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I-75 work continues in wake of Sunday Detroit tanker fire

The I-75 NB connector between the Fisher and Chrysler freeways expected to remain closed through Friday, May 29. And: Historic flooding in Okla., Texas continues to hamper travel. More updates here.

May 26, 2015

I-75 tanker fire in Detroit

Thursday ‘share the road’ trio

Local Tennessee paper instructs motorists on safety around big trucks, large Georgia newspaper likens crash victims to casualties of war, and a little good news on Virginia port investment to combat congestion.

May 21, 2015

Highways round-up: I-95 speed limit in Del. going up, Mich. I-75/I-94 construction, more

Beginning May 14, MDOT will begin replacing I-75 bridge supports under the eastbound I-94 ramp. Work is expected to continue through June 12, during which time EB I-94 ramp to NB I-75 will close.

May 13, 2015

I-44 bridge work in OKC reveals further damage

Damage prompted lane closures between Pennsylvania and Western avenues that, OklaDOT says, should reopen in May. Lane closures in Okemah on I-40, meanwhile, are ongoing through the fall.

April 24, 2015

This EB I-44 Belle Isle pier between Pennsylvania Ave. and Western Ave. in Oklahoma City is one of two piers currently receiving a temporary, steel beam support that will add strength to the bridge.

I-70 WB in Indiana down to one lane Wed., Sat.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced construction crews will restrict westbound Interstate 70 lanes near U.S. 35, Exit 149, and the truck scale facilities in Richmond.

April 21, 2015

I-70 WB and US 35 in Indiana

Toll roads trend in recent decade as new toll mileage well outpaces total system growth

Tolled Interstate mileage grew by about 17 percent in the 2003-2013 time frame, while total Interstate mileage grew by just over 2 percent.

April 9, 2015

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Mich. I-94, I-69 interchange closure

MDOT announced the I-94/I-69 interchange in St. Clair County would close for three nights straight for bridge beam replacement.

April 9, 2015

White House highway bill would also open existing Interstate lanes to tolling

In an otherwise low-drama bill introduction, one provision in the bill has struck a nerve with some both in the trucking industry and outside of it: If passed the bill would remove the current ban on tolling existing Interstate lanes.

April 2, 2015

The second iteration of the Grow America Act retains a measure to lift the current ban on tolling existing Interstate lanes.

I-64 bridges project in W.Va. to constrict lanes this week

WvDOT noted lane closures expected between milemarkers 57 and 59 from today through Thursday in Charleston, W.Va.

March 30, 2015

More night work upcoming on I-5 in SoCal

Construction on the I-5 Ocean View Rehab Project between the Aliso Creek Rest Area and the San Diego-Orange County line in California was set to resume the evening of Monday, March 23. This work will close down traffic lanes to one lane in each direction in sections: Monday-Thursday 7:30 p.m.-5 a.m., and Friday and Saturday 9 p.m.-9 a.m. NB Las […]

March 23, 2015

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I-65 NB in Indiana closed near Uniontown

Northbound traffic was diverted Monday afternoon off I-65 at the Uniontown exit at mile marker 41 three quarters of a mile to U.S. Highway 31 after a multi-vehicle accident and tractor-trailer fire.

March 16, 2015

I-75/I-94 MI intersection crowded through March 19

The left lane of both NB and SB I-75 under the I-94 EB ramp will be closed throughout the project to shore up bridge supports.

March 11, 2015

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