Sentences with phrase «u.s. federal highway»

Drivers of long - haul trucks are required by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to park and rest after a certain amount of over-the-road drive time.

Not exact matches

In the U.S., the federal government has announced a sweeping plan to fund EV charging stations every 50 miles over 25,000 miles of American highways, spanning 35 states.

U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand backed legislation that gave the Federal Highway Administration and New York Department of Transportation the flexibility to repurpose the money.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the Federal Highway Administration to fast track approval of a shared - use plan for the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer appealed to the head of the Federal Highway Administration to help ease parking lot congestion during concerts at the $ 50 million Lakeview Amphitheater.

The bill would remove a cap on federal highway assistance to U.S. territories for fiscal 2018 and 2019.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Thursday appealed to the head of the Federal Highway Administration to help ease parking lot congestion during concerts at the $ 50 million Lakeview Amphitheater.

U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer, D - N.Y., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D - N.Y., have said they will fight for federal funding for the project once the community decides on the best option for replacing the highway.

That's what archeologists, wildlife biologists, and wetlands scientists who have gotten funding from a little - known transportation program will face with shrinking federal support if a massive highway bill approved by the U.S. Senate becomes law.

The most surprising members of the uncompromising «my way or the highway» camp are prominent national business groups, notably the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, both of which joined the left last week in savaging the Kline bill and demanding more federal regulation and control of education.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today that show a record - high 214.3 million licensed drivers in the U.S., including 95.9 million aged 50 or older in 2014.

about Federal Highway Administration Provides $ 6.5 Million to the U.S. Virgin Islands for Repairs to Hurricane - Damaged Roads and Bridges

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 750,000 in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help Iowa cover the costs of repairing roads damaged by flooding earlier this week.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 1 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help begin repairs on flood - damaged roads and bridges in north and central Pennsylvania.

Mr. Callender oversees a portfolio that encompasses over $ 27 billion in Federal credit assistance to intermodal, highway, transit and rail projects totaling more than $ 92 billion of infrastructure investment in the U.S. Prior to his current position, he held positions in DOT's Office of Budget and Programs where he was responsible for oversight of the Maritime Administration budget, in DOT's Inspector General's Office and the Budget Office of the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate release of $ 2 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration to help the Delaware Department of Transportation repair the I - 495 Bridge over the Christina River northeast of Wilmington after inspections revealed support columns on the bridge had shifted.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the release of $ 1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Alabama Department of Transportation for repairs to the northbound I - 65 bridge over Middle River in Baldwin and Mobile Counties which was damaged by a truck fire last month.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced an additional $ 750,000 in «quick release» Emergency Relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help South Dakota repair roads damaged by heavy rains last month.

«The work continues to rebuild broken transportation links in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria,» said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson.

Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation apportions funding to the states for their highway programs based on formula established in Federal law.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Vehicle - to - Infrastructure (V2I) guidance that can improve safety and mobility by accelerating the deployment of V2I communication systems.

Title 23 — Highway Projects Title 23 of the U.S. Code and related implementing regulations in Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations set forth the rules that govern the design, construction, and operation of federally assisted highway infrastructure projects, including projects financed with TIFIA credit assiHighway Projects Title 23 of the U.S. Code and related implementing regulations in Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations set forth the rules that govern the design, construction, and operation of federally assisted highway infrastructure projects, including projects financed with TIFIA credit assihighway infrastructure projects, including projects financed with TIFIA credit assistance.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao directed Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials today to award $ 10 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help begin repairs on the bridge over Atlanta's I - 85 near Piedmont Road which collapsed during rush hour as a result of intense heat from a fire below.

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration have an important role to play in building and shaping this future.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has imposed a $ 1 million civil penalty on Harbor Freight Tools, an equipment importer, for failing to issue a timely recall of more than 800,000 after - market trailer light kits that violate Federal safety standards.

The environmental example noted that, with the assistance of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, a Federal agency created to assist parties in resolving environmental conflicts around the country that involve Federal agencies or interests, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is working on developing an ADR system that would be applied during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $ 73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives that may include the implementation of positive train control, improved highway - rail grade crossings, and congestion mitigation.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced this week that it is accepting nominations for the 2017 Environmental Excellence Awards (EEAs), a biennial program that recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship in transportation planning and project development.

MADISONVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration approved the redesignation of 39.9 miles of the «Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway» as Interstate 69, and Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau and other federal, state and local officials were on hand for a ceremony dedicating the nation's newest section of interstate earlierFederal Highway Administration approved the redesignation of 39.9 miles of the «Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway» as Interstate 69, and Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau and other federal, state and local officials were on hand for a ceremony dedicating the nation's newest section of interstate earlierFederal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau and other federal, state and local officials were on hand for a ceremony dedicating the nation's newest section of interstate earlierfederal, state and local officials were on hand for a ceremony dedicating the nation's newest section of interstate earlier today.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, the Key Bridge is in need of crucial repairs and maintenance work.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to stabilize and repair roads damaged by heavy rains on federal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon, and WashFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) to stabilize and repair roads damaged by heavy rains on federal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon, and Washfederal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Federal Highway Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington.

September 1, 2011, marked the date when the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 126, which requires all motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less to have an electronic stability control (ESC) system that complies with specific design, performance and diagnostic requirements.

Most states have their own road condition websites, but the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration offers a national database.

The U.S. «s federal transportation safety regulator, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is researching whether it needs to add a similar small overlap - type crash to its five - star testing ratings.

Working in cooperation with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of the Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service and the United States Attorney, the HSMO coordinated the rescue and sheltering of nearly 500 pit bulls associated with multiple suspected organized dog fighting operations.

Federal Highways, National Park Service and the U.S. Coast Guard worked together to devise a plan to completely replace the suspension bridge.

It may seem like an, «Oh, duh,» with the government the last to confirm the news, but a 15 - year report released by the U.S. Department of Transporation and the Federal Highway Administration shows a 25 % increase in trips

In the 1950s, the U.S. federal government offered a 90 percent match to build the Interstate Highway System that soon crisscrossed most U.S. urban areas.

In February 1999, a study conducted for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration reviewed the unsafe driving acts of motorists in the vicinity of large trucks.

Nearly 70 percent of U.S. roadways are aided by federal funds, and highway - only lobby continue to insist that increasing safety measures on these roads is a local government responsibility.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, there were more than 136,000 railroad crossings in the U.S. in 2009.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), in 1968, the federal government first required seat belts to be installed in the front seats of all cars produced in the U.S. (except for convertibles).

Progressive (2007), Pay As You Drive (PAYD) Insurance Pilot Program; Phase 2 Mid-Course Project Report, Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration.

Miles of Public Road: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2013

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Driving statistics for the U.S. are maintained by the Federal Highway Administration, which reports that Texas had 15,122,518 licensed drivers in November 2012.

According to 2011 data from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, there are approximately 8.4 million motorcycles on the road in the U.S..

According to stats from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, there are approximately 9.5 million motorcycles on the road in the U.S which is actually an alarming rate for you to consider having motorcycle insurance.

And not only is it big, but according to the Federal Highway Administration, Texas has 303,176 miles of public roads — more than any other U.S. state.