
New
Computer Program Helps Highway Engineers Predict and
Prevent Pavement Cracking (1/12/00)
Sutton
Named Acting Deputy Administrator at Federal Highway
Administration (1/12/00)
FHWA
Provides Handbook with Guidance on Use of Native Plants
Along Highways (1/20/00)
FHWA,
State, Local Transportation Agencies to Explore Ways to
Improve ITS Deployment, Overall Traffic (2/8/00)
DOT
Provides $2.5 Million to South Carolina to Repair
Hurricane-Damaged Roads (2/9/00)
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