The Nebraska Department of Transportation released its 36-page 2018 Annual Report on October 17, which highlighted a number of transportation system improvement efforts being undertaken by the agency – especially ones aimed at improving freight throughput and truck parking. [Above photo by the Nebraska State Patrol.] The agency noted in a statement that Nebraska’s crash […]

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation officially launched a new program on October 18 called “Rhode to Bicycle Safety,” which teaches elementary school-age children safe bike riding skills. In a statement, the department said it has operating this new program at three schools this fall, reaching more than 500 fourth and fifth graders, and intends […]

To improve roadside safety and minimize traffic disruption due to motor vehicle crashes in the Phoenix area, the Arizona Department of Transportation created 14 incident response units to work alongside state troopers and other first responders to provide traffic control services while removing debris from freeways and doing minor infrastructure maintenance as needed. The IRU […]

Representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Department of Education, and local safety advocates joined forces to hold a face-to-face forum with teenagers at Northeastern High School in Manchester, PA, on October 21 during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week, held October 20-26. “We must remember that we all […]