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Department of Transportation
noun
- the department of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and institutes national transportation programs. : DOT
Department of Transportation
- A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
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Department of Transportation workers were on the scene to cordon off and redirect traffic.
Whitaker resigned as administrator of the FAA, another Department of Transportation agency, on Jan. 20 despite his term running through 2028.
Department of Transportation awarded 29 states, eight federally recognized tribes and the District of Columbia $521 million to expand the nation’s EV charging network.
The California Department of Transportation’s half-century epic over the failed 710 Freeway expansion — and the homes the agency acquired to build it — is coming to a checkered climax.
So far, the Department of Transportation’s main focus in California has been the state’s high-speed rail project, which is currently undergoing a compliance review that could affect its future federal funding.
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