The Georgia Department of Transportation is being asked to investigate safety concerns raised by police about the design of a Savannah bypass where crashes have killed five people in 14 months. Savannah-Chatham County police began looking at the stretch of …
The federal Department of Transportation is releasing $2 billion in emergency aid for transit systems affected by Superstorm Sandy. The funds released Monday are the first installment of a $10.9 billion appropriation for transit systems signed by President Obama last …
Devices that record crash-related data would be required in all new cars and light trucks under a U.S. Department of Transportation proposal made on Friday to broaden their growing use in the United States. The proposed rule, which may stir …
The U.S. Department of Transportation says an Athens-based trucking company has been ordered to shut down because of federal safety violations. The Huntsville Times reports that BM&L Trucking, affiliated company IDM Transportation and its owners Isaac and Heronda McWilliams must …
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is launching an overhaul of signs at toll plazas on the Turnpike, Tobin Bridge and Airport Tunnels to improve safety and meet federal highway guidelines. Starting this week, drivers will see the “Fast Lane” signs …
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered U & D Service, Inc. of Indianapolis, Ind., to immediately cease all transportation services in or affecting interstate commerce, declaring the commercial truck company an “imminent hazard” …
They’re called ugly, expensive and unnecessary. The Federal Highway Administration and the Roadway Safety Foundation believe those miles of cable barriers on Mississippi highway medians reduce collisions and save lives. The Mississippi Department of Transportation has been awarded the 2011 …
A woman is suing a Bluffton bar because a bartender didn’t check her age before serving her on the night of the 2009 wreck that paralyzed her. The Beaufort Gazette reports that Chelsea Hess, who was then 20 years old, …
Officials say an early-morning fire at a Detroit Department of Transportation bus yard destroyed six buses costing a total of more than $2 million. The fire Wednesday sent thick, black smoke into the air on the city’s west side. Officials …
It’s the time of year when New Jersey’s deer population is looking for love, and sometimes in all the wrong places – like on the roads. The state Department of Transportation says more than 4,700 deer have been killed by …