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Fatal air crash decline presents safety challenge

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LaHood trusts Virginia on Express Lanes

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he trusts Virginia's transportation leaders are making the right move with the soon-to-open Beltway Express Lanes.

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Volunteer drivers to test next-gen smart cars

Michigan drivers will test 3,000 smart cars, buses and trucks that can talk to one another as part of a yearlong study to gauge whether the technology reduces injuries and fatalities.

Tags: transportation, University of Michigan, Smart Car, wifi, technology, Department of Transportation

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LaHood calls Metro's Silver Line model for the country

Like the Panama Canal and other influential projects in history, the Silver Line is a model for big success.

Tags: Silver Line, dulles, Metro, Panama Canal

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LaHood: DOT bus crackdown 'is just the beginning'

After a year-long investigation, the department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shut down three primary companies that oversaw a broad network of buses. One ticket seller, nine active bus companies and 13 companies already ordered to cease operation were also a part of the operation, according to an agency release.

Tags: Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,

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LaHood vows to stand behind the Dulles Rail Project

Planning for the Silver Line is on the right track, says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Tags: Adam Tuss, Silver Line, Dulles rail project, Sean Connaughton

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Politics, union issues could derail Silver Line project

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will bring the biggest players involved in the rail-to-Dulles project together on Wednesday.

Tags: Silver Line, Metro, Dulles rail project, colleen kelleher,

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LaHood honks when drivers talk or text

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood calls talking or texting while driving his "biggest source of irritation." He takes it very seriously and even looks for violators.

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U.S. transportation secretary to appear at VCU

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will hold a town hall meeting at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Va. gets funds to fix storm-damaged roads, bridges

Virginia is getting more than $19 million in federal funding to repair roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Tags: Tropical Storm Lee, Hurricane Irene, Federal Highway Administration

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