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Press Releases

    If you are interested in searching for FTA press releases prior to 2017, please visit our News Archive.

January 14, 2017

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Groundbreaking of Gold Line Phase II Streetcar Service in Charlotte, N.C.

Charlotte, N.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today participated in a groundbreaking for the Charlotte Area Transit System’s (CATS) second phase of the CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar system that will improve transit options in the greater...

January 12, 2017

New USDOT Report on Highway, Transit Conditions Reveals America’s $926 Billion Infrastructure Investment Need

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that a new report on the state of America's transportation infrastructure, “2015 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance,” confirms that...

January 9, 2017

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.07 Billion in Federal Funding to Improve Rail Transit Service in Chicago

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $1.07 billion in federal grant funds to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the first phase of the Red and Purple...

January 4, 2017

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Announces $1.6 Billion in Federal Funding for Los Angeles Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced approximately $1.6 billion in federal grant funds and a loan agreement toward the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2 Project, continuing vital federal support for...