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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
Mary Peters is heading back to Arizona after two years in charge of the office that oversees and helps develop the country's big transportation networks, everything from highways and aviation to transit and railroads.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the federal government will give Washington $2 million as a downpayment toward flood damage repairs.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
Gov. Chris Gregoire's office says she'll tour flood damage with Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire's office says she'll tour flood damage with Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters.
Reaction! (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Judging the NYC Department of Transportation's recent "Design New York City's New Bike Racks" competition inspired former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to sketch up a few concepts of his own. To his surprise, the DoT responded by commissioning them . Each design reflects the location in which it is situated. For example, the rack on Wall Street is dollar-sign-shaped, while the design...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Continental Airlines, the Houston carrier, said late on Monday that its consolidated load factor, the percentage of seats filled with paying passengers, widened to 79.9%, 1.2 percentage points stronger than the year-earlier figure. By U.S. Department of Transportation standards, the company's December on-time-arrival rate was 63.3%, hurt by "challenging weather conditions,"...
Offshore Services (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
... the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) told them an additional $331 million would also be needed for shops and improvements at the New Haven Rail Yard
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Highway planners for the Missouri Department of Transportation will have a meeting today to learn the public’s views about planned improvements to Interstate 70.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Highway planners for the Missouri Department of Transportation will have a meeting today to learn the public’s views about planned improvements to Interstate 70.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass is now open in both directions, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- An Alaska non-profit is suggesting methods of protecting moose on roads, including crosswalks with flashing lights and groomed trails to feedlots. The president of the Alaska Moose Federation, Gary Olson, met with state Department of Transportation officials in Fairbanks to discuss methods of keeping moose away from the roads, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Fresh off a year with a historic low in traffic fatalities, the state Department of Transportation has set a new goal for the future: zero.
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
(By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press Writer) Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue named more Cabinet-level leaders Monday, choosing the former chief deputy at the Department of Transportation to become the agency's new secretary. Perdue's pick of Gene Conti, previously a top assistant leader on transportation issues in both state and federal government, meshes with her campaign proclamations that the agency...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Arterials were safe and bridges were open during December's snowstorms, Seattle Department of Transportation Director Grace Crunican told the City Council this morning.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
The Texas Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting about extending tolled managed lanes on Interstate 10. The meeting will be 6-8 p.m. Jan. 13 at Katy High School, 6331 Highway Blvd. in Katy. The purpose of the meeting is to gather public comment on the proposed addition of four managed lanes from Texas 6 in Harris County to FM 359 in Waller County.
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