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The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people.

Federal officials will be taking public comment on the proposed rule for the next 60 days.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the new rule will give travelers in wheelchairs “the same access and dignity as the rest of the traveling public.”

Americans are no strangers to flight delays and cancellations, which can lead to frustration and chaos for stranded passengers.

NBC6’s Yaima Crespo breaks down the new rules proposed by the Department of Transportation.

Florida may study whether a radioactive waste byproduct of fertilizer production can be used to help build roads. The proposal awaits a signature from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It would task the state with conducting a study about the use of phosphogypsum in road construction aggregate materials. The federal Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 approved the use of the material...

President Joe Biden said Monday his administration will write new regulations that will require airlines to compensate air travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline’s control.

The reason Americans drive on the right side of the road has a lot to do with horses and dates back to colonial times.

New York City’s Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that misspelled the baseball Hall of Famer’s first name.

Southwest canceled more than 16,000 flights over the holidays.

Some new digital signs on New Jersey roads and highways were designed to grab attention, but the snarky messages got the wrong kind of attention: from the federal government.

After a punishing summer for air travelers who have seen delayed and canceled flights, the Department of Transportation is warning airlines that they need to come up with their own improvements for customer service or the agency will proceed with a plan to order a rule change. 

The federal government Monday awarded $25 million to South Florida’s Brightline railway to improve safety along some of the most dangerous tracks in the country. The total price tag for the initiative will be $45 million after $10 million from the privately run rail line and another $10 million from the Florida Department of Transportation. “Regardless of the capacity, regardless…

Brightlight received millions of dollars from the federal government to improve safety. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

The Department of Transportation is getting on board with making it safer for Brightline passengers. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

On Thursday, the Biden Administration announced 166 new federal grants for transportation projects, and South Florida made it on the list.

According to the Federal Railroad Administration, Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade Counties are all in the top ten counties nationwide with the most railway crossing casualties.

NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports on the multiple crashes from the Brightline train at their South Florida station

The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.

The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3 the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.