Template:Main Page/In the news
- Caltrans announces a paused safety improvement project will resume. The project affects the grade along US 395 over Conway Summit and will include wider shoulders, rumble strip median separating lanes, and lighting and space to implement a dedicated chain up area for when chain controls are in effect while crossing the pass.
- The Arizona Department of Transportation completes the reconstruction of a key bridge along Interstate 15 in Arizona in the remote Virgin River Gorge, fully reopening the freeway.
- A truck fire damages a bridge on Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, resulting in a freeway closure of over three days.
- Open road tolling is introduced along the Ohio Turnpike.
- The technology included in a rebuilt portion of Interstate 94 in Michigan enters testing phase. The reconstruction was privately funded and includes features designed for a beta test to support guiding autonomous vehicles.
- A key portion of State Route 37, an expressway running along the northern shore of the San Pablo Bay in the northern extremity of the San Francisco Metropolitan Area will be fully closed on weekends in April for reconstruction, forcing motorists on a detour through Napa Valley
- Part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, carrying Interstate 695 in Baltimore, Maryland, collapses after a container ship strikes a pillar.
Ongoing: I-69 Extension (IN), I-405 Expansion (WA)
Template documentationThe news section of the Main Page is reserved for events related to roads in the United States and Canada that have been added to their respective articles in a timely and proper manner. Please limit this section to five entries at most; if a single blurb is too long, then the count may be reduced to four entries. Please include sources and the date in hidden comments (<!-- LINK -->).
The ongoing section is meant for long-term news items that may hold wide interest beyond the immediate area, such as a major infrastructure project or a state highway bill. Items in this section may be removed if they become stale or produce no major updates for a few weeks.
Entries that have been removed due to old age or new entries should be archived.
- Suggested sources
- AASHTO Daily Transportation Update
- DOT newsrooms and press releases