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California is offering drivers $400 gift cards to test its alternative to the gas tax
Yahoo! News By Grace Toohey / Los Angeles Times May 14, 2024 California officials are still trying to figure out how to pay for road...
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May 13, 20241 min read
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White House uses Infrastructure Week to tout progress on thousands of projects
The Hill BY BRETT SAMUELS 05/13/24 The White House said it has so far announced nearly $454 billion in funding through the Bipartisan...
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May 12, 20241 min read
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Route 66 landmark reopens as state preps for centennial of highway
The Oklahoman By Steve Lackmeyer May 13, 2024 BRIDGEPORT — The longest bridge along the iconic Route 66 is open again, marking the start...
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May 12, 20241 min read
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Third Year of SMART Grants, Funding Transportation Technology and Innovation
Department of Transportation Press Release May 13, 2024 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that...
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May 12, 20242 min read
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House, Senate lawmakers introduce road-crash victim bill
Legislation would create liaison at DOT for truck safety groups Freight Waves By John Gallagher May 13, 2024 WASHINGTON — Marianne Karth...
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May 12, 20241 min read
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After traffic cameras went in, Everett saw 70% decrease in speeding
Everett sent out over 2,000 warnings from speed cameras near Horizon Elementary in a month. Fittingly, more cameras are on the horizon....
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May 10, 20241 min read
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American Highways Are More Dangerous Than Race Tracks. Here’s Why
FORBES By Jim Clash May 11, 2024 From time to time, I give thrill rides in stock cars at Daytona International Speedway for the NASCAR...
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May 10, 20241 min read
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Traffic signals will flash red, not yellow, to alert drivers, NCDOT says
The yellow flashing traffic signal that indicates a malfunction at an intersection is turning red, according to the North Carolina...
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May 9, 20241 min read
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Local Governments with More Staff and Bigger Budgets Are More Likely to Win Federal Infrastructure Grants
URBAN INSTITUTE By Amanda Hermans, Tomi Rajninger May 6, 2024 Each year, federal agencies decide how to distribute billions of...
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May 5, 20241 min read
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I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished
KFOR by: AP May 4, 2024 NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed Thursday...
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May 3, 20241 min read
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America’s Newest Interstate Nears Completion in Indiana
Indiana is finishing its portion of Interstate 69, a highway planned to run from Canada to Mexico. It’s been in the works for decades....
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Apr 30, 20241 min read
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Biden admin mandates $354 million 'automatic energy braking' for new vehicles
OKC FOX 25 by JACKSON WALKER | The National Desk April 30th 2024 WASHINGTON (TND) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National...
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Apr 29, 20241 min read
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US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards
AP News BY TOM KRISHER April 29, 2024 DETROIT (AP) — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come...
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Apr 28, 20241 min read
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Ready to share the road with a driverless tractor-trailer?
KFOR by: The Associated Press Apr 29, 2024 PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel...
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Apr 28, 20241 min read
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US$5 billion turnpike widening work spans Route 66
A bridge replacement over historic Route 66 forms part of Oklahoma’s US$5 billion turnpike widening. World Highways By MJ Woof April 25,...
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Apr 24, 20241 min read
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BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $23.6 MILLION TO HELP 112 COMMUNITIES DELIVER TRANSFORMATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
US Department of Transportation Press Release April 15, 2024 Thriving Communities Program provides technical assistance to disadvantaged...
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26 barges break loose and float down Ohio River, damage marina and prompt bridge closures
OKC FOX 25 by JACKSON SINNENBERG | The National Desk April 13th 2024 PITTSBURGH (TND) — 26 barges broke free from where they were docked...
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Apr 12, 20241 min read
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Biden administration puts $830M to helping protect infrastructure from climate-fueled extreme weather
The Hill BY RACHEL FRAZIN 04/11/24 The Biden administration is putting $830 million toward helping protect bridges, roads, ports and...
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Apr 10, 20241 min read
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What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
AP News BY BEN FINLEY AND JAMES POLLARD March 28, 2024 A cargo ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the span to...
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Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Baltimore bridge collapse raises many issues for Transportation Secretary Buttigieg
KOSU DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST & PETE BUTTIGIEG March 27, 2024 LISTEN • 4:22 DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST: The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott...
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Mar 26, 20242 min read
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