Safety
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Wildlife Under-Crossings Saving Lives in Central Oregon
A $12 million project in the high desert of central Oregon is saving lives – of people and the wildlife that inhabit this popular recreational area. Oregon DOT is adding lanes on busy…
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Funds Are Improving Safety for Young Students
Chaos often reigns when the bell rings at Liberty Elementary School in Salem, Oregon. As parents try to make their way to the parking lots for drop-off or pick-up, cars stack up on…
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Neighbors “Thrilled” with State DOT Intersection Improvements at Routes 17B and 55 in the Town of Bethel, Sullivan County
The New York State Department of Transportation recently completed a $2.5 million project to modernize the eastern intersection of State Routes 17B and 55 in the town of Bethel, Sullivan County, and many…
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Installation of Median Guard Cable Saves Lives in Missouri
In 2002, there were 24 fatalities on Interstate 70 as a result of cross-median crashes. I-70, one of the oldest interstates in the country built between 1956 and 1965, was constructed with 40-foot…
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Wrong-Way Driver Detection System
Headed home after working the late shift, Phoenix Fire Department Dispatcher Megan Lange’s vehicle was struck – head-on – by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 17 in January 2015. While this wasn’t the…
