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Cities rethink transportation due to drop in young drivers
(Photo: Adam Fagen / Flickr)
As young Americans shy away from cars and lean more on alternative forms ... Read More...
Tesla Model S earns top ratings from Consumer Reports
Tesla Model S
Tesla’s Model S electric sedan has earned top scores from Consumer Reports’ test Ratings. The ... Read More...
Massachusetts to implement all-electronic toll-taking
Drivers slow down to 15 mph at a toll booth in Massachusetts. (Photo: Flickr)
Massachusetts is following Los ... Read More...
Roads can be dangerous places for returning soldiers
Wars can deliver so many disturbing stories to those of us at home. This one from the Washington ... Read More...
Let’s start ramping up reauthorization pressure
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has, helpfully, stated the obvious.
The CBO is essentially confirming for us that when ... Read More...
NEWS & ANALYSIS
LaHood announces $1 million in immediate funding for I-5 bridge in Washington
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the immediate availability of $1 million federal emergency funds for Washington State to ... Read More...
Contributed Story: Holland Surveyors founder launches road slope measurement tool with Fowler Wyler Inclinometer
Fowler Wyler Clinotronic Plus enables land survey company’s Accu-Slope product to improve measurement accuracy and speed
The Challenge
About eight years ago, ... Read More...
WSDOT announces I-5 detours
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that Interstate 5 has been closed in both directions in Skagit ... Read More...
Moore officials open additional roads, police remove check-in points
Moore officials stated on Twitter that several roads have been opened in addition to those that were opened on Wednesday.
The ... Read More...
I-5 bridge collapses, causes no fatalities
Bystanders look at the collapsed I-5 bridge north of Seattle. (Photo: Cole Wagoner / Twitter)
An oversize truck last night ... Read More...
ARTBA Foundation awards 2013 Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarships
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has named the 2013 recipients of its “Lanford Family ... Read More...
IN THE MAGAZINE
LaHood announces $1 million in immediate funding for I-5 bridge in Washington
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the immediate availability of $1 million federal emergency funds for Washington State to ... Read More...
Remember the Alamo Bridge in Washington
(Photo: modified from Cole Wagoner / Twitter)
If a bridge falls in Washington State does anyone in Washington D.C. hear ... Read More...
Contributed Story: Holland Surveyors founder launches road slope measurement tool with Fowler Wyler Inclinometer
Fowler Wyler Clinotronic Plus enables land survey company’s Accu-Slope product to improve measurement accuracy and speed
The Challenge
About eight years ago, ... Read More...
WSDOT announces I-5 detours
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that Interstate 5 has been closed in both directions in Skagit ... Read More...
Moore officials open additional roads, police remove check-in points
Moore officials stated on Twitter that several roads have been opened in addition to those that were opened on Wednesday.
The ... Read More...
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