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Appears in 9 stories · Last updated Nov 3, 2026
Announced the grant package
The Federal Railroad Administration selected 91 railroad-crossing projects in 37 states to share $1.24 billion on Oct. 30. The grants, paid for through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, cover overpasses, crossing closures and signal upgrades.
Updated Nov 3
Oversees the FTA; proposal originated under its authority
The Federal Transit Administration's proposal to tie transit construction money to local birth and marriage rates is in its public comment period, which closes November 16. Corridors where both rates run more than 1% above national averages could get up to 10 extra percentage points of federal cost share.
Updated Oct 30
Issued the final rule amending 14 CFR 234.4 and, on October 15, 2026, delayed its effective date to February 1, 2027. Faces a October 22 demand from passenger groups to withdraw the rule.
Airlines will have to wait until February 1, 2027 before they can skip the meal vouchers and hotel rooms they owe passengers after certain flight disruptions. The Department of Transportation delayed the rule's effective date on October 15, at Airlines for America's request.
Updated Oct 26
As of October 2026: Defendant in the lawsuit
Boston filed a federal lawsuit on September 28 to restore a $20 million transportation grant the Trump administration revoked in September 2025. The funding was meant to redesign three major Roxbury corridors and improve pedestrian safety, transit access, and stormwater management.
Updated Oct 2
As of September 2026: Oversaw both the NEVI suspension and its restoration
Three years after Congress approved $5 billion for highway EV chargers, the White House froze the money. Courts unfroze it in January, and states are building again — North Carolina added seven new charging locations on September 14.
Updated Sep 19
As of May 2026: Terminated grant, reallocating funds
The United States has never built a true high-speed rail line. For over a decade, Texas Central Railway has attempted to change that with a 240-mile bullet train connecting Houston and Dallas—using Japanese Shinkansen technology to cut a 3.5-hour drive to 90 minutes. On April 14, 2025, the Trump administration terminated a $64 million federal planning grant, calling the project 'a waste of taxpayer funds' and returning the initiative entirely to private control.
Updated May 27
As of May 2026: Administering final year of IIJA funding before September 2026 expiration; facing proposed $15.2B cuts
China just front-loaded $42 billion in infrastructure spending for early 2026—281 projects approved before the calendar even flipped. The U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, passed with $1.2 trillion in 2021, has spent just 21% of its funds as of December 2024.
Updated May 19
As of May 2026: Umbrella department driving deregulation priorities affecting FHWA programs
On December 17, 2025, two FHWA rollbacks took effect that sound boring—and matter anyway. The agency removed the formal, on-the-books requirements that told the Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs how to run safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for certain federally funded roads.
Updated May 15
As of May 2026: Political sponsor and funding advocate for the ATC rebuild
The FAA is no longer talking about “modernization” like it’s a distant science project. In a House hearing, Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency will commit $6 billion by the end of 2025 to upgrade ATC telecom networks and radar surveillance, with a target deployment date of 2028.
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