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I-215 nighttime closures in CA
Nighttime closures of Interstate 215 in Southern California are slated to run Oct. 20-Nov. 6. for construction at the Devore Rd. exit.
October 16, 2014
Find more information on Devore Interchange Project closures at the project website.
Business
DOT only taken half of bridge safety measures required by MAP-21 law
Only 12 of the 24 bridge safety actions required by the current MAP-21 highway funding law have been implemented by the Federal Highway Administration, according to a report released Aug. 26 by the DOT’s Office of the Inspector General.
August 28, 2014
highway infrastructure
Business
I-495 Christina River Bridge reopened to all traffic
Delaware DOT quietly reopened the northbound lanes of the formerly tilting I-495 bridge over the Christina River on Saturday, August 23.
August 26, 2014
NBC Philadelphia photo of I-495 workers
Channel 19
I-495 Christina River bridge reopens to traffic — partially
Video, pictures and more from the southbound span of the I-495 bridge over the Christina River in Delaware, which reopened to traffic on Thursday last week a month ahead of schedule. NB remains closed.
August 4, 2014
Catch multifaceted NBC Philadelphia coverage of the reopening via this link.
Channel 19
Missouri ballot would tackle tolls; ‘No polish required’
Aug. 5 ballot measure, with enough yes votes, would essentially raise the state sales tax by three-quarters of 1 percent and devote those new collected funds exclusively to fund transportation infrastructure — and expressly prohibit tolling.
July 31, 2014
In this graphic from the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates, the Missouri Trucking Association’s analysis shows that motorists on average would spent about 8 cents per day more than current levels with the sales-tax proposal on the Aug. 5 ballot. That’s compared in the graphic to a fuel-tax boost that would raise the same amount of revenue envisioned by the sales-tax proposal.
Voices
Four-wheelers, too: Highway safety should be a widely shared aim
“Why would lawmakers discourage (for all intents and purposes) tired drivers from taking a nap/ safety break?” reader Rick Blatter asks in this opinion in response to an opinion piece in a New Jersey newspaper.
July 9, 2014
trucks on highway
Business
Fuel-tax hike for highway funding eyed in Senate finance committee
A plan to keep federal highway funding solvent through December no longer includes a hike in the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax hike, but has been amended to increase the fuel tax.
June 26, 2014
trucks on highway 3
Business
Driver pleads not guilty in Tracy Morgan crash charges, HOS argument brims
With several news reports suggesting its driver had been awake working for 24 hours prior to the accident, Walmart spokesperson Brooke Buchanan issued a statement early today, Monday, June 9, that the driver was operating within federal hours limitations.
June 12, 2014
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Business
The Highway 69 blues
In Oklahoma, “enjoy the view, if you can concentrate after having your brain slammed around in your cranium.”
June 4, 2014
Lake Eufaula, Okla.
Channel 19
Toll road to the CSA SMS…
Deep in the weeds of the CSA program, a reporter takes a toll road to a clean inspection…
May 6, 2014
Tyler Utterback inspection
Business
Foxx sends Obama highway bill to Congress, trucking groups unhappy with tolling measures
The Obama administration’s transportation funding plan has officially made its way to Congress, as Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx unveiled the four-year, $302 billion plan April 29. Trucking groups, however, disapprove of the bill and its allowance of tolling Interstates.
April 29, 2014
Foxx
Channel 19
Secretary Foxx receptive to notion of tolling existing interstates
Here’s part of what he said: “We’ll consider finding ways to help when [tolling is] an option that states want to consider.”
April 29, 2014
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