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Sat April 07, 2001

Interstate Celebrates Grand Opening

Interstate Trailers will celebrate its new manufacturing facility in Mansfield, TX, with a grand opening party. After 18 years in a make-do facility, Steve Flowers kept a promise he made to his employees; he built them a factory designed specifically for trailers....

David Liller - Wed December 27, 2000

Contractor Smooths Out the Rough Spots Along Interstate 275

A project aimed at renewing part of the heavily-traveled interstate system along Florida’s west coast is expected to finish in late summer of 2001. That’s according to Kris Carson, a spokesperson with District Seven of the Florida Department of Transportation....

Megan Nichols - Sat May 27, 2000

27 Bridges, $130M Rejuvenate Oldest Stretch of Interstate

The oldest stretch of interstate highway in the nation, I-70 between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers in St. Louis, MO, is being updated by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The six-year, $130-million project includes the rehabilitation of 27 bridges along this urban corridor....

Terri Hughes-Lazzell - Sat February 19, 2000

Indiana DOT Teaches Old Interstate New Tricks

A 16-kilometer (10 mi.) stretch of Interstate 65 in southern Indiana will receive substantial construction during the five year – 1999-2003 – project, “Revive 65,” that also has received federal government attention. The stretch of I-65 was built in the late 1950s and 1960s and has deteriorated from the heavy traffic on the four-lane interstate....

Mary Gelling Merritt - Wed June 07, 2000

New York State Gets Funding to Make Route 17 Interstate 86 Dream a Reality

Route 17, the popular span of highway that cuts across the southern portion of New York state, is undergoing a major transformation. It is becoming Interstate 86. When the construction is complete, New York will have a new four-lane interstate with a 65 mph speed limit. In May, New York state leaders reached a final agreement on a $17-billion five-year master transportation plan that includes the completion of Interstate 86....

Suzanne B. Bopp - Sat September 23, 2000

Las Vegas Wins Big With Interstate 15 Expansion

Las Vegas just keeps on growing, and that means its roadways have to keep growing too. The Nevada Department of Transportation recently awarded the $33.7-million contract to Morrison Knudsen to widen a portion of Interstate 15 to accommodate the ever-rising number of vehicles. The contract is for a 1.5-mi....