With the Thanksgiving holiday and the potential for winter weather moving through Idaho later this week, the Idaho Transportation Department wants to remind citizens to slow down and pay attention before heading out. ITD encourages everyone to check 511.idaho.gov before their journey. Whether by desktop or the free app, this tool offers … Read more
BOISE—Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, friends, and for many of us, travel. It’s also one of the deadliest times of year on our roadways because of drunk and impaired drivers. That’s why this Thanksgiving weekend, the Idaho Transportation Department’s (ITD) Office of Highway Safety is working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … Read more
By Tom Herrmann / ADOT Communications A few minutes might not seem like much, unless you’re running late on a Monday morning and the boss is waiting to greet you. Then the last thing you want to see is a traffic signal ahead. But if you’re driving south of Oracle Road (State Route 77), headed toward … Read more
(Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia government offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2018 and Friday, November 23, 2018. Below is information regarding critical, on-going District operations for these days. The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will suspend sanitation services on Thursday, November 22, and will resume services on … Read more
Federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants of about $39.5 million will help seven primary (commercial) airports across the state with needed improvements to their passenger and aviation facilities. In addition, AIP grants of almost $10 million will help 18 medium and small General Aviation airports across Idaho maintain and improve their aviation facilities. A local … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 20, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is now accepting grant applications for the Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust program. In 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint alleging Volkswagen violated the Clean Air Act with the sale of motor vehicles between 2009 and 2016 equipped with “defeat … Read more
November 20, 2018 ~ FHP incluirá patrulleros adicionales en las carreteras del 20 al 25 de noviembre ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – La Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida (FHP, por sus siglas en inglés) está ayudando a garantizar que todos los conductores lleguen vivos en estas vacaciones del Día de Gracias recordándoles que se abrochen el … Read more
November 20, 2018 ~ FHP enforcement will include extra troopers patrolling from November 20-25 ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is helping to ensure all motorists Arrive Alive this Thanksgiving holiday by reminding them to buckle up before they hit the road. During the 2017 Thanksgiving holiday period, law enforcement agencies statewide … Read more
As early as February, ITD engineers were reaching out to the public to discuss a major undertaking for US-12 this season: two bridge replacements and 50 miles of paving. That’s no small amount of work for the highway that follows the Lochsa River through abundant U.S. Forest Service lands and provides access to popular fishing … Read more
CHARITON, Iowa – Nov. 19, 2018 – Construction work on the Iowa 149 bridge over Cedar Creek between 170th and 180th streets north of Ottumwa is nearing completion. The Iowa Department of Transportation anticipates the roadway will reopen to traffic the second week of December, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton … Read more