Technology helping reduce serious highway crashes, data shows
Variable speed limits cutting fatal crashes in half, Ohio transportation officials say
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States asked to provide timely, standardized roadway crash data
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration making $350 million in grants available to help states supply information
Ohio bridge projects get $59.5 million boost from state
Eleven bridges will receive state funding for repairs for the first time
$417 million loan will help drive major North Carolina highway project
Funds will support Phase 2 of a$1.3 billion project to improve traffic flow in the fast-growing “Research Triangle”
Alabama awards $40 million to upgrade roads and bridges
Upgrades will include improving intersections, installing roundabouts and realigning roads statewide
FTA provides $110 million in disaster relief aid to public transportation providers
Funds will cover repairs, equipment replacement and reimbursement from emergency services from disasters that occurred in 2017 and between 2020 and 2022
Louisiana revives public-private partnership to build $2.1 billion I-10 bridge
Agreement to build $2.1 billion structure and adjacent infrastructure revives project, which lawmakers rejected last year
Funding available for businesses to develop AI tools to help drive complete Streets
Funds available through Complete Streets AI Initiative, which helps businesses develop tools to help transportation agencies implement initiatives
$20 million will help reduce crashes on Minneapolis streets
Safety improvements will address speeding, left-turn conflicts and red-light running
Florida county to use $33 million on corridor road improvements
$45.6 million Big Bend Road project is currently in the design phase; construction will begin in fall 2024
