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This week in trucking: Truck parking, Volvo truck refresh
Here are the headlines from this week in trucking as of October 15. The Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects (INFRA) program awarded $200 million to expand truck parking. Here are a few of the major awards:. $24.5 million in Iowa for rest stops along...
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Savannah Morning News
Sweeping parking proposal to be consider by Savannah City Council
Parking changes that would add about 2,000 meters to Savannah’s urban core will go to Savannah City Council for first reading next week. The proposed changes are the result of over one year of study, community engagement and council feedback on the city’s 2025 Parking Matters Study, which surveyed changing parking conditions from Liberty Street to Victory Drive between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Broad Street. City leaders have said the intentions of proposed regulations are to balance increase in demand from growth in commercial activity with residents’ concerns about parking close to home. “Parking (challenges) is a good sign of a vibrant city,” said Savannah Mayor Van Johnson. “It's just a difficult challenge to be able to manage.” Background: More meters? Paid parking may be coming to Savannah neighborhoods The workshop was council’s third this year on the Parking Matters study, according to City Manager Jay Melder. The 2025 study built on a different one a decade prior that resulted in existing regulations downtown from Liberty Street to the river. Last year’s study found increased demand in some of Savannah’s highly attended neighborhoods, namely in the Thomas Square Neighborhood and around Forsyth Park. Key changes in the
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BLET members ratify agreement with Georgia Central
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have ratified a new agreement with the Georgia Central Railway, the first for workers who voted to join the union in October 2024. The union did not report the terms of the agreement, but said it creates a formal framework for pay rates, [...] Read More...
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May River Road closed in Bluffton after tree knocks down power lines
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WTOC) - A portion of May River Road in Bluffton is closed Wednesday morning for power line repairs, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said a tree and several power lines are down between Buck Island Road and Buckwalter Parkway on May River Road near Haigler Boulevard. This area will be closed for several hours as crews make repairs.
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Georgia receives $11.3 million for long-term infrastructure initiative
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded Savannah, Ga., $11.3 million for “The Boulevard,” a new four-lane divided connector from I-516 to a realigned White Bluff Rd. Additionally, the award is the most significant federal investment to date for Savannah’s Project DeRenne, a long-term initiative launched in 2008 with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to address outlying congestion challenges and improve safety along DeRenne Ave.
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Eastbound Eisenhower Drive closed at Abercorn St. following crash
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Eastbound traffic on Eisenhower Drive at Abercorn Street is closed due to a crash, according to the Savannah Police Department. Drivers are urged to seek an alternate route and allow extra time for travel.
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Traffic delayed near I-516 exit following crash
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Traffic is backed up Wednesday morning at the exit to I-516 off of I-16 following a crash. WTOC crews on the scene saw police and an ambulance responding to the scene. This is a developing story. Stick with WTOC as we learn more information.
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Intersections reopen four days ahead of schedule
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue at E. Gwinnett Street as well as Hopkins Street at W. 48th Street reopened, city officials said on Thursday. The intersection was previously closed due to a water main break caused by a private fiber company. This closed-off area was...