Bridge demolition in Maryland to cause lane closings, detour The demolition of the old Maryland 210 overpass is scheduled for this weekend, with work set to begin Friday night, Jan. 19.
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Bones found in Mississippi linked to missing trucker Trucker James Tate disappeared on Dec. 17, 2004, his trailer was found in Bartlett, TN, and his tractor found 10 miles away in Memphis a day later. Now, more than two years later, a phone tip may have lead authorities to the remains of the Tylertown, MS, man who was in his mid-thirties when he went missing.
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Minnesota bill calls for tax increases to fund transportation A transportation funding package has been offered in the Minnesota Senate to help pay for road and transit work. The effort includes a proposed 50-percent increase in the state’s fuel tax.
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Virginia bills include new tolls, fees for transportation fund The new legislative session opened a week ago in Virginia with transportation funding dominating discussion.
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Feds thwart shipments totaling a million pounds of illegal food Three federal agencies have combined forces to stop more than a million pounds of tainted food at the Port of Newark since 2005.
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Lawmaker wants to rein in Indiana’s privatization An Indiana lawmaker has come up with legislation that could slow down – or even stop – any future attempts to privatize the state’s highways.
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