July 25, 1999 - Industry News
A threatened blockade of Highway 40/Interstate 64 in St. Louis last Thursday did not materialize after a group of minority contractors reached a deal with state highway officials and road builders
Tags: Highways
July 21, 1999 - Industry News
New Jersey's ban on interstate trucks just got a whole lot bigger. Route 1 and Route 130, both old U.S. Highway designations, have been placed on the list of forbidden roads
July 20, 1999 - Industry News
Protesters who blocked I-70 in St. Louis during rush hour a couple weeks ago are threatening to hit another highway tomorrow
July 18, 1999 - Industry News
Iowa is adding weigh-in-motion scales to help it deal with increased truck traffic
July 15, 1999 - Industry News
The New Jersey truck ban announced by Gov. Christie Whitman will include more than the three north-south routes highlighted by governor that we reported on yesterday, and only applies to trailers more than 48 feet long
July 14, 1999 - Industry News
New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman yesterday announced she is ordering big interstate trucks off local highways, including 31, 29 and 206.
July 13, 1999 - Industry News
Despite differences in speed limits ranging from 60 to 75 mph, a new study has found that average truck speeds in four states vary by less than 2 mph
About 300 protesters shut down Interstate 70 north of St. Louis for about an hour during rush hour Monday morning
July 8, 1999 - Industry News
I-70 through Colorado experienced bumper-to-bumper traffic and delays at the Eisenhower tunnel over the Independence Day holiday weekend, and officials expect more of the same the weekend of July 17-18 and the first few weekends in August
July 4, 1999 - Industry News
A busy corner in suburban Dallas tops the list of the 10 most dangerous intersections in the United States, according to State Farm insurance. Three of the 10 intersections are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and three are in California
If you're traveling one of four bridges linking Delaware with southern New Jersey or southeastern Pennsylvania, you'll be paying higher tolls later this summer
June 30, 1999 - Industry News
Get ready for orange barrels in Arkansas. Now that voters have approved a highway bond issue and new fuel and gas taxes are being phased in, Arkansas highway commissioners are making plans for road construction
June 29, 1999 - Industry News
Commercial trucks are being detoured around the I-110 southbound bridge over the Back Bay in Biloxi, MS, while the damaged bridge is being repaired. It could be a month or more before the route is open again
New signs on some stretches of Oregon highway warn of areas with high rates of truck-related accidents
May 25, 1999 - Industry News
The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning the biggest highway reconstruction project the region has seen — a $300 million renovation of Highway 40 in St. Louis
May 10, 1999 - Industry News
Work began yesterday on the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi river between West Memphis, AR, and Memphis, TN, and will continue until the end of May
May 5, 1999 - Industry News
Two U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would limit the authority of states to establish tolls on the Interstate Highway System
Federal officials are trying to get a new 12-lane Woodrow Wilson Bridge built before heavy trucks are banned from the existing bridge, but continuing legal action may make that impossible
May 4, 1999 - Industry News
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has ordered a $2.3 million study of building a new interstate-grade highway to connect what is now U.S. 65 at Pine Bluff with the proposed extension of Interstate 69 near
April 29, 1999 - Industry News
A $14 million road resurfacing project begins on Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway tonight
April 27, 1999 - Industry News
Truckers looking for a place to rest along the Pennsylvania Turnpike could soon see some relief if a court case goes their way
April 21, 1999 - Industry News
Even though Florida firefighters say they have more control over the wildfires raging in the state, it's still guesswork as to when I-75's Alligator Alley will reopen
April 19, 1999 - Industry News
Wildfires in South Florida are causing traffic problems, with Alligator Alley, a 100-mile stretch of I-75, shut down since Saturday
April 7, 1999 - Industry News
The March 31 deadline has come and gone for states to apply for a federal pilot program that lets them put tolls on existing interstates, and it appears no states applied. But industry observers say that doesn't mean highway users can breathe a sigh of relief
April 2, 1999 - Industry News
After the Arkansas state Legislature passed a highway plan that will use bonds and new fuel taxes to fund repair of the state's crumbling highways, the state Highway Commission has officially dropped a proposal to put tolls on existing interstate highways
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