Federal officials in Houston to investigate highway project
HOUSTON — Federal officials investigating a disputed $9 billion Houston area highway widening project heard the complaints of residents and activists on Monday who argued
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New I-74 bridge over Mississippi River heralded in Iowa, Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Officials from Illinois, Iowa and the federal government are celebrating the completion of a new bridge carrying Interstate 74 over the Mississippi
New I-69 section in central Indiana could open in December
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — State highway officials expect to open a new section of the Interstate 69 extension project between Indianapolis and Bloomington by the end
NYC to impose vaccine mandate on trucking, other private employers
NEW YORK — New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Monday by Mayor Bill de
Transportation sector jobs seeing surge
WASHINGTON — The nation’s unemployment rate plunged from 4.6% to 4.2% from October to November, close to what economists consider full employment. And the Labor
Southern California wildfire that shut US 101 declared out
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A wildfire in Santa Barbara County that burned a total of 27 square miles and had forced a key highway to
Must truckers, other U.S. workers follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?
WASHINGTON — It’s complicated. Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by this
Montana lacks snow plow drivers, road clearing could be slow
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s Department of Transportation warned residents Thursday that it could take longer to clear snow from highways this winter because the state
Pause on Houston highway project partially lifted amid talks
HOUSTON — The Texas Transportation Commission said it has reached an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration that would allow the state to resume design
DeFazio, a champion of truckers in D.C., to retire from Congress
PORTLAND, Ore. — Rep. Peter DeFazio, the longest serving U.S. House member in Oregon’s history and a staunch advocate for the trucking industry, said Wednesday
Contractor to pay $637K for deficient work on bridges
LYNDON, Vt. — General contractor J.A. McDonald, Inc. has agreed to pay $637,500 to settle allegations of deficient work on federally funded bridge projects in
West Seattle Bridge repairs slated for completion by mid-2022
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Nov. 29 that repairs on the closed West Seattle Bridge are on schedule and the bridge should reopen
Biden hoping infrastructure plan will bolster America
MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden is slated to visit a Twin Cities suburb this week to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. The White House
Rare family-owned Indiana moving company marks 100th year
PERU, Ind. — Paul Guyer was 18 when he decided to start a moving company. It was 1921, and he had just two horses and
West Virginia Turnpike tolls to increase next year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tolls for commercial and private vehicle traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike will increase at the beginning of next year, officials said.
US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease fuel prices
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in
Louisiana senator on state’s DOT: ‘Blow it up and start over’
BATON ROUGE, La. — As Louisiana readies for an infusion of federal infrastructure cash, a powerful state senator Friday said he’s so dissatisfied with the
Government confident in Landrieu to manage infrastructure priorities
NEW ORLEANS  — Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu left office nearly four years ago after jump-starting the recovery from Hurricane Katrina’s catastrophic levee failures
Water main break closes parts of I-5 in downtown San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 in San Diego were closed Monday after a water main break flooded the key highway that runs
Georgia expecting pre-pandemic traffic volumes this holiday
ATLANTA — Georgia transportation officials are predicting a return to pre-pandemic traffic volumes on the state’s roads this Thanksgiving holiday The state Department of Transportation