Tennessee lawmaker hopes Nashville highway project can right an old wrong
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Harold Love Jr. raised his voice over the blare of traffic from the interstate above as he stood near the spot where
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Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
UPDATED July 22, 2021 at 10:15a.m. CST WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday, July 21, to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal
Big infrastructure bill in peril as GOP threatens filibuster
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden is hanging precariously ahead of a crucial Wednesday test vote as senators struggle over
Holy cow! Truck crash dumps manure on I-95 in Florida
MELBOURNE, Fla. — It’s a smelly situation in central Florida after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a dump truck left cow manure spread over
NHTSA probes overheating brakes that could cause fires in 500,000 semis
DETROIT — U.S. highway safety regulators have opened an investigation into about a half-million semis with brakes that can catch fire. The National Highway Traffic
Pilot, 18, lands banner plane on New Jersey bridge; no injuries
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — The 18-year old pilot of a banner plane made an emergency landing Monday on a bridge in southern New Jersey,
Crews demolish bridge with aim to reopen Georgia interstate
SOPERTON, Ga. — Crews have demolished a damaged overpass above a Georgia interstate and are hauling away the debris with the aim of reopening the
UAW factory workers ratify deal, will end Volvo truck strike
NORFOLK, Va. — Striking blue-collar workers at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley truck assembly plant in Virginia have narrowly ratified what the company
2 men held on anti-riot law following protest that blocked Miami expressway
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two Florida men who were arrested during a protest in support of antigovernment demonstrations in Cuba are being held on charges
Demonstrators block Miami’s Palmetto Expressway in support of Cuban protests
MIAMI — Demonstrators expressing solidarity with the thousands of Cubans who waged a rare weekend of protests around their island nation shut down a stretch
Fuel shortage could ground aircraft needed to fight wildfires
BOISE, Idaho — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what
Parson signs off on first Missouri gas tax hike in decades
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed into law the state’s first gasoline tax increase in decades. Longtime transportation funding advocate Parson
Volvo Trucks to restart Virginia factory as strike continues
NORFOLK, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America says some striking workers crossed picket lines Monday, July 12, at a southwestern Virginia factory as the company
West Seattle, Spokane Street bridges secure $11.2M for repairs
SEATTLE — The West Seattle High-Rise Bridge and the lower Spokane Street swing bridge are the beneficiaries of an $11.2 million federal grant, according to
Truckers fume as Alabama detours them from I-10 tunnel
MOBILE, Ala. — Trucking officials are unhappy after the Alabama Department of Transportation moved with little notice to divert trucks from the Interstate 10 tunnel
17 hurt when bomb squad blows illegal fireworks cache in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A massive explosion rocked a Los Angeles neighborhood June 30 as homemade fireworks were being destroyed by a bomb squad, leaving a
House approves $715 billion transportation, water bill
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House approved a sizable $715 billion transportation bill Thursday, July 1, a potential investment in roads, rail, public transit and water
Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal
LA CROSSE, Wis. — President Joe Biden declared America urgently needs a “generational investment” in its infrastructure, as he looks to sell voters on the
Part of I-94 in Detroit and Dearborn to reopen after flood
DETROIT — Most water from a weekend storm finally disappeared Tuesday, June 29, on Interstate 94 in Detroit, a critical step to reopening a 4-mile
NHTSA orders makers, operators of automated vehicles to report crashes
DETROIT — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered automakers to report any crashes involving fully autonomous vehicles or partially automated driver-assist systems.