Tag: Highway

September 15, 2022

A long-delayed plan to dismantle Interstate 375, a 1-mile depressed freeway in Detroit that was built by demolishing Black neighborhoods 60 years ago, was a big winner of federal money Sept. 15, the first Biden administration grant awarded to tear […]

May 2, 2022

This is the latest in an intermittent FreightWaves Classics series about the U.S. Interstate Highway System (IHS). The series began with a profile of Interstate 2 (I-2) and has covered each interstate in numerical order. Today’s article profiles Interstate 40 […]

February 4, 2022

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released new guidance on implementing changes to the highway safety funding program. The program received additional funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “FHWA’s goal is to help state and local transportation agencies across the […]

January 6, 2022

In an effort to avert financial shortfalls for highway programs due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of states have raised their tolls for cars and trucks, effective Jan. 1. Those tolling authorities announcing increases include states with heavy freight […]

November 2, 2021

Congressional approval of a multiyear highway policy measure would enhance state transportation agencies’ ability to plan long term for infrastructure projects. That is the message from the organization representing the country’s departments of transportation. Jim Tymon, executive director of the […]

October 1, 2021

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio told fellow Democrats that the House may pass a 30-day reauthorization for highway funding, a signal that the Democrats aren’t likely to immediately move ahead with a vote on infrastructure legislation. Authorization […]

August 24, 2021

The California Transportation Commission recently allocated $1.4 billion for transportation infrastructure projects, including efforts to improve freight movement. The 13-member commission is responsible for programming and directing transportation funds for highway, rail, transit and active transportation purposes. More than half […]

July 27, 2021

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced $23 million has been awarded to support road improvement projects in 36 cities across the state. The funding, meant specifically to assist with highway and intersection projects, was issued as part of the Kansas Department […]

June 30, 2021

Highway expansion projects aimed at improving the flow of truck freight in seven parts of the country will collect roughly $275 million from federal coffers in the latest round of discretionary grants awards. The projects account for approximately 30% of […]

June 10, 2021

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign a bill passed this week by state lawmakers that, beginning January 2023, will impose a tax of up to 17.5 cents per mile on heavy trucks that use Connecticut’s roadways. The tax,, […]

June 4, 2021

The Utah Department of Transportation has started work on a project to construct a new highway. The West Davis Highway will be a four-lane divided highway stretching for 16 miles to improve access to western Davis County, which lies immediately […]

May 26, 2021

Legislation designed to update the country’s highway infrastructure networks was approved by a committee in the U.S. Senate May 26. The Environment and Public Works Committee’s unanimous approval of a five-year, $304 billion reauthorization of surface transportation programs puts pressure […]

May 24, 2021

The Democratic leadership of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee scheduled consideration of comprehensive highway policy legislation for May 26. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, sponsored by committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), would propose about $300 billion […]

May 20, 2021

Legislation that would authorize $400 billion over five years for surface transportation programs was unveiled by Republican policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives May 19. The Surface Transportation Advanced Through Reform, Technology and Efficient Review (STARTER) Act 2.0 would […]

April 29, 2021

One of the worst-hit areas since Wednesday has been northwestern Arkansas, where local airports recorded 2.25 to 3 inches of precipitation in their rain gauges. Bentonville saw some of the worst flash flooding, leaving people stranded in the high water. […]

April 28, 2021

If last year’s proposed highway bill is a template for the upcoming version, it will mean bad news for truckers, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association told the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in a letter this week. The trucking […]

April 21, 2021

A group of lawmakers maintains the recently introduced Reconnecting Communities Act would reconnect and revitalize areas harmed by Interstate Highway System construction. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined Sens. Chris […]

March 15, 2021

The Oregon Transportation Commission recently approved spending $124 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding on the state’s roads. A total of $56 million will be provided to local governments based on their share of the State Highway Fund. County road […]

November 20, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is seeking public input regarding plans exploring funding options for state highway and bridge maintenance and improvements. In accordance with the Pathways Program, which examines possible near and long-term funding solutions, the department recently […]

November 11, 2020

Pennsylvania state officials said the Appalachian Program Development (APD) has earmarked $6 million in federal funding to aid the resumption of environmental studies regarding the U.S. 219 expansion. Authorities indicated the effort seeks to upgrade Somerset County’s last remaining two-lane […]