On February 24, Wayne Evans – a superintendent with the Mississippi Department of Transportation – experienced what he termed an “eventful morning at work” that included delivering a baby along Interstate 20 at Exit 59 in East Brandon. [Above photo via the Mississippi DOT.] In a video interview, Evans explained that he put medical training […]

The Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington State Department of Transportation are working together to hire a “single program administrator” to oversee an effort to replace the aging I-5 highway bridge spanning the Columbia River; part of bi-state effort launched in November 2019. “We need to do everything possible to set this program up for […]

The District Department of Transportation and its six partner jurisdictions said that electrically-powered bicycles or “e-bikes” will be returning to the Capital Bikeshare system this spring with a new mobile application that will include a hybrid locking technology. [Above photo by DDOT.] Capital Bikeshare – launched in September 2010 – provides more than 4,500 bikes […]

The California Department of Transportation is experimenting with goats as part of a pilot project that aims to control weeds within a 20-acre site adjacent to Highway 1 just north of the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse. Instead of relying on herbicides, Caltrans is taking what it calls a “more sustainable approach” to revitalizing the native coastal […]