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I-24 closed in downtown Nashville Friday night through early Monday
TDOT has a closure set for the I-24 section of the downtown Nashville, Tenn., interstate loop from the I-40 at the Silliman Evans bridge to I-65 on the Northeast side of the downtown area. The closure begins at 9 p.m. tonight, Friday, August 2, and runs through Monday, August 5, at 5 a.m.
August 2, 2019
Overdrive Radio
A Truckstop in the halls of Congress, a hotshot carrierâs tech-informed business
Failure to fund road repairs, notes Truckstop.comâs Chief Relationship Officer Brent Hutto in this weekâs edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast, can hasten the incidence and increase the likelihood of the perhaps No. 1 reason owner-ops go out business â thatâs a major mechanical failure, of course.
July 11, 2019
Business
More than 47,000 U.S. bridges deemed âstructurally deficientâ
Iowa leads the way in total number of bridges on the list with 4,675 bridges, followed by Pennsylvania with 3,770 bridges, Oklahoma with 2,540 bridges and Illinois with 2,273 bridges.
April 10, 2019
Business
More than 54,000 U.S. bridges listed as âstructurally deficientâ
Of the 612,677 bridges in the U.S., 54,259 of them (or 8.8 percent) are considered âstructurally deficient,â meaning these bridges may not be unsafe at the moment but are in need of attention and repair, ARTBA says.
February 5, 2018
Business
Nearly 56,000 U.S. bridges in need of repairs, new report says
Approximately 1,900 bridges along the United Statesâ interstate system are deemed structurally deficient, a fraction of the nearly 56,000 bridges across the U.S. with the same designation, according to a report released by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
February 23, 2017
Business
Rhode Island trucking group counters trucks-only toll plan
RITAâs plan excludes tolling, but does increase costs for truckers. It would create more than $220 million over four years. Island lawmakers ended session June 25 without approving Gov. Gina Raimondoâs plan to repair infrastructure with truck-only tolls on about two dozen bridges.
November 5, 2015
Channel 19
Two South Carolina truckers regroup after historic flooding
With more than 250 roads still closed and many bridge washouts, itâs rough going locally in South Carolina â more information and a check-in here with S.C. owner-operators Dave Palmer and Jimmy Ardis.
October 9, 2015
Business
After a month of closure, InDOT reopens I-65 NB at Wildcat Creek bridge
The Indiana Department of Transportation notified truckers and motorists that it had begun reopening the northbound lanes of I-65 between Lebanon and Lafayette. Construction continues on the route as part of a widening project
September 9, 2015
Business
InDOT: I-65 NB Wildcat Creek bridge projected to remain closed through much of September
Or later, depending on construction progress. Traffic diversion in place utilizes four-lane roads and adds 9 miles, and 25 minutes at present, InDOT says, to through trip up I-65 toward Chicago.
August 17, 2015
Business
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
Business
New weight restrictions on two Minn. bridges
With 11 percent of U.S. bridges structurally deficient according to the U.S. DOTâs stats bureau, April 16 officials from MnDOT put in place truck detours around two Highway 169 bridges in Champlin, Minn.
April 17, 2015
Business
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
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