Pedestrian bridge falls onto Detroit freeway after truck collision
DETROIT — A truck collided with a pedestrian bridge early Friday, March 27 in Detroit, sending a portion of the span onto a freeway and
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More toilet-paper banditry? Deputies pull over stolen trailer full of toilet paper, other products
GREENSBORO, N.C. — With toilet paper still flying off the shelves across the nation, a North Carolina truck driver caused a stir when he was
Kansas lawmakers pass transportation plan seen as stimulus
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators on Thursday, March 19, approved a new 10-year transportation program that many lawmakers see as a much-needed $10 billion stimulus
Interstate 80, other roadways in Nebraska remain closed after storm
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Interstate 80 remains closed from the Wyoming state line to North Platte following a winter storm that howled through the area
Fuel tanker explodes, burns under Interstate 40 in Flagstaff, Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.— Eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 were briefly closed Tuesday morning after a fuel tanker exploded and burned Monday night after overturning on a
Private companies altered road-test results given to Idaho transportation agency
BOISE, Idaho — Companies that are responsible for checking the quality of Idaho’s road materials have altered the results of their asphalt tests thousands of
Cameras now monitoring vehicle speeds in Pennsylvania work zones
HARRISBURG, Pa. — As of Monday, drivers in Pennsylvania who are picked up by cameras traveling more than 11 mph over the speed limit in
Arizona launching project to improve Nogales truck route along Interstate 19
PHOENIX — Arizona is launching a highway-improvement project to speed the flow of truck traffic that crosses the U.S. border at Nogales, Arizona. The project
California aims to avoid ‘Carmageddon’ freeway closure in April
BURBANK, Calif.— It could be “Carmageddon II,” and it’s coming to a major freeway near Los Angeles the last weekend of April. The question, as
Trump tries new approach for $1 trillion infrastructure plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Last week President Donald Trump outlined a new $1 trillion plan for spending on roads, rails, water systems and other infrastructure,
Connecticut governor drops proposal for highway tolls for trucks
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19, that he is dropping his plan for highway tolls for trucks, expressing frustration
Stretch of Highway 22 in Oregon closed after tanker crash, diesel spill
IDANHA, Ore. — A stretch of Highway 22 will be closed for much of this week as crews clean up gasoline and diesel fuel that
Washington state proposal would remove ‘improved freight mobility’ from bill
SEATTLE — Washington state legislators are considering whether to remove “congestion relief” and “improved freight mobility” from their transportation goals, a departure from the American
Move over: South Carolina bill would get slow drivers out of left lane
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Some of the most powerful lawmakers in South Carolina are backing a proposal to allow officers to pull over people who drive
Michigan panel OKs $3.5B in borrowing to rebuild state roads
LANSING, Mich. — A state panel on Thursday authorized borrowing $3.5 billion to roughly double spending on Michigan road and bridge construction over five years,
Georgia seaports set new record cargo volumes in 2019
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The amount of cargo moving through Georgia’s seaports reached record levels in the past year, in part because of continued growth fueled
'Disruptive' major freeway project planned to begin in spring 2021 in central Phoenix
PHOENIX — Transportation planners are spreading the word that the start of a multiyear project to rebuild a critical freeway corridor in the heart of
2019 trading performance ended on a sour note for transportation companies
For major shipping companies dealing with trade wars and slowing global growth, conditions appear to have deteriorated as 2019 came to a close. Transportation companies
Senate passes US-Canada-Mexico trade deal with 89-10 vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday, Jan. 16, that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico
Federal judge halts California labor law as it relates to truckers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Thursday indefinitely blocked a new California labor law from applying to more than 70,000 independent truckers, deciding that