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DOT finalizes rule requiring states to track vehicle CO2

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has finalized a rule requiring each state to track and monitor...

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Road and bridge builders warn against Biden’s climate proposal

Truck passing by bridge under construction.

A plan requiring states to set progressively lower targets for tailpipe emissions would potentially set dangerous precedents for future highway funding, according to road and bridge builders.

The 90-page proposed rule, announced by the Federal Highway Administration on Thursday, is aimed at helping achieve the Biden administration’s goal of a 50%-52% reduction from 2005 levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution in 2030, on a course toward reaching net-zero emissions by no later than 2050.

“States...

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FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: National Work Zone Memorial lists those who have died in work zones

The National Work Zone Memorial. (Photo: transportationhistory.org)

“National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones.” NWZAW is being held this week (April 11-15). Although the Federal Highway Administration and each of the state departments of transportation want drivers to use extra caution in work zones 24/7/365, NWZAW shines a spotlight on work zone safety. 

Since the first National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) took place in April 2000,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsinfrastructure-national-work-zone-memorial-lists-those-who-have-died-in-work-zones

FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Hard hats save lives in highway construction zones

Roadway construction workers wear hard hats. (Photo: wvc-ut.gov)

“National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones.” NWZAW is being held this week (April 11-15, 2022). Although the Federal Highway Administration and each of the state departments of transportation want drivers to use extra caution in work zones 24/7/365, NWZAW shines a spotlight on work zone safety. 

FreightWaves Classics is publishing a new article on NWZAW each day this week....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsinfrastructure-hard-hats-save-lives-in-highway-construction-zones

FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Orange means ‘caution’ and ‘safety’

Trucks navigate through a work zone. (Photo: Missouri Department of Transportation)

“National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones.” NWZAW is being held this week (April 11-15, 2022). Although the Federal Highway Administration and each of the state departments of transportation want drivers to use extra caution in work zones 24/7/365, NWZAW shines a spotlight on work zone safety. 

FreightWaves Classics will publish a new article on NWZAW each day this week....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsinfrastructure-orange-means-caution-and-safety

FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Traffic cones and barrels save lives

A road crew at work. (Photo: Scott Lorenzo/Caltrans)

“National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones.” NWZAW 2022 began yesterday and runs through April 15. Although the Federal Highway Administration and each of the state departments of transportation want drivers to use extra caution in work zones 24/7/365, NWZAW shines a spotlight on work zone safety. 

FreightWaves Classics will publish a new article on NWZAW each day this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsinfrastructure-traffic-cones-and-barrels-save-lives

FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Slow down and pay attention to warning signs

Road Work Ahead sign and safety barrels. (Photo: safetyskills.com)

Today is the first day of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). In all 50 states and the District of Columbia, state departments of transportation and others are marking the week, hoping to raise the awareness of drivers as the spring road construction season begins. 

Over the past 100 years, roadway construction zone signage has become increasingly uniform. This is important, because in 2022 drivers of both cars and trucks pass through many local and state jurisdictions during their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsinfrastructure-slow-down-and-pay-attention-to-warning-signs

Freight projects fall victim to Capitol Hill stalemate

Long-term investments aimed at unclogging freight bottlenecks and reducing wait times for the nation’s truckers are being put on hold as state transportation departments weigh new risks caused by the stalemate on Capitol Hill over infrastructure funding.

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., failed on Friday to secure the support necessary to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan “roads and bridges” infrastructure package, lawmakers were forced instead to approve a 30-day extension of surface...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-projects-fall-victim-to-capitol-hill-stalemate

FreightWaves Classics: Fix U.S. bridges! (Part 1)

The collapse of an I-35 bridge illustrates what can happen to a deficient bridge. (Photo: U.S. Army Northern Command)

In every state of the United States there are bridges over highways and other roads. Whether you drive a truck, auto or motorcycle, you likely travel on, below or above a bridge almost daily. There are more than 617,000 bridges in the United States. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 42% of those bridges are at least 50 years old, and more than 46,000, or 7.5% of the bridges, are considered structurally deficient, meaning they are in “poor” condition. 

Vehicles make...

Study calls for national truck-parking standards

An array of technologies and applications used by truck drivers at the state level to locate and reserve parking spaces highlights the need for a standardized truck-parking information framework across the country, according to a new study.

A research report released on Monday by American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) emphasized that the way to get such a standard in place is to begin working with the National Association of Truck Stop Operators (NATSO), truck driver groups, state and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/study-calls-for-national-truck-parking-standards

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