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POLL: Would a standardized miles-traveled tax for highway funds be a good fuels-tax replacement?

With some state jurisdictions currently testing the idea of a miles-traveled tax in place of a fuel tax for road repair and expansion funds, how do you feel about the potential fuel-tax replacement being eyed as electric and hybrid vehicles become more prominent?

April 29, 2019

Business

Trucker charged with vehicular homicide in fiery crash on I-70 near Denver; interstate closed in both directions

According to Ty Countryman with the Lakewood (Colorado) Police Department, 23-year-old Texas-based truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was traveling eastbound on I-70 and lost control of his truck before coming up on backed-up traffic.

April 26, 2019

Business

Colorado DOT to study allowing hazmat trucks to travel through I-70’s Eisenhower Tunnel

Currently, trucks hauling hazmat are banned from using the tunnel and must use Loveland Pass (U.S. Highway 6). A new Colorado law requires CDOT to study the feasibility of allowing hazmat transportation through the tunnel and to report on whether, and under what conditions, hazmat through the tunnel should be allowed.

April 12, 2019

Business

I-75 SB bridge over I-24 near Chattanooga reduced to one lane after partial collapse

TDOT Chief Engineer Paul Degges said in a press conference that an early investigation of the collapse appears to point to an overdimensional load striking the bottom of the bridge and cutting some of the steel reinforcing strands in the beam that eventually collapsed.

April 3, 2019

Business

I-10 Eastbound in Phoenix to close this weekend for construction project

The interstate will be closed between 9 p.m. Friday, March 22, and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, between 67th and 51st avenues. The closure will allow crews to remove a 90-foot-long steel beam above I-10 that temporarily supported the future HOV flyover bridge on the South Mountain Freeway interchange.

March 22, 2019

Business

Flooding shuts down major highways in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri; hours regs suspended in some counties

Interstates affected by flooding in the region include I-29 in both Iowa and Missouri and I-680 in both Nebraska and Iowa. Hours of service regulations are also suspended in Iowa and Nebraska for truckers providing direct relief to the affected areas.

March 18, 2019

Business

Westbound I-74 bridge from Illinois to Iowa to close for construction

The Illinois and Iowa departments of transportation say that, beginning Monday, March 18, construction of the new I-74 Mississippi River Bridge will require all westbound interstate through-traffic to be detoured to I-80 and I-280.

March 15, 2019

Business

Interstates shut down in Rockies, Plains following intense blizzard

An intense blizzard that consisted of hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy snow has forced the closure of some major highways in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. Portions of I-25, I-80, I-90, I-94 and I-29 are closed throughout the region.

March 14, 2019

Business

Sinkhole on I-20 EB near Van, Texas, to shut down interstate for 2-3 days

The Van Fire Department in a Facebook post says the department first received reports of the sinkhole Monday afternoon around 3:40 p.m. A local news report from KLTV says Texas DOT officials expect repairs to have the interstate closed for two to three days.

March 12, 2019

Business

More than 2,000 truckers cited for driving on restricted Pennsylvania roads this year

Roads were restricted for winter conditions on Jan. 19-20, Feb. 12 and March 3. A citation for failing to observe travel restrictions during a state of emergency carriers a $300 fine, plus court costs. If each of the drivers written citations is required to pay the fine, Pennsylvania will collect $619,500 in fines.

March 8, 2019

Business

Several I-435/I-70 interchange ramps in Kansas City to close through 2020

The construction project, which will replace the bridges in the interchange, remove left exits and more, will begin Thursday, March 7 with various lane closures to set up detour signs and other equipment for the project. The ramp closures will begin Monday, March 11.

March 6, 2019

Business

Winter weather prompts Pennsylvania, New Jersey to issue truck bans

Dangerous winter weather have prompted the Penn. and N.J. DOTs to issue commercial vehicle bans on several major highways. Get more details on Overdrive Online.

February 20, 2019