Duffy reviews first 100 days at USDOT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy yesterday outlined actions taken at the U.S. Department of Transportation during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's administration.

According to a USDOT press release, Duffy has:

• started to clear the backlog of 3,200 grant agreements "left behind" by the Biden administration;

• ordered the department to review federal grants, focusing on "real" infrastructure and safety, and repealing Biden-era policies on diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) and climate change;

• directed the secretarial officers and heads of operating administrations to identify and eliminate all Biden-era programs, activities, rules and orders that promote climate change activism, DEI initiatives, racial equity, gender identity policies, environmental justice and other "partisan" objectives;

• launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project and will determine whether the project will continue to receive billions in federal funding;

• taken steps to terminate the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's congestion tolling program in Manhattan;

• announced that the FRA and Amtrak have agreed to a revised scope for a planned rehabilitation of the Dock Bridge over the Passaic River in New Jersey, reducing the project's cost by $140 million; and

• terminated the $63.9 million grant awarded to fund the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor project.

"The Department of Transportation is focused on its core mission of safety and efficiency. Under this administration, America is building again — forging a future with projects built to last," Duffy said in the press release.

To read Duffy's entire statement on the administration's first 100 days at USDOT, click here.