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
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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.
I-70 reopens in western Colorado after mudslide cleanup
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado closed by a series of mudslides near where a wildfire burned last year
Mudslides near burn area closes portion of I-70 in Colorado
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado was closed Monday, June 28, following series of mudslides triggered by rainfall over
Fuel truck crash shuts down Interstate 95 in South Florida
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Authorities shut down all lanes of Interstate 95 in South Florida following a fuel truck crash Monday morning, June 28, snarling
Bipartisan infrastructure deal back on track after walk-back
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan deal to invest nearly $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure appeared to be back on track Sunday, June 27, after a
‘Blindsided’ GOP senators put bipartisan infrastructure deal in doubt
WASHINGTON — Livid and “blindsided” over President Joe Biden’s refusal to sign a bipartisan infrastructure deal without passage of his broader priorities, Republican senators Friday, June
Biden extols bipartisan infrastructure deal as a good start
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has announced a hard-earned bipartisan agreement on a pared-down infrastructure plan that would make a start on his top legislative priority
Bipartisan infrastructure agreement calls for $109 billion boost for roads, bridges
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have reached an agreement to significantly boost infrastructure spending, though considerable hurdles remain before
Truck may have struck pedestrian bridge that collapsed in DC Wednesday
WASHINGTON — A pedestrian bridge collapsed over a highway in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, June 23, sending five people to the hospital. Traffic was
‘We have a deal’: Biden, bipartisan senators on infrastructure
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, June 24, that “we have a deal,” signaling a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan
Paid in full? Biden, GOP struggle over infrastructure costs
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators and the White House appear open to striking a roughly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure. But they are struggling with the