Accidents, fatalities, mount on Kansas and Missouri highways - KCTV5

There has been a rash of fatal vehicle accidents on both sides of the state line, and almost are are related to the freezing rain and icy road conditions we've seen since Friday.

Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/30621687/accidents-fatalities-mount-on-kansas-and-missouri-highways#ixzz3srzGaRMU



Accidents, fatalities, mount on Kansas and Missouri highways - KCTV5





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Let's Drive Safely!

From the U.S. Department of Transportation:

http://1.usa.gov/1Q2etWA There's no getting around it; this Sunday, our roads will be crowded. But, remember all of those things we were grateful for only yesterday? Let's not throw them away this weekend. On Drive Safer Sunday, let's drive safely.

Commercial Truck Drivers on the Road during Thanksgiving

From the U.S. Department of Transportation:

This Thanksgiving, while many of us are celebrating with family and friends, commercial truck drivers will be out there on the road, logging the miles and delivering the goods. These men and women deserve better access to more parking facilities that are safe and secure, and we've started a national conversation on safe truck parking to make that happen...http://1.usa.gov/21ezJO1

Driver of overturned cement truck killed in rollover wreck on I- - KCTV5

OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) -

The driver of an overturned cement truck died in a rollover wreck on I-435 Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/30596186/driver-of-overturned-cement-truck-killed-in-rollover-wreck-on-i-435#ixzz3sRxHmsWd



Driver of overturned cement truck killed in rollover wreck on I- - KCTV5

Chicago's Kennedy Expressway is nation's worst traffic bottleneck, study finds | abc7chicago.com

CHICAGO (WLS) --

The worst traffic bottleneck in the country is on the Kennedy Expressway between the Jane Byrne Interchange and the Edens Expressway.



Chicago's Kennedy Expressway is nation's worst traffic bottleneck, study finds | abc7chicago.com

Funny How Lower Prices Will Do That

From the Federal Highway Administration:

Wow Wednesday! New FHWA data show increase in gasoline consumption for first half of 2015.

I-95 shutdown: There had to be a better way to do this | Miami Herald

A double murder along Interstate 95 early Monday left two men dead and two families grieving, all the result of an apparent wild car-to-car shootout — with AK-47s — on an entrance ramp at Northwest 95th Street.

That was the crime, but thousands of motorists bore the brunt of the punishment. Miami-Dade police closed down a portion of the interstate to gather crime-scene evidence — and it remained shut for 10 hours — primarily the southbound lanes — from 4:30 a.m. until around 2:30 p.m. That’s longer than an average workday; longer than it takes to fly to Europe or watch five movies.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article45139050.html#storylink=cpy

I-95 shutdown: There had to be a better way to do this | Miami Herald

Interstate-Guide: Interstate 595 Maryland

Interstate 595 in Maryland is the longest unsigned Interstate highway in the country. Aligned entirely along U.S. 50 and partially along U.S. 301, the I-595 designation applies to the freeway between Interstates 95 & 495 (Capital Beltway) and Maryland 70 in Annapolis. I-595 does not reach or cross the Severn River or Chesapeake Bay Bridges.



Interstate-Guide: Interstate 595 Maryland

Wicker Urges the Senate to Put the Brakes on Bigger Trucks

#RogerWicker

All Aboard Florida unveils trains, new name for Miami-Orlando service | Miami Herald

All Aboard Florida, the speedy new passenger-train service scheduled to begin operations between Miami and Orlando in 2017, unveiled some of its new trains Monday, and then promised an immediate upgrade — from eight inches long to about 80 feet.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article43809852.html#storylink=cpy

All Aboard Florida unveils trains, new name for Miami-Orlando service | Miami Herald

Semi-truck driver killed in accident on ramp from I-435 to I-70 | Local News - KMBC Home

Police believe speed was a factor in this crash.

Semi-truck driver killed in accident on ramp from I-435 to I-70 | Local News - KMBC Home

Junction of Interstate 59 and 65 - Birmingham, Alabama

From the Federal Highway Administration:

It’s Throwback Thursday. 1971 - Junction of Interstate 59 and 65 - Birmingham, Alabama in background.http://1.usa.gov/1NnAQDq

Union Pacific Kinney County Railport Announces Grand Opening

From Union Pacific:

CAPITAL INVESTMENT

Union Pacific Kinney County Railport Announces Grand Opening

SPRING, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 03, 2015

Union Pacific Railroad will host a ribbon cutting ceremony November 3, 2015, for its new Union Pacific Kinney County Railport in Kinney County, Texas.  The mayors of Brackettville, Del Rio and Eagle Pass will join members of the Kinney County Commissioner's Court, representatives from area lawmakers' offices, and executives from Union Pacific to celebrate the new railport and tour the grounds.

The $40 million facility is located between Eagle Pass and Brackettville covering 100 acres with space to expand up to 470 acres. It will provide cleaning and repair services for boxcars carrying packaged beer from Union Pacific customers along the border. At full operation, the facility will count over 100 employees, filling positions such as supervisors, car men, laborers and support personnel.

The Union Pacific Kinney County Railport will clean and prepare rail cars to meet food-grade guidelines so they are ready to be loaded by customers in Mexico and return to the United States with product for distribution. This will improve operational efficiency and network fluidity which should help alleviate congestion that causes stopped or slow trains. As a result, drivers in the area may see fewer blocked crossings and have their wait times at those crossings reduced.

"This new railport is strategically located to support our growing import beer business," said Jason Hess, vice president - Agricultural Products. "The Eagle Pass gateway will become a pipeline for crossing millions of cases of beer annually."

"We appreciate the support from our regional partners in bringing this facility on line," said Ivan Jaime, director - Public Affairs. "This is a great example of economic development and job creation."

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