Batt calls on Idahoans to step up, increase funding for roads
Batt, who served as a senator, senate leader, transportation board member and lieutenant governor before being elected governor in 1994, pushed through the state’s last gas tax increase in 1996, and it hasn’t been raised since. That’s the main way …
Good-bye granola: Hybrid cars go mainstream in California
At least one East Coast stereotype about California may be on the mark: we love our hybrid cars — especially the Prius.
Toyota’s iconic gas-electric vehicle became the No. 1 selling car or light truck in California last year, topping perennial winners like the Toyota Camry and Ford F-150 pickup. Prius jumped to the top spot from No. 4 in 2011, a surge fueled in part by the introduction of three new Prius models.
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Portions of I-25 closed for Black Forest evacuation
The right lane is closed on I-25 in both directions between Interquest – Baptist north of Colorado Springs due to nearby evacuation orders within the Black Forest Fire area…
California Transportation Commission Approves Billion-Dollar Infusion Of Funding To Upgrade Transportation
Projects supported include widening Temperance Ave. in Clovis, Avenue 416 in Dinuba, and Signal Signal Installation Hageman Road in Bakersfield…
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Texas Pols Urged To Back Bill Adding Road Projects Funding
Texas lawmakers on Wednesday were urged to adopt legislation that would dedicate almost $1 billion in annual oil and gas tax revenue to pay for transportation projects in the face of criticism that the …
