Are GPS programs making rural roads harder to maintain?
What do you do when rural traffic starts to look like the city? Living in rural America, we all know that the town budgets, township budgets, just aren’t there like the federal highways.
Electric transportation partnership launches in Idaho, states across the West
The goal of the project is to connect a network of electric vehicle charging sites along highways and scenic byways across eight states. That would reduce vehicle emissions and allow electric vehicle drivers to safely take long road trips through the West to visit scenic national parks or more remote attractions, knowing that they would have charging stations available along the route.
Appeals Court OKs Contentious Rhode Island Tolling Plan
A federal appeals court has ruled that Rhode Island may reinstate its controversial truck-only tolling program, but deemed unconstitutional a set of caps that set limits on collection amounts.
Report estimates fatal crashes cost U.S. $417 billion annually
This includes $130 billion in lost workplace and household productivity, $141 billion in property damage costs, $108 billion in other costs, and $38 billion in present and future medical costs, the report says. Each person living in the U.S. essentially pays an annual “crash tax” of nearly $1,268, the report says.
NHTSA Announces $171 Million in Grants to 19 States and Territories to Upgrade Crash Data Collection Systems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced $171 million in grants to 19 states and territories to upgrade and standardize their crash data systems. The system upgrades will improve the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of fatality information through enhanced intrastate data sharing and electronic transfers to NHTSA.