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Wed February 21, 2007

Wyo. Gridlocked on Improvements to Interstate 80

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming has only a few years to take action to improve Interstate 80, the state’s busiest highway, before increasingly heavy traffic and skyrocketing construction costs spell real problems for the state, state officials said....

Dick Rohland - Mon November 20, 2006

New Interstate Aims to Unweave Minn.’s Traffic

By Dick RohlandCEG CORRESPONDENTA critical and heavily used junction of two Minnesota interstate freeways is completing its first full year of major reconstruction to make some long awaited improvements for the motoring public....

Mon October 23, 2006

VDOT Shelves $11 Billion Proposal for Interstate 81

RICHMOND, VA (AP) A proposal to widen Interstate 81 through Virginia will be shelved in favor of safety changes such as truck-climbing lanes, according to a state transportation department recommendation....

Fri October 13, 2006

DeSoto County Expected to Reap Benefits of Interstate 69

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) A section of Interstate 69, a future Mexico-to-Canada highway, was dedicated Oct. 3 in rural western DeSoto County. The $137-million Mississippi section, in the works since the late 1990s, is a limited-access highway, four lanes of concrete divided by a grass median....

Mon October 09, 2006

Board Considers Proposals to Improve Interstate 81, Rails

Rail improvements, truck climbing lanes, longer on- and off-ramps at interchanges and greater use of technology to manage traffic are part of a comprehensive Interstate 81 improvement strategy now under consideration by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB)....

David H. Recht - Wed September 06, 2006

Utah DOT Improves Interstate System

The state of Utah is currently investing in the interstate system to better equip the state for the surface transportation needs of the 21st century. The reconstruction of I-15, which was let in spring 2006, consisted of improvements in Weber County, (north of the I-15/I-84 junction, in the city of Riverdale, to the city of Farr West) resulting in new heavy-duty concrete pavement and a safer interstate alignment....

Wed July 12, 2006

America’s Interstates Continue to Impact Pop Culture

America’s transportation network, anchored by 46,000-mi. of Interstate highways and approximately 56,000 Interstate bridges, has inspired more than 500 popular songs and played a central role in more than 100 major motion pictures, according to research by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....

Dick Rohland - Tue July 04, 2006

Iowa DOT Rejuvenates Aging Interstate 235

Commuters and travelers driving I-235 through downtown Des Moines, IA, this summer will see construction crews begin to tackle one of the last, and most difficult pieces of a six-year interstate road reconstruction project....

Wed July 05, 2006

Route Set For Arkansas Portion of Interstate 69

LITTLE ROCK (AP) A route for Interstate 69 that takes the planned highway south of Monticello and Warren and north of Hermitage has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration, state highway officials said....

Wed June 07, 2006

South Carolina Unveils Proposed Route for Interstate 73

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have recommended a preferred alternative for the Southern Project of I-73 in South Carolina from I-95 in the Dillon/Latta area to Highway 22 in the Conway/Myrtle Beach area....