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FTA Launches Safety Inspection and Special Directive Targeting IDOT’s Oversight of CTA

The directive makes prior federal audit findings immediately enforceable, setting accelerated deadlines with potential funding-related penalties.

MTA Threatens Lawsuit Over Frozen Second Avenue Subway Reimbursements

DOT Gives Illinois 30 Days to Fix Improper Non‑Domiciled CDLs, Threatens $128 Million

Feds Withhold $160 Million From California Over Delayed Revocation of Non‑Domiciled Trucker Licenses

California Extends 17,000 Non‑Domiciled CDL Revocations to March 6 as DOT Warns of $160 Million Cut

FTA Rejects CTA Safety Plan, Threatens to Withhold $50 Million as Security Surge Begins

California to Reissue 17,000 Immigrant Truck Drivers’ Licenses After Reversal

DOT Threatens to Withhold $73 Million From New York Over Commercial Licenses for Noncitizens

DOT Threatens $73 Million Cut to New York After Audit Finds Illegally Issued Commercial Driver Licenses

Duffy to Meet Gov. Moore on Key Bridge Overruns and Beltway Congestion

DOT Threatens to Withhold $75 Million From Pennsylvania Over Noncitizen CDL Issuance

Amtrak Opens Master-Developer Search for Penn Station Overhaul, Targets 2027 Start

FHWA Orders Halt to NYC’s 34th Street Busway as Funding Threats Loom

Colorado Secures Final $12 Million in NEVI Funds to Add About 100 Fast-Charging Ports

USDOT Puts MBTA, CTA on 14-Day Clock to Show Safety Steps or Risk Federal Funds

DOT Gives California, Washington and New Mexico 30 Days to Enforce Trucker English Rule or Lose Funds

FTA Gives MTA 30 Days, Threatens to Withhold Up to 25% of Funds Over Worker Safety Failures

Federal Government Takes Control of Penn Station Overhaul, Replacing MTA with Amtrak Leadership

NYC Congestion Pricing to Remain in Effect Through Fall as Federal Lawsuit Advances

Trump Administration Extends Deadline for NYC Congestion Pricing Dispute