Biden, EPA propose stronger heavy truck pollution limits
DETROIT — The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies
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Diesel prices at all-time high as feds mull banning Russian oil
WASHINGTON — Gasoline and diesel prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008,
Biloxi rejects developer’s proposal for $150M toll bridge
BILOXI, Miss. — City officials in Biloxi have rejected a private developer’s proposal to replace a 43-year-old drawbridge with a $150 million span that would
Contractor defaults on I-40 bridge project in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — A contractor has defaulted on a contract to build a $12.3 million bridge replacement on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, a state
Convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates does beltway circuit
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A large group of truck drivers who object to COVID-19 mandates drove two loops around the beltway surrounding Washington, Sunday, deliberately moving
US job growth includes trucking industry
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades and
As feds mull banning Russian oil, US fuel prices soar
WASHINGTON — Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S., a hefty
Biden visits Lake Superior, promoting plan to fix infrastructure
SUPERIOR, Wis. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday used an aging bridge spanning a corner of iced-over Lake Superior to promote billions of dollars that
Oil driller invests in carbon-capture pipeline for Midwest
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s biggest oil driller said Wednesday it will commit $250 million to help fund a proposed pipeline that would gather carbon
3 dead in crashes amid fog and smoke on I-95 in Florida
EDGEWATER, Fla. — Troopers say at least three people were killed Thursday in crashes involving several 18-wheelers and passenger vehicles on Interstate 95 in Florida
Buttigieg tells states to consider safety for road projects
WASHINGTON — The federal government has a fresh warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: Protect
Fact-checking Biden’s SOTU address on infrastructure, economy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden made his plan on electric vehicles sound more advanced than it is and inflated the sweep of his infrastructure package.
Nations agree to release 60M barrels of oil amid Russian war
FRANKFURT, Germany — The International Energy Agency’s 31 member countries agreed Tuesday to release 60 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves — half
Work continuing on new West Virginia bridge on I-64
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Work continues this week on a new Interstate 64 bridge in West Virginia, the state Department of Transportation said. Contractors will continue
Lawmaker: Time is right for Nebraska-South Dakota expressway
YANKTON, S.D. — A lawmaker is promoting construction of a long debated four-lane highway between Yankton and Norfolk, Nebraska, citing the recent availability of federal
Construction ends as Interstate 4 toll lanes finally open
ORLANDO, Fla. — After seven years of constant construction projects, the new toll lanes have opened along Interstate 4 in central Florida. The Florida Department
Fence being reinstalled around US Capitol for Biden speech
WASHINGTON — Fencing installed around the U.S. Capitol for months after the January 2021 insurrection will be put back up before President Joe Biden’s State
Storm moves through Northeast, dumping nearly a foot of snow
BOSTON — A snowstorm that started in the predawn hours Friday dumped nearly a foot of accumulation in some areas of the U.S. Northeast by
Proposed tax on WA fuel exports angers neighboring states
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Three states that would be affected by a proposed 6-cent per gallon tax on fuel exported from Washington state are pushing back
No highway bond vote for Maine thanks to budget surplus
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills wants to use $100 million from the budget surplus for transportation projects, meaning voters won’t be asked to