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Today’s huge ships are not ready for the bridges
US Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg has said that modern bridges are designed with different features to mitigate impacts and protect their piers. “There is uncertainty about their effectiveness,” he added. However, Buttigieg further said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) should take a “very hard look” at regulations in place to see if there are…
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Trump went to Ohio to highlight the absence of Biden
US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a train derailment on Thursday. “You are not forgotten. A lot of the folks who seem to find political opportunity there are among those who’ve sided with the railway industry again and again and again, as they have fought safety…
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Southwest is canceling thousands of flights, leaving passengers stranded
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan that officials will take action against the airline if it does not follow through on promises to reimburse passengers for alternative transportation costs, as well as provide meals, hotels, refunds and luggage reunification. A Southwest executive said the airline is making “a pledge to…