Deal that prevented rail strike still needs worker support
OMAHA, Neb. — A last-minute deal prevented a railroad strike for now, but many rail workers remain unhappy with working conditions, including some who protested
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Fire near Skykomish in Washington State 79% contained, Highway 2 still closed
SKYKOMISH, Wash. — Highway 2 northeast of Seattle remains closed to all except local residents between the towns of Index and Skykomish as firefighters battle
US traffic deaths dip in Q2 but still high as pandemic eases
DETROIT — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways fell slightly from April through June, the first decline in two years as pandemic-era reckless
Buttigieg awards grant to tear down divisive Detroit highway
WASHINGTON — A long-delayed plan to dismantle Interstate 375, a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) depressed freeway in Detroit that was built by demolishing Black neighborhoods 60 years
Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike
WASHINGTON — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement Thursday to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight
Damaged interstate bridge lane reopens in WVa after repairs
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Workers have completed repairs to an interstate bridge in West Virginia and reopened it fully. The Interstate 77 bridge over U.S. 50
EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses
Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week. Members of
Biden: Tentative railway labor deal reached, averting strike
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to
Biden to call on truckers, ships, planes if freight railroad strike happens
OMAHA, Neb. — Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks
Sustainable transportation forum set for November at UT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee is hosting a sustainable transportation forum and an electric vehicle summit in November, and registration is now open,
State delays $4.2M road post project after farmers complain
BISMARCK, N.D. — A $4.2 million project to install metal poles with reflective markers along two-lane highways across North Dakota has been put on hold
‘Free rides’ create $155 million in lost revenue for PA Turnpike, audit shows
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The amount of uncollected tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike grew by nearly 50% last year, and a new government audit is urging
Public can view steel truss being placed atop Cumberland River Bridge piers
PADUCAH, Ky. — Construction of the new U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge in western Kentucky will take a big step forward this month as crews
Queen Elizabeth II, a big-truck driver during WWII, has died
LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss says the country is “devastated” by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, calling her “the rock on which
More rainfall after downpours flooded Rhode Island streets
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A two-day rainstorm that dropped more than 11 inches of rain in one Rhode Island community, blocked a major highway, stranded motorists,
Flooding to continue in eastern US this week after Labor Day deluge snarls traffic, briefly closes I-95 in Rhode Island
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — Flood watches were in effect in the U.S. southeast and much of the northeast on Monday as torrential downpours on Labor Day
Kemp again suspends Georgia fuel taxes into mid-October
ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor is extending the suspension of the state’s motor fuel tax through Oct. 12. Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday, Sept. 1, signed
Study: Carbon should cost 3.6 times more than US price
WASHINGTON — Each ton of carbon dioxide that exits a smokestack or tailpipe, including big rigs, is doing far more damage than what governments take
I-84 near Oregon, Idaho border back open after fire closures
ONTARIO, Ore. — A wildfire closed Interstate 84 in both directions Thursday afternoon near the Oregon and Idaho border, causing traffic backups for miles. Oregon
Big rigs rolling to rescue in Mississippi capital’s water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. — Over the next few days, more than 108 semi-trucks of water are coming into Jackson and seven mega distribution sites will have