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ABC News(NEW YORK) – As the nation continues to grapple with mass shootings in New York and California last…

NEW YORK – As the nation continues to grapple with mass shootings in New York and California last weekend, new analysis from ABC News and ABC-owned stations shows a startling increase in gun violence along interstate highways across the…

It might be a lot easier to drive from Texas to Colorado in the future. Recent federal legislation has opened the door to connecting Interstate 27 in North Texas to Interstate 25 in Raton, NM, just south of the Colorado border. The new…

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A man allegedly shot and killed his co-worker while traveling on Interstate 85 in Georgia, police say.Jackson County police said their deputies responded to a call on the freeway around 3 a.m. Monday, according to NBC affiliate…

LUBBOCK, Texas — The designation of future Interstate 27 (I-27) became official on Tuesday, March 15 when President Biden signed into law the appropriations bill. The designation recognizes the Ports-to-Plains Corridor from…

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Following the recent enactment of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill of 2022 by President Joe Biden, the Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021 has now become a reality, which the local authorities hope to…

(LUBBOCK, TX) – The designation of future Interstate 27 (I-27) became official on Tuesday, March 15 when President Biden signed into law the appropriations bill. The designation recognizes the Ports-to-Plains Corridor from Laredo,…

Most of us, I suspect, don't think much about what life would have been like without the interstate highway…

Seeing the challenges that climate change presents to city planners, Sai Joshi MAUD '22, was intrigued by Interstate 35 in Duluth, Minnesota. Due to its proximity to Lake Superior and low population density, Duluth has attracted…

Nowadays, finding your way from one place to another in the United States is extremely easy. Type an address into your car's GPS or on a smartphone, and let a computer-generated voice guide you around every turn. Even in the days before…

Next time you're driving down the highway, take the time to spot all the different highway shields. Are there single digits? Double? Tripled, even? What do odd and even numbers actually mean? Believe it or not, there is a legit…

Claw: South Coastal Range DIG Dr CM Trivikram Varma and Prakasam SP Malika Garg announced that district police have arrested the mastermind behind the interstate highway robberies and are tracking down the remaining members of the gang.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fn_30AD7Pk In a rather humorous animated video, CGP Gray explains, in his own quite candid way, how US Interstate Highway numbering conventions work, noting what confusing exceptions to these rules…

A semi-truck jackknifed on Interstate 10 near Terminal 504 just outside Kerrville around 5 p.m. Thursday afternoon, causing a complete traffic stoppage for more than 18 hours. Hello Kerr County! It's 21 degrees near our…

Traffic camera video captured an 18-wheel Amazon trailer suspended from Interstate 35 in northeast San Antonio, Texas.Footage reportedly showed authorities working to bring down the trailer safely, according to KIIITV.The incident occurred…

AUSTIN, Texas — As the Texas Department of Transportation continues to evaluate different options to improve traffic along Interstate 35 through Austin's urban core, others say an overlooked option is to bury Highway. This includes Heyden…

When President Eisenhower created the United States Interstate Highway System in 1956, transportation planners crisscrossed the nation's urban areas with highways that, by intention and indifference, carved out black communities. Overall,…

WASHINGTON, DC - After six years of I-14 / Gulf Coast Coalition efforts, the Interstate 14 corridor is set to be extended to cross five states. This includes a…

WASHINGTON, DC – After six years of efforts by the I-14/Gulf Coast Coalition, the Interstate 14 corridor is about to be expanded to cross five states. This includes…

For those of you used to the perpetual widening of roads and lane closures for roadwork in Cobb County, there is good news during the World Series games. The Georgia Department of Transportation has decided to restrict roadwork on…

Family of Afghan refugee shot dead in San Francisco calls for justiceAn Afghan refugee who fled his country in search of a better life has been shot dead in the streets of San Francisco. Kiet Do has more on the search for justice.4…

It seemed like you couldn't go anywhere in October and early November 1971 without hearing about a New York…

WEST WARWICK, RI (AP) — Three people died in a fiery car crash on a Rhode Island highway early Tuesday morning, state police said.Troopers responded to the scene of the single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in West Warwick just before 2…

It took a lot of work and equipment to build the Tennessee interstate system. The idea was to facilitate travel from one part of the country to another in the event of a national emergency. Bill CareyTennessee History for Kids Most of…

Mumbai's criminal branch on Tuesday arrested two members of a highway robbery gang who allegedly looted a tempo carrying Rs 69 lakh worth of cellphones in Karnataka last month and came to town to sell it. The gang members are from a…

Bill Carey is the founder and executive director of Tennessee History for Kids.I suspect most of us don't think much about what life would have been like without the Interstate Highway System. When you think about it, we realize that most…

Tennessee's interstate highway system not only reduced the time it took to cross the state, it also caused many problems in small towns and minority communities.Bill Carey | Guest columnistI suspect most of us don't think much about what…

MMost of us, I suspect, don't think much about what life would have been like without the interstate…

Most of us, I guess, don't think much about what life would have been like without the interstate highway…

FreightWaves Classics has covered the history of the Interstate Highway System in previous articles. In these articles, it was noted that the US military had organized the Motor Transport Corps convoy to cross the United…

Racehorse Bold and Bossy running on a Kentucky highway after throwing his rider (Cullen Stanley)A racehorse threw down his rider, then ran along a Kentucky highway for 30 minutes - hours before he was embroiled in yet another tragedy when…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A racehorse surprised onlookers on Saturday after knocking down its rider and heading down a highway.The incident took place at the Ellis Park Racing & Gaming racetrack in Henderson County,…

(WYTV) - Uncover the secrets of the interstate highway system. The official name of these routes is the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. It started in 1956 and ended in 1992. It…

Home " Videos " Colorado mudslide closes major interstate highway (Video) Posted By: XYZ Social News August 6, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni2EDBb3xpY The governor of Colorado has issued a declaration of disaster due to…

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Washington - An estimated 6,555 lives were saved in 2019 due to various safety features of the interstate road network, making interstate travel much safer than on any other road, according to a recently released report from the…

By David Nichols | Special for Gannett KansasPresident Joe Biden has reached a tentative agreement with Republican leaders to submit an infrastructure renewal proposal, costing about $1 trillion. Details are still being worked out,…

Photo by Steven Lewis on UnsplashAmid congressional battles over infrastructure finance legislation, the 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System (IHS) quietly reached a milestone on June 29. On this date in 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower…

In “Congress Debates Infrastructure but Ignores the Interstates” (July 1 editorial), Robert Poole reminds us all of the vital importance of the interstate highway system to our economy and our…

There were 70 freeway and highway shootings in Memphis during the first half of 2021. MEMPHIS, Tennessee - On Tuesday night, another freeway shootout took place in Memphis. This time it happened on Interstate…

It's hard to imagine the United States without its Interstate Highways, the 43,000-mile (68,600 kilometer) limited-access multi-lane highways that carry people and commerce from coast to coast and from one border to another without a single…

June 26 - MORGANTOWN - West Virginia ranks worst in the country for deterioration of interstate highway bridges and tied for seventh for interstate roadway condition, according to a new report released this month here by TRIP, a national…

West Virginia has the most deteriorated interstate highway bridges in the United States and ranks among the…

Connecticut's interstate road network is one of the most taxed and congested in the country, and the state's infrastructure, especially highway bridges, is showing its age, according to a recent study. A report by…

The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways that would connect our nation. But these highways have also displaced and divided black communities. Can the damage be…

The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways that would connect our nation. But these highways have also displaced and divided black communities. Can the damage be…

ANI | Update: June 21, 2021, 1:34 AM STI Washington , June 21 (ANI): Nine children and an adult were killed in a…

The interior of St. Joseph's Church in Minneapolis prior to its demolition in 1976. The parish moved to Maple Grove and was renamed St. Joseph the Worker. ARCHIDIOCESAN ARCHIVES When John Ireland…

More than 60 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, bipartisan legislation that would help connect cities across the country. The social media post more recently is something that's been…

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - The lanes of Interstate Highway 280 were closed Tuesday afternoon following a fatal incident involving a pedestrian, the California Highway Patrol reported.The incident was reported at around 4:30 pm Witnesses…

A police chase ended miraculously well after an erratically behaving scooter driver led police on a multi-city chase beginning in Danvers, Mass., and ending in Medford, just north of Boston. CBS News!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — You will soon see Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) buses rolling down part of the shoulder of Interstate-275 in St. Petersburg, a Florida Department of Transportation news release said. This is thanks to the…

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to reports on Saturday afternoon of a loose cow on I-70 in Belmont County. Travelers captured videos of the rogue cattle on the highway before it was finally…

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As noted in Part 1 of this article, the US interstate system was officially named the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate Highways and Defense in 1990 and was enacted a day before the celebration of the centenary…

President Eisenhower was a supporter of the interstate system as well as the legislation passed by Congress to fund the construction of the system. He enacted the legislation on June 29, 1956. The US interstate system was…

President Eisenhower was a supporter of the interstate system as well as the legislation passed by Congress to fund the construction of the system. He signed into law the legislation on June 29, 1956. The U.S. interstate system was…

On September 12, 1964, hundreds gathered on the freshly painted freeway strips to witness the grand opening…

Anne McKee's family loved to visit Clarkco State Park as a…

Last weekend, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett ruled that all billboards advertising marijuana and cannabis products in California are now illegal due to of the wording of proposal 64. Proposition 64, which California…

PACHECO (CBS SF) - A woman who was a passenger in a car was killed in a solo car crash on Interstate Highway 680 in Pacheco on Wednesday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.The accident occurred at approximately 10:25 a.m.…

Jefferson City's economic development could benefit from the area's accessibility through an interstate spur, according to a report released this week by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce on how to make the state a premier logistics hub.…

Jefferson City's economic development could benefit from the area's accessibility via an interstate spur, according to a report released this week by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce on how to make the state a premier logistics hub. . As…

Dtraveling from California to Vermont, like I did this summer, offers time to think and a lot to watch. The extensive interstate highway system that I followed for much of my trip, championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was…

According to a report released by TRIP, a national non-profit transportation research organization, America's road network will need to be rebuilt and expanded to meet the country's growing transportation needs. The report, Restoring the…

The United States Interstate Highway System will need to be rebuilt and expanded to meet the nation's growing transportation needs, according to a report published by TRIPa national, not-for-profit transportation research organization. The…

Pigs invade the highway and stop traffic for almost an hour | Photo credit: Facebook A highway in the US state of Virginia received unexpected visitors Wednesday…

Interstate 70 spans over 2,150 miles of freeway between Cove Fort, Utah, and Baltimore, Maryland, and 250 miles of this super highway runs through central Missouri. It looks like Missouri and Kansas can each claim the start of I-70.…

A search is underway for a driver in a hit and run collision that killed a Columbia man walking on a major highway through the Midlands, the South Carolina Highway Patrol has said. The Highway Patrol is asking the community for…

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Greensboro took another step toward securing another interstate highway at the Greensboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (GUAMPO) meeting on Wednesday, September 25. The Greensboro Urban Area Transportation Advisory Committee (GUATAC)…

In 1919, a young army lieutenant colonel named Dwight D. Eisenhower took part in the Motor Transport Corps convoy that drove 3,251 miles (5,232 km) between Washington DC and Oakland, California. It took them 62 days complete.1919 Motor…

Clay came with a 10 years, $100 billion plan to build 64,000 km (40,000 miles) of divided highways that would link all American cities with a population of 50,000 or bigger.With the passage of Federal Highway Aid Act of 1956construction has…

ANI | Update: Jul 25, 2019 10:13 AM STI Hyderabad (Telangana) , July 24 (ANI): On Wednesday, Cyberabad police…

In June 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a landmark piece of legislation that he had championed for years. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, better known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, authorized $ 25…

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Family, friends, local law enforcement and elected officials have gathered in Clarendon County to honor a former sheriff.The stretch of I-95 from Manning just north of Santee will now be known as the "Randolph Garrett,…

National Academies of Science, Engineering and MedicineThe National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have created an interactive webpage centered on the findings of its congress-commissioned report, "Renewing the National…

The US interstate highway system, launched over 60 years ago, now carries far more vehicles than was originally built and is in urgent need of repairs and improvements.The United States has “taken a generation…

May 31, 2019 - Long distance trail running is not for everyone. But there is a cool and growing subculture in the North Adirondacks, made up of people who come together every year to take on some of our toughest terrains. Emily Russell…

By MARGERY A. BECK and BLAKE NICHOLSON OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Flooding in the central United States on Friday flooded small towns, forced some residents along waterways to evacuate, threatened to temporarily shut down a nuclear power plant…

ATLANTA - A push for another interstate highway through Georgia gained initial support from the General Assembly this week.The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday passed Senate Resolution 44, which supports the creation of…

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One of the hot topics making its way in Alabama is the possibility of a new east-west interstate highway through central Alabama. The proposal is what people call “Interstate 14,” which would run…

MEMPHIS, Tenn (WKRG) - A Scary Moment was filmed and broadcast live on Facebook in Memphis, Tennessee. But it was also a good deed that maybe saved a life. Towanna Murphy posted the Facebook LIVE video while driving down a…

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HENRY COUNTY, GA - A tiger that was spotted on the northbound lanes of I-75 early Wednesday morning was shot by officers in a nearby neighborhood, reports WCGL-TV, a CBS Atlanta affiliate. A Henry County police officer reported…

A mother duck was trying to get her six babies across the road, but she chose the wrong road to cross.Yesterday, the duck family got stuck in traffic halfway to Interstate 5 (I5) in Washington State. Cars swerved around the family as they…

AUSTIN - The Texas Transportation Commission announced Thursday that US…

Lawyer Michael Dunlap's photo editor was among hundreds of motorists stranded on I-12 during flooding this…

Interstate highways in the United States stretch for more than 47,000 miles, with more planned in the coming years. At 60, it's not difficult to discuss the impact of the Federal Highway Act of 1956, which propelled the Interstate Highway…

In the early summer of 1919, Dwight Eisenhower was in the funk. With his wife and toddler son living 1,500 miles away in Denver, the 28-year-old Lt. Col. stationed at Maryland's Camp Meade wasted his considerable boredom playing bridge!-->…

Sixty years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Act of 1956. It marked the birth of the interstate highway system, now a 47,000 mile network designed to ease congested roads and crumbling in post-war…

Posted by amNewYork on Monday, June 27, 2016 This cake recipe calls for two parts flour, one part milk and a little over two decades of neglect. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System,…

A significant number of bridges along the Interstate Highway System are in need of repair, according to a recent report by a nonprofit transportation group. Washington, DC-based TRIP, in its analysis of national bridge inventory data,…

The Highway Improvement Program (TRIP) says the U.S. interstate highway system is showing its age as it turns 60 this month, suffering from high levels of congestion and insufficient funding to carry out repairs and upgrades. up to date. !--*>!-->…

Highway 10 in Arizona The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have scheduled a “luncheon and political discussion” on June 29 to!-->…

A weekly pass to this week's US Open costs $ 450. But driving through the center of the US National Golf Championship costs only a handful of coins to pay a toll on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The 116th US Open kicks off Thursday at…

An elevated section of California's Interstate 10 collapsed amid heavy rain in a remote desert region on Sunday, leaving one driver injured, stranding many more and preventing thousands from traveling by cutting off the main corridor in…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt announced Tuesday that he has approved increasing speed limits on parts of the state's interstate highways, including Interstate 295, Interstate 95, Interstate 395 and…

With a few exceptions, the interstate road network is completely free. It may be about to change: As pressure mounts to avert a transportation funding crisis this summer, the Obama administration on Tuesday opened…

bridge overlooking the valley i-480.jpgA gust of wind during thunderstorms Tuesday blew up three road signs near the I-480 bridge in Valley View, damaging three cars and injuring a driver.(Simple photo of the dealer's file)CLEVELAND, Ohio…

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1956: Urged to reduce congestion on American roads and inspired by Germany's use of highways for the movement of troops during World War II, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.The new law spent $ 33…