New Law Adds Protection for Utility Linemen and Women APRIL 19, 2016 BY TERRI STATHAM Utility linemen will join the ranks of law enforcement, public safety and transportation personnel who will be better protected under a new law signed today by Gov. Nathan Deal. “I was proud to sign the Move Over for Linemen bill…
Mississippi drivers urged to use caution in highway work zones Monday, April 11th 2016, 10:59 pm CDTMonday, April 11th 2016, 11:55 pm CDT Posted by Maggie Wade, News Anchor JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) –The Mississippi Department of Transportation will join local, state and federal transportation officials across the country to observe National Work Zone…
Don’t Be That Driver! – Only You Can Prevent Work Zone Fatalities Posted by FHWA Deputy Administrator David Kim Tomorrow, FMCSA’s Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg and I will travel to Ohio to kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week. Why Ohio? Because we’ll be joined by Amy Fletcher, Beth and Leroy Rizor and…
By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON – A comprehensive plan to improve highways and bridges across the state appears to be dead for the 2016 legislative session. House Transportation Committee Chairman Charles Busby, R-Pascagoula, who was working during the past week on a broad-based plan to increase revenue for an infrastructure plan, said…
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Companies are needed to register for disaster relief contracts Call our Help Line Now at (202) 470-2111 or Register Online There is a need for all types of companies to assist with disaster recovery efforts nationwide for Transportation, Logistics, Remediation, Snow Removal, Debris…
Follow this link http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews301rpo.pdf to view full report. Excerpt from the report: Problem: Louisiana has approximately 1,200 miles of undivided multi-lane roadways; most of these are four-lane highways in the state’s Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) system. 93% of these roadways are in urban and suburban areas. Solution: Between 1999 and 2007, several Louisiana DOTD…
At a Crossroads: The Intersection of Civil Rights and Transportation, its past and the future Posted by Leslie Proll, Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights This week, Secretary Foxx has shined a light on how and why transportation and access to opportunity are intimately linked. Here in the Departmental Office of Civil Rights we’ve made…
MythBusters wanted to know whether the traditional American four-way stop is better than the UK roundabout when it comes to the flow of traffic. The answer may surprise some drivers if they’ve never tried both. By Joseph Rose | The Oregonian/OregonLive June 09, 2014 at 11:37 AM, updated June 10, 2014 at 7:19 AM Score…
How a National Transit Map could connect ‘transit deserts’ to the grid By Faiz Siddiqui March 19, 2016 In the labyrinth of bus routes, rail lines and commuter arteries that make up a city map, identifying areas that lack sufficient services can be difficult. But a new U.S. Transportation Department initiative would help pinpoint these…
Article Authored by LEAH BINKOVITZ | Special to The News Posted Mar. 20, 2016 at 4:30 PM Updated Mar 20, 2016 at 9:22 PM John Spain spends a lot of time on trains. Just last month, the rail advocate took Amtrak’s Crescent line from New Orleans to Birmingham, Ala., for a meeting. But if he…
