Traffic Safety and Management News

Anaheim, OCTA break ground on...

Staff Report - Sep 18, 2012

Construction began on Sept. 18 on the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) $184 million multimodal transportation facility, which will serve the entire Southern California region. ARTIC, a partnership between the City of Anaheim and the Orange County Transportation ...

48 percent drop in teen car...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 13, 2012

A statewide program, led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), is being credited with a 48-percent decline in teen fatalities during the past five years. IDOT officials and representatives from representatives from the Ford Motor Company Fund, The ...

N.J. DOT awards $3 million for...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 08, 2012

The Christie Administration on Aug. 8 announced the award of $3 million in grants to 59 municipalities to promote safety along designated Safe Corridor highway segments and to advance local projects that promote safety for bicyclists. A total of ...

American Traffic Safety...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 02, 2012

In addition to the American Traffic Safety Services (ATSS) Foundation’s traditional Annual Golf Classic Tournament that takes place during ATSSA’s Annual Convention and Traffic Expo, the inaugural “ATSS Foundation Sporting Clays Tournament” will also debut on Feb. 22, ...

NHTSA: Current warning systems...

Staff Report - Aug 02, 2012

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on July 30 released the results of a new study on aftermarket consumer products intended to prevent a child from ...

Captain “Wild”...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 25, 2012

Reality television star Captain "Wild" Bill Wichrowski from Deadliest Catch teamed up with road safety spokespeople Tayler Malsam driver of the #19 G-OIL Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, motorsports Hall of Fame hydroplane racer Chip Hanauer ...

ATSSA applauds passage of...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 01, 2012

The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) applauds congressional passage of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). MAP-21 will fund federal highway programs at $37.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2013 and $37.8 billion ...

‘Stay Alert, Slow...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 29, 2012

With AAA predicting that more than 42 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming July 4 holiday and the construction season already in high gear, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association ...

Illinois State Police announce...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 28, 2012

The Illinois State Police (ISP), District 15, will conduct a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) in Kane County during the hours of 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3rd until 4 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4th, according to Captain Joe ...