For several weeks now, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has been dumping plastic waste onto the roadway near a state park – and that is actually a good thing. [Above photo by PennDOT] PennDOT is wrapping up a pilot project that uses pellets (seen in above photo) made from grocery bags, milk jugs, and other […]

Viqtory Inc., an organization that helps transitioning military members find civilian careers, recently named the North Carolina Department of Transportation as a 2022 Top 10 Military Friendly Employer – with NCDOT ranking fourth nationwide in the group’s government/nonprofit employer category. “We proudly support our nation’s heroes, who have made sacrifices in defense of our country […]

The Governors Highway Safety Association, in partnership with Uber, has awarded state departments of transportation in Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, New Mexico and Texas a total of $95,000 in grant funds and Uber ride credits to help prevent impaired driving this holiday season. [Above photo by Uber] Now in its fourth year, the program encourages people […]

Governor JB Pritzker (D) (seen above) recently signed into law the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act, which he said will “incentivize” EV production statewide. [Above photo by the Illinois Governor’s Office] Incentives within the new legislation aim to benefit the state’s entire EV “ecosystem” by helping to build facilities, train Illinois graduates, and create […]

The New York State Department of Transportation – in conjunction with the New York State Police, the Thruway Authority today, and local law enforcement agencies – issued a record number of tickets during its annual “Operation Hardhat” work zone safety campaign conducted in October. [Above photo by the NYSDOT] NYSDOT said “Operation Hardhat” is a […]

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has a new sponsor and new look for its Freeway Service Team, also known as the Wisconsin DOT Safety Patrol. [Above photo by the Wisconsin DOT] National insurance firm GEICO is the new sponsor for this 23-year-old highway safety program, which is now deploying a new fleet of “incident-management” vehicles. […]