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  2. United States Department of Transportation - Wikipedia

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    1966 – Department of Transportation established, Pub. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931; 1970 – Urban Mass Transportation Act, Pub. L. 91–453, 84 Stat. 962; 1970 – Rail Passenger Service Act PL 91-518; 1970 – Airport and Airway Development Act PL 91-258; 1973 – Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87; 1973 – Amtrak Improvement Act PL 93-146

  3. Department of transportation - Wikipedia

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    The seal of the United States Department of Transportation. A department of transportation (DOT or DoT) is a government agency responsible for managing transportation.The term is primarily used in the United States to describe a transportation authority that coordinates or oversees transportation-related matters within its jurisdiction.

  4. 5-1-1 - Wikipedia

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    5-1-1 is a transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada.Travelers can dial 511, a three-digit telephone number, on landlines and most mobile phones.

  5. Federal Highway Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Highway Administration was created on October 15, 1966, along with the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety and the National Highway Safety Bureau (now known as National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), as part of the new U.S. Department of Transportation. [6]

  6. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is a United States Department of Transportation agency created in 2004, responsible for developing and enforcing regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound transportation of energy and other hazardous materials.

  7. National Highway System (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A map of the Strategic Highway Network, one component of the NHS Map of average freight truck traffic on the NHS in 2015. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the 160,000-mile (260,000 km) National Highway System includes roads important to the United States' economy, defense, and mobility, from one or more of the following road networks (specific routes may be part of more than ...

  8. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Wikipedia

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    The agency was established as a separate administration within U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the "Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999." [ 3 ] FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and employs more than 1,000 people in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, with the goal of making "roadways ...

  9. Transport Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Motor Vehicle Safety Act was established in 1971 in order to create safety standards for cars in Canada. The department also acts as the federal government's funding partner with provincial (and territorial) transport ministries on jointly-funded provincial transportation infrastructure projects for new highways.