Members of the Mid-America Association of State Transportation Officers are coordinating strategies to better keep the supply chain of critical goods and services intact across the central United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those states include: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio. [Above photo by the Wisconsin DOT.] The collaborative […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration is launching a pilot education program with Living Classrooms Foundation that will encourage activities to reduce pollution to Maryland waterways and the Chesapeake Bay, with the overall success of this endeavor to be measured under Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). [Above photo by the Chesapeake Bay […]

The Idaho Transportation Department is officially decommissioning its Highway Advisory Radio or HAR communication system after suspending its operation on April 1. [Above photo by the Idaho Transportation Department.] The agency noted in a statement that there are 25 HAR sites and 58 beacons located around the state, broadcasting emergency information on the AM radio […]

The South Dakota Department of Transportation received more than $33.823 million worth of Federal Highway Infrastructure Program funds to be used for local bridge replacements throughout the state. [Above photo by the South Dakota DOT.] The agency noted in a statement that money will be disbursed via its Local Federal Bridge Replacement and Local Bridge […]