Archive for April, 2007

Tragedy remembered (Edwardsville Intelligencer)

Ceremony honors 181 IDOT workers killed on the job More than a half-dozen large clusters of orange balloons marked the site on Route 162 of the memorial service for Henry Jefferson “Jeff” Heath who was killed at that spot a year ago on April 26. Orange is the color of the safety vests worn by [...]

Monday, April 30th, 2007

New project on road south of Gainesville (The Springfield News-Leader)

The Missouri Department of Transportation reported a new road project under way today south of Gainesville in Ozark County. There will be one-lane traffic on Route T between Missouri 5 and Route J for laying rock and oil. Motorists should watch for loose gravel. In the Springfield area, an eastbound Interstate 44 lane will close [...]

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Local highways on IDOT back burner—for now (Ledger-Sentinel)

From a Kendall County perspective, the six-year $10.875 billion highway improvement program unveiled last week by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) officials may be significant for the projects that aren’t currently targeted for funding by the agency.
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Monday, April 30th, 2007

Expect delays into afternoon at U.S. 65 and I-44 (The Springfield News-Leader)

Traffic delays are expected through the early afternoon near U.S. 65 and Interstate 44. The Missouri Department of Transportation said delays will occur on northbound U.S. 65 between Kearney Street and I-44, and westbound I-44 west of U.S. 65. Contractor crews will remove pavement stripes and apply new stripes. When work is complete, northbound U.S. [...]

Monday, April 30th, 2007

CHINA: Shanghai Show had half a million visitors (just-auto)

The Shanghai Auto Show has just closed and its organisers have proclaimed it a great success on the back of half a million visitors, and 1,300 exhibitors.
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Monday, April 30th, 2007