At least a dozen vehicles have flat tires
Debris on I-70 pops several tires on several vehicles | Local News - KMBC Home
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Debris on I-70 pops several tires on several vehicles | Local News - KMBC Home
Debris on I-70 pops several tires on several vehicles | Local News - KMBC Home
Wreck snarls traffic on I-435 on east side of KC | Local News - KMBC Home
Several vehicles have crashed on Interstate 435 south near 87th Street, snarling traffic on I-435 south.
Wreck snarls traffic on I-435 on east side of KC | Local News - KMBC Home
Wreck snarls traffic on I-435 on east side of KC | Local News - KMBC Home
Monday, March 30, 2015
Man’s engine blows up on I-35 after going 176 mph, authorities say | fox4kc.com
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol confirms it arrested a man for allegedly driving up to 176 miles per hour on I-35 last Sunday morning, March 22.
Robert Bell was arrested after his car’s engine blew out.
Man’s engine blows up on I-35 after going 176 mph, authorities say | fox4kc.com
GE Donates $3,500 to Virginia Museum of Transportation
From GE:
GE Donates $3,500 to Virginia Museum of Transportation
March 27, 2015
To Thank the Employees of GE, the Virginia Museum of Transportation is Declaring Saturday, March 28 as “GE Day”
ROANOKE, Va. — March 27, 2015 — GE (NYSE: GE) is donating $3,500 to the Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., in Roanoke, Virginia, to support the organization’s educational outreach and development of future exhibits.
GE’s donation is being made on behalf of its 750 employees located at the company’s Salem, Virginia, facility, where industrial controls are designed and manufactured. A cross-functional group including leadership, engineers and production employees from the plant selected the museum for the donation.
Overall, GE’s contribution will help the museum achieve its mission of celebrating and preserving the hard work and ingenuity of the Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railways. The museum also showcases the Commonwealth of Virginia’s automobile and aviation industries. The museum is the official transportation museum for the commonwealth of Virginia, but does not receive state funding.
“GE is proud of our century-long heritage in the transportation industry, so we especially appreciate the museum’s efforts in preserving this history,” said Steven Roy, Industrial Solutions global supplier quality leader and former plant manager of GE’s Salem site. “Today, GE continues its transportation legacy as a global technology leader and supplier in the aviation and rail industries.”
To thank GE employees, the museum is declaring Saturday, March 28 as GE Day. All GE employees and their families are invited to visit the museum free of charge on GE Day.
“We are honored that GE employees chose to support the museum, and we look forward to seeing hundreds of smiling faces on GE Day,” said Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., executive director of the Virginia Museum of Transportation. “GE’s contribution will help us tell important stories that no other museum in the Roanoke Valley can showcase and celebrate how Virginia moved through their lives.”
About the Virginia Museum of Transportation
Experience the only remaining examples of the Norfolk & Western’s legendary success at the Virginia Museum of Transportation: the Class A 1218 and the Class J 611™. (The 611 is currently under restoration at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina.) In our Rail Yard, explore historic steam and diesel engines, cabooses and other rail equipment as modern trains rumble past. Inside the Museum, enjoy model trains, hands-on exhibits, and stroll among our antique automobiles, and truck and bus exhibits. Learn about the history of flight and Virginia’s aviation heroes in the Wings Over Virginia Aviation Gallery. The Virginia Museum of Transportation will spark your imagination and kindle your curiosity.
About GE’s Industrial Solutions Business
Industrial Solutions empowers smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions that help ensure the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. Industrial Solutions’ product and service solutions add to GE’s broader portfolio of leading technology solutions for the delivery, management, conversion and optimization of electrical power for customers across multiple energy-intensive industries.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE brings together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other company can. In its labs and factories and on the ground with customers, GE is inventing the next industrial era to move, power, build and cure the world. www.ge.com
For more information, contact:
Peg McGuire
Virginia Museum of Transportation
+1 540 339 2753
Gia Oei
GE
Industrial Solutions
+1 860 747 7626
Photo Caption: VMT Director of Development Fran Ferguson, Industrial Solutions Global Supplier Quality Leader and Former Manager of GE’s Salem Site Steven Roy, VMT Executive Director Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr. and GE Engineer and Volunteer Fred Boettner stand in front of a Norfolk & Western 1218 steam locomotive at the Museum upon delivery of the donation on Thursday, March 19.
The Network Week in Review and Look Ahead: March 23-March 27 | The Network
From Cisco:
The Network Week in Review and Look Ahead: March 23-March 27 | The Network
Check out all the top stories on the Network this week, including our new edition of Focus Magazine which takes you on a journey with connected transportation.
The Network Week in Review and Look Ahead: March 23-March 27 | The Network
Amtrak to continue operating Southwest Chief route | Local News - KMBC Home
Train stops in KC on route between Chicago, Los Angeles
Amtrak to continue operating Southwest Chief route | Local News - KMBC Home
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Engineer envisions turning I-70 into smart highway | Local News - KMBC Home
Plan would include Wi-Fi service, support for driverless cars
Engineer envisions turning I-70 into smart highway | Local News - KMBC Home
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Urges Drivers to Stay Alert While Driving Near Nation's Highway Work Zones, 3/24/2015 | Federal Highway Administration
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today kicked off National Work Zone Awareness Week as construction season approaches. Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau joined state and federal officials at the Washington Boulevard Bridge over Columbia Pike in Arlington, Va., to urge drivers to stay alert when driving near highway workers. They were joined by workers and families affected by work zone crashes.
This year's theme, "Expect the Unexpected," emphasizes the need for drivers to constantly be prepared for changes such as reduced speed limits; narrowed, shifted or closed lanes; and people who may be working on or near the road. In 2013, the most recent year for which data are available, there were 579 fatalities in work zones, a small decrease from 617 fatalities the previous year.
Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Urges Drivers to Stay Alert While Driving Near Nation's Highway Work Zones, 3/24/2015 | Federal Highway Administration
Monday, March 23, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Saturday, March 21, 2015
I-435 Loop around Kansas City
YouTube video uploaded on May 30, 2011
I-435 Loop around Kansas City - 86 Miles - 84 Exits - 66 Minutes
Video starts and ends at Exit #1a - Lackman Road. If you look at a map, this is clockwise rotation around the city, starting at the SW corner (7 o'clock).
Video starts and ends at Exit #1a - Lackman Road. If you look at a map, this is clockwise rotation around the city, starting at the SW corner (7 o'clock).
Friday, March 20, 2015
The Burlington Railroad bridge a few miles east of Columbus, Nebraska, collapsed into the Loup River
From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District:
#TBT From the Omaha World-Herald The Burlington Railroad bridge a few miles east of Columbus, Nebraska, collapsed into the Loup River in March 1960. Rain fell on top of heavy snow run-off to cause flooding across eastern Nebraska. http://ow.ly/KygbF Guess what happens when rain falls on a heavy snowpack?
#TBT From the Omaha World-Herald The Burlington Railroad bridge a few miles east of Columbus, Nebraska, collapsed into the Loup River in March 1960. Rain fell on top of heavy snow run-off to cause flooding across eastern Nebraska. http://ow.ly/KygbF Guess what happens when rain falls on a heavy snowpack?
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Congress scrambling to protect highway funds | TheHill
Lawmakers inched closer Tuesday to settling for a temporary infrastructure funding patch, despite appeals from the states for a long-term spending bill.
The current transportation bill is scheduled to expire in May, and lawmakers are struggling to come up with a way to pay for an extension.
Congress scrambling to protect highway funds | TheHill
Ramp Metering
From the Federal Highway Administration:
It’s Wow Wednesday! What’s a cost-effective traffic management strategy that has proven congestion, safety, and environmental benefits? Ramp metering.http://1.usa.gov/1Eti7SD
It’s Wow Wednesday! What’s a cost-effective traffic management strategy that has proven congestion, safety, and environmental benefits? Ramp metering.http://1.usa.gov/1Eti7SD
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
3 wrecks reported on I-435 near 87th Street in KCMO | Local News - KMBC Home
At least three separate crashes were reported on Interstate 435 near 87th Street in Kansas City Tuesday morning.
3 wrecks reported on I-435 near 87th Street in KCMO | Local News - KMBC Home
3 wrecks reported on I-435 near 87th Street in KCMO | Local News - KMBC Home
The RABIT
From the U.S. Department of Transportation:
Sshh. We're hunting wabbits. Well, not really; the RABIT is doing the hunting, and it's scanning for bridge deck deficiencies. Part of Federal Highway Administration's innovative efforts to keep our roads safe. http://1.usa.gov/1EZ1cdl
Sshh. We're hunting wabbits. Well, not really; the RABIT is doing the hunting, and it's scanning for bridge deck deficiencies. Part of Federal Highway Administration's innovative efforts to keep our roads safe. http://1.usa.gov/1EZ1cdl
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Overturned oil tanker blocks I-95 between D.C. & Baltimore
Video (0:59)
Traffic was backed up for miles on Interstate 95 after a tanker carrying oil overturned, spilling oil onto the highway.
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000360518
Traffic was backed up for miles on Interstate 95 after a tanker carrying oil overturned, spilling oil onto the highway.
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000360518
NCDOT: I-485 Charlotte Outer Loop
The N.C. Department of Transportation is coordinating four separate projects that will complete and improve the I-485 Outer Loop and widen I-85 near Concord and northeast Charlotte. Using this fast-track approach saves money and speeds completion. The three projects in the northeast Charlotte area include:
- Building the final 5.7 miles of I-485, which will run from west of N.C. 115 to west of I-85 and link I-77 to I-85 (TIP No. R-2248E).
- Converting the existing I-85/I-485 interchange to a turbine interchange, the first of its kind in the state (TIP No. R-2123CE).
- Widening approximately 7 miles of I-85 from four to eight lanes from south of Bruton Smith Boulevard/Concord Mills Boulevard at Exit 49 to north of N.C. 73 at Exit 55 in Cabarrus County. The project also includes converting Popular Tent Road and N.C. 73 to a superstreet design (TIP No. I-3803B).
NCDOT: I-485 Charlotte Outer Loop
Monday, March 9, 2015
Traffic Watch: Lane and ramp shutdowns this week on I-95, 826, 836 | Miami Herald Miami Herald
Commuters this week will face challenges on Interstate 95, State Roads 826, 836, 874 and West 21st Street in Hialeah.
One lane on the northbound I-95 ramp to Florida’s Turnpike and westbound State Road 826, the Palmetto Expressway, will be closed nightly between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday and overnight from midnight to 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Traffic Watch: Lane and ramp shutdowns this week on I-95, 826, 836 | Miami Herald Miami Herald
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Drivers in Kentucky on move again after hours stuck | National News - KMBC Home
Governor says traffic has begun to inch along
Drivers in Kentucky on move again after hours stuck | National News - KMBC Home
The First Transcontinental Automobile Trip
From the Federal Highway Administration:
It's Throwback Thursday! 1903 - The first transcontinental automobile trip was completed from San Francisco, California to New York City. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/17UvvDD
It's Throwback Thursday! 1903 - The first transcontinental automobile trip was completed from San Francisco, California to New York City. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/17UvvDD
Tri-Rail, downtown Expo Center may ask for $150 million in subsidies | Miami Herald Miami Herald
To bring a major expo center and commuter trains downtown, Miami commissioners may be asked to commit more than $150 million in redevelopment agency and city money to the two projects, the Miami Herald has learned.
But in order to spend city dollars on Tri-Rail’s Coastal Link or the Miami Marriott Marquis World Convention Center, commissioners might have to override the mayor’s veto.
Tri-Rail, downtown Expo Center may ask for $150 million in subsidies | Miami Herald Miami Herald
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Former Division of Highways Administrator Sentenced for Misleading FBI Agent
FBI Pittsburgh Division Press Release:
Former Division of Highways Administrator Sentenced for Misleading FBI Agent
Former Division of Highways Administrator Sentenced for Misleading FBI Agent
| U.S. Attorney’s OfficeFebruary 26, 2015 |
WHEELING, WV—Former West Virginia Division of Highways administrator Edward Matthew Tuttle, 39, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced in federal court for misleading the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced today.
Tuttle pled guilty in August 2014 to one count of “False Statement to a Federal Agent.” Tuttle made materially false statements to an F.B.I. agent who questioned him as part of an ongoing federal investigation into the Equipment Division of the West Virginia Division of Highways. He was sentenced to three years of probation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Parr prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The case was investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Public Corruption Unit. Agents and officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the West Virginia State Police, and the State Commission on Special Investigations led the inquiry.
Chief U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
With transit in need, a push to end Metromover’s free rides | Miami Herald Miami Herald
Miami-Dade would end free rides for Miami’s Metromover system under a long-shot proposal set for a vote on Tuesday.
County leaders promised to end fares on the city-wide rail system in 2002 if county voters passed a half-percent sales tax to boost funding for Miami-Dade transit projects. But with most of the promised projects still on the to-do list, some transit advocates are wondering if Miami-Dade shouldn’t scrap the Metromover pledge, too, to free up money for use elsewhere in the system.
With transit in need, a push to end Metromover’s free rides | Miami Herald Miami Herald
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