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Toll Lanes Touted as Congestion Fix for Central Florida’s I-4
Artist's impression of the I-4 Ultimate project through Orlando (Image courtesy of Florida Department of Transportation) “We love Orlando, we love Mickey Mouse, we love Walt Disney, Universal, the...
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U.N.: Over 1 Million Die In Traffic Crashes Each Year – and Many Are in Poor...
The World Health Organization says 1.24 million people die each year as a result of traffic crashes, which are the leading cause of death for people between 15 and 29. The Global Status Report on Road...
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Infrastructure report card says $3.6 trillion needed by 2020
Former Pa. Governor Ed Rendell (Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in backdrop) The nation’s infrastructure received a D+, a slight improvement from the D issued in 2009, in an infrastructure report...
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After Objections, Va. Gov Amends Two-Tiered Transpo Funding Plan
(Michael Pope — WAMU) Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has offered a compromise on his transportation funding plan in response to a legal objection by the state’s attorney general. Virginia needs new...
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Devil’s Slide Tunnels Open After a Long Fight
Devil's Slide Tunnels under construction in 2009 (photo by flickr user Mars Hall) The new tunnels at Devil’s Slide on the northern California coast are finally open to drivers. This marks the first...
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Dozens in Congress Press for Nat’l Bike and Pedestrian Safety Goals, Measurement
(Washington, D.C. — WAMU) The recent lobbying by bicycling advocates on Capitol Hill seems to have paid off. A bipartisan group of 68 members of the U.S. House, responding to the advocates’ safety...
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Distracted Driving Awareness Month Begins With Plea to Change Behavior
(photo by Jim Legans, Jr.) (Washington, D.C. — WAMU) Safety advocates are pivoting off Distracted Driving Awareness Month to publicize the issue. Meanwhile, legislators in Richmond — and push for...
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The Tradition Of Naming Tunneling Machines
Bertha, on board the Fairpartner, in Elliot Bay (photo by Bow Jones) (Derek Wang – Seattle, KUOW) Bertha is here. The world’s largest tunnel boring machine arrived in Seattle Tuesday after being...
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New Law Makes Distracted Driving a Primary Offense in Virginia
(photo by mrjasonweaver via flickr) Virginia lawmakers approved bipartisan legislation that makes texting while driving a primary offense, and significantly raises the fines. State legislators passed...
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Why Tolls Will Be Waived On One Virginia Highway This Weekend
495, shown last year while under construction Nearly five months after opening, the operators of the 495 Express Lanes are struggling to attract motorists to their congestion-free toll road in a region...
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