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NewsSeptember 1, 2008

Coalition Urges Feds to Reject I-80 Tolls

Last week, a coalition of highway users that includes major trucking groups asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to reject a request from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for permission to toll Interstate 80

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Articlesby Oliver PattonSeptember 1, 2008

Gridlock

Clock's ticking on a highway program in peril

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NewsAugust 27, 2008

DOT Awards $14.7 Million for Rural Roads Safety

Fourteen states, three counties and two parishes will receive $14.7 million in Rural Safety Innovation Program funds to improve safety on rural roads, including projects on Interstates such as I-10 and I-55

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NewsAugust 26, 2008

VDOT Launches 511 Service

The Virginia Department of Transportation's new free 511Virginia.org Web site offers continuously updated traffic and travel information

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NewsAugust 25, 2008

Facing Opposition, Congestion Pricing for Golden Gate Scrapped

The U.S. Department of Transportation is pushing "congestion pricing" as a key way to address congestion issues, but its Urban Partnership Agreement Program, designed to help localities implement these programs, continues to face opposition at the local level

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NewsAugust 22, 2008

Pennsylvania Announces Safety Enhancements For I-83

Pennsylvania officials Friday announced new measures to improve traffic safety on the northbound Interstate 83 approach to the interchange with Route 581 in Lemoyne, Cumberland County

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NewsAugust 14, 2008

Study Ranks States on Road Conditions

The Reason Foundation's 17th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems found that North Dakota does the best job maintaining its roads and bridges and New Jersey has the worst-performing, least cost-effective highway system in the nation

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NewsAugust 13, 2008

American Driving Hits Eighth Month of Steady Decline

Since last November, Americans have driven 53.2 billion miles less than they did over the same period a year earlier - topping the 1970s' total decline of 49.3 billion miles, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Transportation

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NewsAugust 12, 2008

Hazmat Shipments Must Detour Around Denver During DNC

If you have to go through Denver August 23-30, the Colorado State Patrol and the Denver Police recommend you allow extra travel time through the Denver metropolitan area, as the city is hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention

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NewsAugust 5, 2008

President Bush Issues Order to Expedite Columbia River Crossing

The Columbia River Crossing, also known as the Interstate 5 Bridge between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., has received national priority status from the White House.

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