PA Turnpike’s $104 million in unpaid tolls draws senators’ scrutiny
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania senators grilled turnpike executives over their efforts to collect unpaid tolls that amounted to $104 million last year during a hearing
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Unpaid tolls on Pennsylvania Turnpike result in revenue bleed for state
CARLISLE, Pa. — More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the agency fully converted to all-electronic tolling, with the
Reality TV star sentenced for trucking business Ponzi scheme, fraud
ATLANTA — A former cast member on the reality television show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta has been sentenced to more than 17 years in
Open container law diverts millions from Missouri roads
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s decision to allow open containers of alcohol in vehicles forces the state to divert millions of federal dollars intended for
Audit: NC DOT spent less than planned, but risks remain
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (DOT) spent less than predicted in the second half of 2020, a state performance audit showed. But
Highway in Indiana, Michigan reopens after chemical spill
Updated 5 p.m. CDT, Sept. 14, 2021 FREMONT, Ind. — A highway in northeastern Indiana and southern Michigan reopened Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 14, after a
Nicholas, now tropical storm, dumps rain along Gulf Coast
HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Nicholas hit the Texas coast early Tuesday, Sept. 14, as a hurricane and dumped more than a foot of rain along
NTSB chief: focus on road safety must shift to entire system
DETROIT — The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants governments and businesses to change the way they look at highway safety,
Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens Gulf Coast with heavy rain
HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Nicholas was strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could make landfall in Texas as a hurricane Monday, Sept. 13, as
Firefighters advance on blaze that shut California highway
CASTAIC, Calif. — Firefighters were making progress on a wildfire that jumped across a Southern California freeway and spread across dry hillsides while a new
Oregon Transportation Commission grants conditional approval to I-5 proposal
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Transportation Commission has granted conditional approval to a plan to expand Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter as well as
Section of I-70 to close for Missouri Marine’s procession
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Several miles of westbound traffic on Interstate 70 in suburban St. Louis will close briefly Wednesday, Sept. 7, as the remains
Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
WASHINGTON — Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, lawmakers from
Road project between Brattleboro and Wilmington to start
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A two-year project to rebuild a stretch of Vermont Route 9 between Brattleboro and Wilmington starts next week with some preparation work.
Traveling in Vermont? Watch out for moose, officials say
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is urging motorists across the state to watch out for moose on the state’s highways.
2 tractor-trailers collide in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, N.H. — Two tractor-trailers collided head-on early Friday in Bethlehem, New Hampshire State Police said. The crash happened just before 12:30 a.m., and it
South Carolina governor aims to widen I-26
SWANSEA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster urged state lawmakers Thursday to use $360 million in federal pandemic relief funds to jumpstart the widening
US infrastructure deal includes $3.5 billion for Canada, Mexico land border posts
HIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. — A giant infrastructure deal being considered by Congress includes $3.5 billion for improvements to 30 land ports of entry on both
Fuel shortages grip Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — Gasoline and diesel fuel shortages across Louisiana are causing extremely long lines at stations and growing frustrations. All told, seven Louisiana refineries
Ida’s remnants close roads, prompt concerns of dam failure
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Soaking rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida prompted the evacuations of thousands of people Wednesday after water reached dangerous levels at