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Sinkhole keeps DC intersection closed on 14th St.

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:27:03 -0400

WASHINGTON - District of Columbia officials say a busy commuter route will likely remain closed beyond Thursday as work continues to repair a sinkhole.

Highway 520 toll going up July 1

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:09 -0400

PORT TOWNSEND, Washington - The state Transportation Commission approved an increase in Highway 520 floating bridge tolls at Wednesday's meeting in Port Townsend.

Groups pledge $10.5M to Atlanta freeway project

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:59 -0400

ATLANTA - A group of metro Atlanta business community leaders are pledging $10.5 million to improve one of the state's busiest and most congested freeway interchanges.

Lafayette council approves traffic amnesty period

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:22 -0400

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - Drivers have until June 30 to pay thousands of delinquent traffic camera and parking tickets without late penalties before the start of proposed stricter collection policy.

NC House bill keeps free lanes when tolls arrive

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:28 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The North Carolina House has passed a bill paving the way for tolls, but only if the state maintains free lanes.

Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:40 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - A goat escaped on one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.

Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:35 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.

Oklahoma interstates open, but traffic slow moving

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:40:11 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Officials say all of the interstates through the tornado-ravaged areas of Moore and Oklahoma City are open, but traffic is moving slowly.

Heavy rainfall sets records across North Dakota

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:19 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Heavy rain over the weekend set records in North Dakota, and the wet weather was persisting into the early part of the work week.

I-65 southbound shut down in Robertson County

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:32:18 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee - Southbound traffic on Interstate 65 is being detoured because of an overturned tractor-trailer truck.

Lanes reopening near Shawnee but delays expected

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:31:40 -0400

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma - Officials say drivers should expect delays on Interstate 40 in Shawnee as crews continue to clean up storm debris.

Crews wrapping up bridge work near Cordes Junction

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:17:35 -0400

CORDES JUNCTION, Arizona - State transportation crews are wrapping up work on a traffic interchange on Interstate 17 near Cordes Junction.

ND DOT says water on I-94 west of Jamestown

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:19:03 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The North Dakota Highway Patrol says steps have been taken to prevent accidents on a flooded portion of Interstate 94 about 10 miles west of Jamestown.

Heavy rains close Atlanta area roads

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:16 -0400

ATLANTA - Heavy rains Sunday flooded roads in the Atlanta area, interfered with a college commencement and caused a mud slide.

I-85 work at NC 73 exit to close lanes and ramps

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:17:03 -0400

CONCORD, North Carolina - Road crews are getting ready to periodically close ramps on an exit off Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County.

Concerns raised on nuclear plant evacuation plan

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:47 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - Eric Epstein wouldn't wish for a Three Mile Island disaster to prove his argument the region is unprepared for the subsequent traffic jam.

Snow, cold has delayed opening of Denali Highway

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:27 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - Unusual snow and cold this spring has delayed the opening of the scenic Denali Highway.

Bridge at St. Charles might be ready early

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:11 -0400

ST. CHARLES, Missouri - A major bridge project in suburban St. Louis may now be complete two months ahead of schedule.

I-95 southbound reopened after Va hazmat spill

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:19:24 -0400

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia - The southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Stafford County have reopened following a crash that stopped traffic until late Friday morning.

Calif freeway reopens after fatal shooting

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:58:13 -0400

OAKLAND, California - A freeway has reopened early Friday after a shooting left two men dead.

2nd-degree murder conviction in Honolulu shootings

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:28:19 -0400

HONOLULU - A jury on Thursday convicted a Wahiawa man of second-degree murder and other charges in a 2011 shooting rampage through Honolulu that killed a mother of 10 and wounded two other people.

$15.4 billion roads draft heavy on Hampton Roads

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:02:51 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Hampton Roads would become a conspicuous winner under a draft of Virginia's blueprint for highway construction projects over the six years.

SPOTLIGHT: Driving course geared for teen survival

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:50:09 -0400

MOSSVILLE, Illinois - Driving often poses all kinds of unexpected challenges - icy roads, sharp turns, a deer running out in front of your car.

Woman accused in Ga. bank robbery identified

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:43:09 -0400

ATLANTA - Authorities in Cobb County have identified a woman accused of robbing a bank, leading police on a high-speed chase and flipping her car on Interstate 75 in metro Atlanta on Monday.

Truck accident snarls traffic at GWB

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:44:45 -0400

FORT LEE, New Jersey - A truck accident is snarling traffic at the inbound George Washington Bridge.