BELLINGHAM, WA – Yesterday, Rep. Rick Larsen and Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Deputy Administrator Ben Kochman expressing their strong opposition to purported plans to withhold funds for a 2025 Technical Assistance Grant to the Pipeline Safety Trust (PST). PST was created in the aftermath of the Olympic pipeline disaster… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $2,000,000 grant to the City of Lynden to complete planning for its project to relocate Pepin Creek, which runs in deep roadside ditches that overflow and flood the area during winter storms when large quantities of water flow across the U.S.-Canada border. Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $19,500,000 grant to Skagit Transit for the agency to continue renovating its Maintenance, Operations, and Administration (MOA) Facility in Burlington. Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced it awarded an $18,090,000 grant to the City of Everett to eliminate two at-grade railroad crossings that pose significant risks to public safety through the construction of an overpass and new integrated roundabout near the Smith Island railroad terminal in Everett. Read more »

“Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, every day is infrastructure day in Northwest Washington,” said Larsen, the top Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $18,379,375 in Port Infrastructure Improvement Program (PIDP) grant funding to the Port of Anacortes and the Lummi Nation for two projects aimed at improving and modernizing port infrastructure. Read more »

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a total of $38 million to four innovative projects in Washington state aimed at accelerating the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels and low-emission aviation technologies. The funding comes from FAA’s Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition grant initiative, which was established by the Inflation Reduction Act. Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $1 million grant to the Pipeline Safety Trust to support its pipeline safety work. Read more »

EVERETT, WA – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, released the below statement in response to news that The Boeing Company’s Board of Directors has elected Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer: “I am encouraged about the announcement of Kelly Ortberg as the new President and CEO… Read more »

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) celebrated House-passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA 2024), bipartisan legislation to authorize critical investments in Northwest Washington ports, inland waterways, flood management systems, ecosystems and other water resources infrastructure. Read more »