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Highway graffiti on the rise in Tenn.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has seen a spike in highway graffiti, reports WRCB TV news station. TDOT tells the station that graffiti incidents have tripled in the past five years, and each incident costs the agency $350 to $1,000 to clean. Tennessee state law makes it a misdemeanor to deface state property. Violators can [ā¦]
January 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Failing to remove snow, ice from vehicles against the law in some states
It can be a hassle to clean snow and ice off your car, but failing to do so can be deadly. New Hampshire state police in early December received about 20 reports of snow and ice coming loose from cars, trucks and tractor-trailers and striking other vehicles and, in some cases, shattering windshields, reports the [ā¦]
January 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Alligator Bridge to NCās Outer Banks to close for renovations
Efforts are underway to renovate the Alligator Bridge, which links to North Carolinaās Outer Banks. The drawbridge will be closed to boat and road traffic from 12:01 a.m. January 10 to January 16, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. Workers will take that time to replace and repair electrical and mechanical components beneath the [ā¦]
December 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
2,575 citations issued during N.D. āClick it or Ticketā campaign
In North Dakota, a traffic campaign that beefed up enforcement patrols has led to 2,575 citations between November 1 and December 15. Of the total citations issued in the āClick It or Ticketā campaign, 924 were citations for failure to wear a seat belt and 30 were child restraint citations, reports the North Dakota Department [ā¦]
December 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
Detectors installed on Long Island parkways to prevent bridge strikes
Detection devices have been installed in New York to prevent over-height vehicles from hitting bridges on Long Island parkways, where bridges are typically lower than standard legal clearance. The New York State Department of Transportation has installed the devices in 13 locations in Nassau and Suffolk counties for the $4.3 million project. The detectors emit [ā¦]
December 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
N.Y. expands free roadside HELP program
Free roadside assistance has been expanded to the Syracuse, New York, area. The stateās Highway Emergency Local Patrol, or HELP, patrols during rush hours to offer minor repairs to stranded motorists, provide traffic control at incidents and clear minor wrecks. The New York State Department of Transportation service will have two trucks on the highways [ā¦]
December 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
Madison County (Iowa) receives grant to rebuild burned covered bridge
A grant has been awarded to rebuild the Madison County covered bridge that was destroyed by three teenage arsonists on April 15. According to the Des Moines Register, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs told the Madison County Chamber of Commerce that it would receive $275,770 to rebuild the famous Cedar Covered Bridge in Winterset. [ā¦]
December 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mich. DOT offers email and text traffic alerts
Drivers in Michigan can now sign up for email and text alerts for traffic incidents. The stateās department of transportation offers the service via its website, where drivers can sign up for the types of notices they want to get, according to Fox 17 West Michigan. Alerts include crashes, closed highways and construction, and can [ā¦]
December 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
I-405/I-105 connector near LAX to close for reconstruction
The northbound Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway connector to westbound I-105 near the Los Angeles airport will be closed until April for reconstruction, according to the California Department of Transportation. Caltrans says the long-term closure of the connector, which begins at 11 p.m. January 2, is needed to provide a safe zone for construction workers and [ā¦]
December 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Rainbow Bridge in Nova Scotia closed due to truss span failure
The Rainbow Bridge on Highway 2 outside of Amherst, Nova Scotia, was closed to traffic on December 8, after two bottom chord members on the truss span failed, causing the structure to sag, the Amherst News Citizen-Record/Cumberland News Now reports. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal discovered the failure and immediately closed the bridge [ā¦]
December 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
MDOT considers converting I-375 in Detroit to city street
The Michigan Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to remove Interstate 375 in Detroit and replace it with a city street with landscaped medians and bike lanes, according to the Detroit Free Press. It would mark the first Detroit expressway to undergo such conversion, but it wonāt likely happen before 2022, the newspaper [ā¦]
December 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas expands free roadside assistance for motorists
More drivers are now eligible for free roadside assistance in Texas. The stateās Highway Emergency Response Operator, or HERO, program was expanded in December to Interstate 35 from Georgetown to Kyle and on U.S. 183 from Lakeline Mall Drive to U.S. 290. The service will be further expanded in January with patrols on SH 71 [ā¦]
December 27, 2017
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