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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.
2009 Press Releases
November
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Awards $9.4 Million forMississippi and Missouri Transportation Improvements (11/23/09)
Highway Investment Hits $20 Billion;
Recovery Putting People to Work on Investments with Long-Term Benefit (11/03/09)
October
Federal Highway Administration Awards Nearly $41 Million for Scenic Byways (10/09/09)
Federal Highway Administration Launches Major Study Into Causes of Motorcycle Crashes (10/05/09)
September
Nation's Top Highway Official to Attend Groundbreaking in Minneapolis to Mark the Second 100 Days of the Recovery Act (09/03/09)
August
Nation’s Top Highway Official Kicks Off I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge Preservation Project in Pittsburgh (08/06/09)
July
Recovery Act Crosses 6,000th Highway Project Mark (08/03/09)
FHWA Administrator Reviews Highway Trust Fund With State Officials; Potential Shortfall and Management Strategies Discussed In Call (07/28/09)
Transportation Secretary Announces $60 Million in Economic Recovery Funds to Build and Improve Ferry Docks and Facilities (07/14/09)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Awards $6.7 Million in Training Grants;American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Helps Provide Job Training for Transportation Related Careers in Fourteen States (07/09/09)
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces More Than $201 Million
to Repair Damaged Roads and Bridges (07/06/09)
Maine’s Nadeau Named as Deputy Administratorof Federal Highway Administration (07/02/09)
June
U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $5.2 Million For Innovative Highway Bridge Improvements in 14 States
Feds Release $140 Million to 36 States; New Resources to Help Communities Meet Transportation Needs (06/24/09)
May
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Recovery Funding for Ramah Navajo Chapter in New Mexico
First Tribe to Receive Economic Recovery Funds for Tribal Roads (05/19/09)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $2 Million in Emergency Funding to Help with West Virginia Flooding (05/18/09)
March
Decline In American Driving Still Evident
(03/19/09)
January
U.S. Department
of Transportation Signs Agreement with Washington State to Improve
Efficiency Along the Border (01/15/09)
U.S. Department
of Transportation Signs Agreement with California to Relieve Freight
Congestion with the New Otay Mesa East Port of Entry (01/15/09)
USDOT Signs ‘Record of
Decision’ for Detroit River International Crossing (01/15/09)
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