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Trump administration Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy celebrated the president’s first 100 days by announcing $9.5 billion in savings for Americans.
On Tuesday, Duffy first shared the statement in a report with The Daily Signal.
“The Department of Transportation is focused on its core mission of safety and efficiency,” Duffy said. “Under this administration, America is building again—forging a future with projects built to last.”
Transportation Secretary Duffy instructed the Federal Railroad Administration to remove the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from overseeing the Penn Station renovation in New York City, a move projected to save approximately $120 million.
At the same time, the Department of Transportation began addressing a massive backlog of approximately 3,200 pending grant agreements that had accumulated during the Biden administration. Duffy has since unveiled new funding to repair bridges, enhance road safety, and modernize infrastructure.
In a broader policy shift, Duffy also ordered agency staff to review and dismantle any remaining programs, directives, or regulations from the previous administration that promote climate activism, diversity and inclusion initiatives, race-based policies, gender identity measures, or environmental justice efforts.
A White House memo about Trump’s first 100 days in office also highlighted the Transportation Department’s efforts alongside other savings for American taxpayers.
After taking office, President Trump swiftly halted all pending regulations from the Biden administration, a move expected to save Americans more than $180 billion, equivalent to roughly $2,100 per household of four over the next decade. He also initiated a sweeping, multi-agency campaign to repeal federal regulations that contributed to higher living costs.
Key components of this initiative include the Environmental Protection Agency’s reversal of stricter tailpipe emission standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles, projected to save $667 billion, and the Department of Transportation’s revised Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, expected to save $88 billion.
“These two efforts alone yield $755 billion in total savings or over $8,800 per family of four over the next decade. The combined savings from all of these actions equal just over $935 billion or nearly $11,000 per family of four over the coming decade,” the memo stated.