Montana law increases penalties for reckless driving around emergency personnel
BILLINGS, Mont. — A bill that strengthens penalties for drivers endangering first responders and highway workers on Montana roadways has been signed into law. Gov.
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States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed
Truckers fall under California gig economy law, court says
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s gig economy law applies to some 70,000 truck drivers who can be classified as employees of companies that hire them instead
Cow, alligator delay Houston traffic, turn weekday commute into a zoo
HOUSTON — Some days, Houston-area traffic can be a nightmare. Other days, it can be a zoo — literally. A cow and an alligator caused
Pennsylvania Senate OKs bill to halt plans to toll bridges
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate are trying to make Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration start over on its plans to toll up to nine
Oklahoma governor signs bill to crack down on protesters who block roadways
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday, April 21, to crack down on protesters by increasing penalties for blocking roadways and
Workers at Volvo’s truck manufacturing plant in Virginia on strike
DUBLIN, Va. — Nearly 3,000 workers at a Volvo truck plant in southwest Virginia have gone on strike. The decision by the local of the
Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he’s sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about the
Traffic snarled as street racers shut down I-94 tunnel in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — A group of street racing vehicles shut down traffic in the Lowry Hill Tunnel on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis early Sunday, April 11.
White House issues reports on states’ infrastructure needs
WASHINGTON — The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with the release of state-by-state breakdowns that show the
Report shows Washington State needs to spend almost $15 billion to maintain roads
SEATTLE — Washington state would need to spend nearly $15 billion over the coming decade just to get its transportation system of roads, bridges and
Group sues Oregon DOT over planned I-5 expansion in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — The group No More Freeways has filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Transportation’s plan to add auxiliary lanes and shoulders
Biden says his infrastructure plan will ‘win the future’
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden outlined a huge $2.3 trillion plan March 31 to reengineer the nation’s infrastructure in what he billed as “a once-in-a-generation
Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan allots $115 billion to modernize bridges, highways
President Joe Biden says his proposal for an aggressive series of infrastructure investments would require $2 trillion in spending over eight years but could create
Eager to build infrastructure, Biden plans to tax businesses
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America’s infrastructure and expects the nation’s corporations to pay for it. The president will travel
Transportation agencies to use cameras, sensors to monitor traffic on I-95 river bridge between Maine, New Hampshire
KITTERY, Maine — Maine and New Hampshire transportation departments are preparing to roll out the tech to keep travel moving during peak travel periods on
Louisiana state lawmaker scraps gas tax hike in anticipation of federal aid
BATON ROUGE, La. — The latest bid to boost Louisiana’s gasoline tax has ended without a legislative vote. Rep. Jack McFarland said Thursday, March 25,
Buttigieg pitches infrastructure needs to divided Congress
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning that the country’s infrastructure needs exceed $1 trillion and that other countries, namely China, are pulling ahead
Highway construction firms oppose PennDOT’s bridge toll plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A prominent highway construction trade association on Wednesday, March 24, came out against a state plan to toll up to nine major
Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, motor carriers backlogged and businesses stymied
NEW YORK — A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses anxiously awaiting goods from Asia — while off the coast of