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NewsMarch 2, 2011

Increase in U.S. Driving Underscores Need for Infrastructure Investment

Americans drove 3 trillion miles in 2010, the most vehicle miles traveled since 2007 and the third-highest ever recorded, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Wednesday.

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NewsFebruary 24, 2011

Ohio Trucking Exec Says Traffic Congestion is Choking Nation's Economy

Keith Tuttle, president of Motor Carrier Services Inc., Northwood, Ohio, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that congestion is choking the nation's supply chain and economy

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NewsFebruary 9, 2011

Illinois GPS Task Force Finds Truck-Specific Data Difficult to Access

Truckers using various GPS systems to navigate around the State of Illinois do not always have access to accurate and up-to-date truck-specific routing information

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NewsJanuary 27, 2011

Glimmers of Progress on Highway Reauthorization

There are indications that Washington is starting to think seriously about passing a long-term transportation authorization bill this year. House and Senate committees are holding initial hearings this week, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has said his goal is to have a bill signed by August. President Obama in his State of the Union address underscored the need for action.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2011

Facebook, YouTube Campaign Urges Americans to Tell Congress about Transportation Needs

As Congress begins work on a new transportation bill, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials this week launched a social media campaign to generate public opinion about what priorities should be included

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NewsJanuary 21, 2011

Michigan Governor Says New Windsor Detroit Bridge Key to Economic Development

In his State of the State address, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder made it clear that building a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit, as recommended by the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) process, will be a key component of his economic renewal plan for Michigan

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NewsJanuary 20, 2011

Economic Recovery Bringing Renewed Congestion Growth

After two years of slight declines in overall traffic congestion - attributable to the economic downturn and high fuel prices - leading indicators suggest that as the economy rebounds, traffic problems are doing the same. While 2008 was the best year for commuters in at least a decade, the problem again began to grow in 2009

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NewsJanuary 7, 2011

High-tech Highway Weigh Stations Coming to Oklahoma

Oklahoma will soon start work on the first two of nine new state-of-the-art truck inspection stations to be equipped with weigh-in-motion scales, remote infra-red vehicle temperature sensors and other cutting edge vehicle inspection technology

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NewsJanuary 6, 2011

New House Rule Seen Jeopardizing Highway Planning

Republican leaders have decided to change the way the House manages the money in the Highway Trust Fund, a move that highway interests say jeopardizes future infrastructure funding and impedes their ability to put long-term plans into place

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NewsJanuary 5, 2011

Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls Now Higher

Tolls went up on Pennsylvania toll roads at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, and for the first time, E-ZPass customers will pay less than cash customers

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