Turnpike-Toll Class Action Pulls Into Third Circuit
Fuming over tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that rake in 300% of operation costs, a truck company urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday to revive its $6 billion class action.
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World Bank Unit Implicated in Latin America Graft Scandal
An investment officer for a World Bank unit has been implicated in a major Latin American corruption scandal, as she is married to an executive of a company that admitted paying a $6.5 million bribe to get a highway contract.
Read moreGermany Highway Tax Ruled Discriminatory by EU Court
Germany discriminates against foreign drivers by making everyone pay a highway toll and then giving a tax rebate only to residents, Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreJudge Halts Plans to Widen Highway That Runs by Redwoods
Plans to widen a California highway surrounded by gigantic redwoods has been put on hold after a federal judge ruled Friday that officials failed to properly research the environmental effects it may have.
Read moreToll Evader Named Stiff to Pay Up; Had $128K in Tolls, Fines
The worst toll evader in Pennsylvania is being ordered to pay up.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Jarrett Stiff didn’t pay for trips on the Pennsylvania Turnpike 2,264 times from 2012 to 2017, more than anyone else in the state. The 36-year-old from suburban Philadelphia racked up nearly $128,000 in unpaid tolls and subsequent fines.
Discrimination Suit Over German Highway Tax Circles Drain
Recommending the dismissal of an unusual case between EU member states, a magistrate said Wednesday that Austria cannot support discrimination claims over a new highway tax in Germany.
Read moreTribal Challenge to Thruway Put on Chopping Block
A federal magistrate recommended defeat Wednesday for a bid by the Seneca Nation to share in the tolls collected on the New York State Thruway.
Read moreTrucker Saves Dogs Thrown From Vehicle on New York Highway
A pair of beagle mixes are on the mend after authorities say someone threw them out of a moving vehicle on a snowy New York highway. The dogs were rescued by a passing trucker, but one was so badly mangled that a front leg had to be amputated.
Read moreJudge Says US Law Doesn’t Protect Ancient Trees
A judge’s stark warning that natural wonders have no right to exist under federal law unsettled a group of conservationists fighting a proposed highway project through a majestic grove of ancient redwood trees in Northern California.
Read more‘Unruly’ Pig Captured by Maine Police Along Interstate
Maine State Police celebrated the apprehension Wednesday of an “unruly” pig that was found cavorting on the side of the highway.
Read moreHigh Court Tribal Tax Fight Turns on 1855 Treaty
A 163-year-old treaty was the focus of Supreme Court oral arguments on Tuesday as lawyers sparred over attempts to tax a fuel distributor owned by a member of the Yakama Nation.
Read moreDeputies, Police Copter Deployed in Accidental Highway Chase
Two South Florida women claim in court that they were surrounded by sheriff’s deputies, a helicopter and snarling K-9s after a mixup at a local car dealership made them the accidental target of a highway police pursuit.
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Proposed Tunnel at Stonehenge Alarms World Heritage Groups
A plan to build a 1.8-mile-long tunnel next to Stonehenge has fired up archaeologists to protect one of the Earth’s most beloved World Heritage sites. “This would establish a sort of precedent for major construction inside a World Heritage site,” said Dan Hicks, a University of Oxford archaeologist who opposes the project. “If you can do it in Stonehenge, you can do it anywhere.”
Read moreScenic Highway 1 Fully Reopened After Massive Landslide
For the first time in more than 14 months, motorists can once again drive the entirety of iconic Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast – and catch a great view the 15 acres of new coastline created by a massive landslide.
Read moreCalifornia Eyes July Reopening for Iconic Highway 1 Stretch
California transportation officials have targeted July for reopening an iconic stretch of Highway 1 in the scenic Big Sur coastal region that was blocked last year by a massive landslide.
Read moreWoman Struck, Killed Chasing Dog on Interstate 95
Authorities say a woman who was chasing her dog on Interstate 95 after she wrecked her car has been killed. Her dog was also struck and killed.
Read moreWillits Bypass
The California Department of Transportation successfully beat back claims by Native Americans that sacred sites were illegally bulldozed to build the Highway 101 Willets bypass, days after a federal judge ruled the federal government had done its due diligence in the project.
Read moreFeds Defeat Suit Over Bulldozed Sacred Sites
Native American tribes cannot hold the U.S. government liable for the destruction of sacred sites and artifacts during a $355 million highway project, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Read moreEagles and Salmon
Environmentalists brought a federal complaint over two highway-widening plans, saying the projects for large trucks in Del Norte County will hurt protected bald eagles and coho salmon.
Read moreQuick Approval of Driverless Cars Will Save Lives, Study Finds
Legalizing autonomous vehicles that drive only moderately better than humans could save thousands of lives each year, according to a new report by the RAND Corporation.
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