Transportation

Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? Here's the best time to go
A record number of people are expected to travel within the U.S. for the holiday, according to AAA. Here are some weather and traffic factors to keep in mind.
Transportation Department endorses crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73 percent more likely to be injured in a head-on crash than men.
Self-driving taxi company Waymo to begin testing its fleet in Minneapolis
The self-driving taxi company Waymo announced Thursday that it’s coming to Minneapolis — though the service will be in a testing and data collection phase, with human drivers behind the wheel, to start.
MSP food workers announce strike deadline before Thanksgiving rush
Hospitality workers at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport have set a Nov. 24 strike deadline that could limit food options during the Thanksgiving travel rush.
FAA to lift all restrictions on commercial flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting restrictions imposed during the country's longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 5 a.m. CST.
Weekend closure planned for Interstate 494 in Bloomington
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the closure will affect a long stretch of Interstate 494 in Bloomington — first the westbound lanes and eventually in both directions.
FAA says flight cuts will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are coming to work
The Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports will remain at 6 percent instead of rising to 10 percent by the end of the week because more air traffic controllers are coming to work. 
Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs
A Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy that bars transgender officers from performing security screening pat-downs, according to a federal lawsuit.