The Missouri House on April 11 rejected a plan to raise the state鈥檚 gas tax by about six cents, pending approval from voters in 2018聽鈥 a proposal that emerged in the Senate last year as a way to raise money for road and bridge improvements.
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How the US DOT Harnesses Mobility Data to Make More Intelligent Transportation Systems
Although the Department of Transportation has operated the Intelligent Transportations Systems Joint Program Office聽for decades, the recent technological advances in vehicle connectivity and smart infrastructure design have led to a number of programs adaptable for state and local governments.
April 11, 2017Larger Ships Prove Challenging for Port of Corpus Christi
A聽delegation from the Port of Corpus Christi聽recently returned from Washington, where they pitched the merits of the port's long-discussed effort to deepen and widen the ship channel.
April 11, 2017On NAFTA, Trump's Caution Falls Short of His Tough Talk 鈥 And That's Fine With Free Traders
WASHINGTON 鈥 On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to slash and burn U.S. trade policy. He called NAFTA a disaster and vowed to scrap it and start over. But in nine weeks as president, he's taken a much more cautious approach toward the deal with Mexico and Canada.
April 11, 2017Port of Portland Names Leadership Finalists
The Port of Portland has narrowed the field to three in the search for new leadership at an operation that's crucial to economic development throughout the state of Oregon.
April 11, 2017New Hampshire Gets C-Minus for Infrastructure Funding
A civil engineering association gave New Hampshire a C-minus for its infrastructure, recommending spending hundreds of millions of dollars for upgrades.
April 10, 2017Port of Virginia Container Traffic Rises 9% in March
Cargo traffic in March at the Port of Virginia was the fourth busiest in its history, and grew 9% compared to a year ago, according to the Virginia Port Authority.
April 10, 2017Port of Vancouver Has Record Year for Tonnage
The Port of Vancouver had a record year for tonnage in 2016, though imports and operating revenues are less glowing.
April 10, 2017Reviving Historic Richmond Marine Terminal Extends Port of Virginia as Far West 'as Deep Water Will Allow'
A few months ago, the letters 鈥淥-N-D鈥澛犫撀犅爀ach maybe a foot high or so 鈥 hung high up on the front wall of a warehouse building at Richmond Marine Terminal.
April 7, 2017Deaf Woman Fights for Chance to Drive a Truck 鈥 And Wins
Frankye Helbig鈥檚 husband, Dorian, is a truck driver, and she thought she, too, could take a liking to that life. Perhaps they could get a long-distance route together, maybe even one day get their own truck and see America.
April 6, 2017