Month: April 2016

  • New Law protects Utility Linemen

    New Law Adds Protection for Utility Linemen and Women APRIL 19, 2016 BY TERRI STATHAM Utility linemen will join the ranks of law enforcement,  public safety and transportation personnel who will be better protected under a new law signed today by Gov. Nathan Deal. “I was proud to sign the Move Over for Linemen bill…

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  • Mississippi Educates on Work Zone Safety

    Mississippi drivers urged to use caution in highway work zones Monday, April 11th 2016, 10:59 pm CDTMonday, April 11th 2016, 11:55 pm CDT Posted by Maggie Wade, News Anchor   JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) –The Mississippi Department of Transportation will join local, state and federal transportation officials across the country to observe National Work Zone…

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  • Don’t Be That Driver!

    Don’t Be That Driver! – Only You Can Prevent Work Zone Fatalities Posted by FHWA Deputy Administrator David Kim Tomorrow, FMCSA’s Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg and I will travel to Ohio to kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week. Why Ohio? Because we’ll be joined by Amy Fletcher, Beth and Leroy Rizor and…

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  • MS Transportation plan looks dead for 2016

    By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON – A comprehensive plan to improve highways and bridges across the state appears to be dead for the 2016 legislative session. House Transportation Committee Chairman Charles Busby, R-Pascagoula, who was working during the past week on a broad-based plan to increase revenue for an infrastructure plan, said…

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  • Can your company help FEMA with Recovery efforts?

                    Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Companies are needed to register for disaster relief contracts Call our Help Line Now at (202) 470-2111 or Register Online  There is a need for all types of companies to assist with disaster recovery efforts nationwide for Transportation, Logistics, Remediation, Snow Removal, Debris…

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  • Louisiana DOT Safety Improvement Results

    Follow this link http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews301rpo.pdf to view full report. Excerpt from the report: Problem: Louisiana has approximately 1,200 miles of undivided multi-lane roadways; most of these are four-lane highways in the state’s Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) system. 93% of these roadways are in urban and suburban areas. Solution: Between 1999 and 2007, several Louisiana DOTD…

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  • The Intersection of Civil Rights and Transportation

    At a Crossroads: The Intersection of Civil Rights and Transportation, its past and the future Posted by Leslie Proll, Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights This week, Secretary Foxx has shined a light on how and why transportation and access to opportunity are intimately linked. Here in the Departmental Office of Civil Rights we’ve made…

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