According to the annual seat belt usage survey conducted by the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, seat belt usage in Missouri reached 87.1 percent this year; up from 60 percent back in 1998, the year in which the group conducted its first such seat belt usage poll. “We’ve seen a 5.7 percent increase in usage […]

The Minnesota Department of Transportation released its 2019-2028 Capital Highway Investment Plan or CHIP on Oct. 31, which details the agency’s planned investments for Minnesota’s highway network during the next decade. [Above photo by Minnesota DOT.] Over the next decade, the plan targets more than 760 pavement projects and nearly 380 bridge projects, as well […]