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Mon July 26, 2004

Lawmakers Propose Two New Interstate Highways in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) Lawmakers from Georgia want the U.S. Department of Transportation to look into building two new interstate highways that would cross the state, one from Savannah to Knoxville, TN, and another from Augusta through Macon and Columbus....

Tue February 17, 2004

Interstate 99 in PA Hits Another Snag

STATE COLLEGE, PA (AP) The $700 million Interstate 99 construction project has hit a serious snag, with crews unearthing vast quantities of a "wicked" pollutant that threatens a waterway, state officials said....

Cynthia W. Wright - Fri February 20, 2004

FDOT Prepares for Volusia Growth With Interstate 95 Project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recently began widening Interstate 95 to accommodate the increasing influx of people moving into the Sunshine State. From one mile north of Volusia County’s S.R....

Thu January 16, 2003

Interstate 540 to Extend South in Wake County, NC

RALEIGH, NC (AP) Interstate 540 will be extended south from I-40 through Research Triangle Park (RTP) to NC 55 in western Wake County under terms of a highway contract approved by the state Board of Transportation....

Fri December 05, 2003

In 1974, I-20 Bridge Completed MS’s Interstate Construction

VICKSBURG, MS (AP) When the Interstate 20 Mississippi River bridge opened in 1974, local residents welcomed the improvement. Giving east-west traffic four lanes between Vicksburg and Delta, LA, the bridge ended the bottleneck the two-lane U.S....

Wed September 24, 2003

Life Before Pennsylvania’s Interstate-80 on a Quiet Farm

BLOOMSBURG, PA (AP) Before all the noise from construction and interstate traffic, it was bullfrogs that broke the silence on a Hemlock Township farm in the 1930s. Bellowing bullfrogs at the Appelman lily pond were so loud that they made it difficult to hear a conversation on the home’s porch, said Harris Appelman, who recently discussed how different life in Buckhorn was before Interstate 80 came through the area....

Mon July 28, 2003

DOT Will Install Barriers at Most Deadly Interstate Medians

BIRMINGHAM, AL (AP) Transportation officials will install median barriers for every Alabama interstate location where traffic counts hit 35,000 vehicles per day and deadly crossover accidents have occurred....

Tue June 24, 2003

Metzler Tackles Extensive Landclearing for Interstate 99

An evolution is going on in Central Pennsylvania, and it’s in the form of Metzler Forest Products. Founded by Alan J. Metzler in 1986, the company started out as a logging and tree-chipping contractor with one employee....

Wed April 09, 2003

Crumbling Interstate Road Beds Expected to Cost Taxpayers $193M

ATLANTA (AP) Highway engineers have discovered almost 100 mi. (161 km) of crumbling foundations under interstate highways in Georgia, with a repair price tag of at least $193 million. Motorists will pay another price in transportation delays when contractors begin digging up and replacing sections of I-285, I-75, I-85 and I-185....

Fri March 14, 2003

Crumbling Interstate Road Beds to Cost $193 Million

ATLANTA (AP) Highway engineers have discovered almost 100 mi. (161 km) of crumbling foundations under interstate highways in Georgia, with a repair price tag of at least $193 million. Motorists will pay another price in transportation delays when contractors begin digging up and replacing sections of I-285, I-75, I-85 and I-185....