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Transportation Secretary Mary Peters talked about aviation and highway transportation issues, including fuel prices. Issues included airline mergers, crowded airports and planes, and airline…

Transportation Secretary Peters spoke about the nation’s infrastructure and challenges faced by national, state and local authorities. She also outlined some solutions involving new technolo…

Transportation Department officials testified in an oversight hearing about the current Cross-Border Truck Pilot Program. This pilot program, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…

A hearing was held on the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget for the Department of Transportation. Topics included aviation system modernization, the general infrastructure for bridges, roads …

Governors and panelists discussed the future of national surface transportation. Of particular concern were increasing congestion, sources of funding, and the need to maintain and update inf…

Witnesses testified on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission report, Transportation for Tomorrow, which was released the previous month. The report recommen…

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on structurally deficient bridges in the United States. Chairman Oberstar’s initiative addressed the need to repair, reha…

Secretary Peters talked about new traffic fatality data and enforcement efforts to make local roads safer during the summer travel season. She spoke after meeting with officers at a police s…

Secretary Peters spoke at a public hearing held by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to review new ways to conduct vehicle crash tests and to improve its New Car Assessment …

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee holds a hearing to consider the nomination of Mary Peters to be secretary of transportation. Ms. Peters served as administrator of t…

President Bush announced his nomination of Mary Peters, a former federal highway administrator, to succeed Norman Mineta as secretary of transportation.

Ms. Peters talked about federal highway programs, including the proposed fiscal year 2004 budget for federal highway programs. She responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electroni…

Witnesses testified about the state of highway infrastructure, levels of highway spending, traffic levels, and the structural performance of highways and bridges.

Ms. Peters discussed federal highway programs. Telephone lines were opened for audience comments.

The American Public Transportation Association held a panel discussion about the future of public transportation in the U.S. After short presentations, the panelists responded to audience qu…

The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee held a hearing on the fiscal year 2003 budget for the Transportation Department. Federal Highway Administrator Mary Peters spoke abo…

Deputy Transportation Secretary Michael Jackson and participants spoke about transportation security issues and the future of the transportation industry following terrorist attacks on the U…