OSHA not enforcing vaccine mandate — for now
WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) has announced it has suspended implementation and enforcement of the COVID vaccine mandate after the Fifth
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Michigan in store for major infrastructure improvements
LANSING, Mich. — The $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending law includes billions of dollars for Michigan, including to fix roads, replace lead water pipes and
Atmospheric river pummels Washington State
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Nearly 50,000 Washington state electrical customers still had no power Tuesday after days of heavy rain triggered mudslides and floods and forced
Former New Orleans mayor Landrieu to manage infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has chosen as supervisor of his $1 trillion infrastructure plan Mitch Landrieu, who as New Orleans mayor pushed the city
Groundbreaking held for nearly $760M west Alabama highway
LINDEN, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey and other officials held a ceremony Friday to break ground on a project to construct a four-lane highway spanning
Biden set to sign infrastructure bill today
BALTIMORE  — President Joe Biden plans to sign the historic $1 trillion infrastructure plan today, paving the way for states to claim their share of
Traffic delays expected for Interstate 40 bridge replacement
HARMON DEN, N.C. — A curvy stretch of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge in North Carolina will become a little more diifcult to
Tow truck operator dies in big rig hit-and-run
DILLON, S.C. — South Carolina troopers are looking for the driver of a tractor trailer that struck and killed a tow truck operator from North
Ribbon cutting set for last section of upgraded US 35 in WVa
FRAZIERS BOTTOM, W.Va. — The last stretch of U.S. Route 35 to be widened to four lanes in West Virginia is opening to traffic. Gov.
Public comment sought on WVa transportation program changes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia residents can comment for another week on amendments made to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Federal law requires the document,
Report: Interstate 40 bridge’s crack likely dates to 1970s
LITTLE ROCK — A crack in a steel beam that forced the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee for three months
States ready for money surge from infrastructure package
STILWELL, Kan. — Traffic whizzing behind her, Rep. Sharice Davids gathered reporters at a transportation facility along U.S. 69 in eastern Kansas this week to
White House rushes with infrastructure fixes for US economy
BALTIMORE — The Biden administration is relying on infrastructure dollars to help fix the clogged ports and blanket the nation with internet access — but
Kansas faces staffing shortage for winter highway clearing
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is facing a staffing shortage in its Department of Transportation that could slow the clearing of highways in winter storms, the
Optimism grows to fix traffic woes at Ohio River bridge
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor and senior Republican senator sounded upbeat Monday about the prospects for a new a bridge to unclog a notoriously
Louisiana court deals blow to Biden’s vaccine mandate
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The 5th
What’s inside? Nation’s infrastructure bill explained
WASHINGTON — The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail
AT LAST: U.S. House passes infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives
Lawsuits aplenty: 11 states file against vaccine mandate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at
No end in sight: Supply chain disruptions roil nation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid an historic drought posing threats to future harvests, California farmers now say they have no way to export the crops they