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AZ: Toyota touts safety in Arizona



Toyota service departments around the state are working their way through the estimated 77,000 vehicles that have been recalled in Arizona to fix problems with unintended acceleration.
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FL: DMV customers pay more as state closes offfices, freezes hiring



Florida last year taxed motorists' wallets. Now, it's taxing their patience.
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GA: House eases way for private-public partnerships on toll roads


The Georgia House passed legislation Wednesday that some say could make private-public partnerships on toll roads and other transportation projects more attractive to the private sector.   Read More
GA: Charlotte who? Mayor Kasim Reed says Atlanta still on top


Pay no attention to those footsteps. Atlanta is still the capital of the South, Mayor Kasim Reed said Wednesday at a meeting of the Hungry Club. Reed conceded that Charlotte has made gains – especially in the realm of high-speed rail. In January, North Carolina's commercial center received a $545 million slice of federal stimulus money for rail.   Read More
GA: Ralston urges transportation action


The man who oversees the Georgia House of Representatives urged lawmakers Wednesday to not get bogged down on provincial transportation issues as they work to improve the way the state funds highway projects.   Read More
HI: Hawaii revving up to era of electric cars


People attending Hawai'i's biggest new-car show will be greeted by a Hawaiian Electric Co. display in what may mark the dawn of the era of the electric car.   Read More
IA: Tentative compromise reached on texting


An Iowa House-Senate conference committee reached tentative agreement today on a texting compromise that would ban most drivers from sending or reading text messages and ban cell phone use by young drivers altogether.   Read More
IL: Midwest gets a jump on high-speed rail


CHICAGO -- Illinois is already investing to make way for a high-speed rail system expected to spread across the Midwest and hasten commutes between its major cities.   Read More
LA: Group warns La. on oil prices


A nonprofit environmental group ranks Louisiana drivers as among the most vulnerable in the nation to spikes in oil prices   Read More
LA: Lawmakers question license fee hike


There's a "strong sentiment" among lawmakers to repeal a new $15 increase in the cost of a driver's license, Louisiana House Speaker Jim Tucker said Wednesday.   Read More
MI: Ambassador Bridge owner loses appeal


DETROIT -- Sections of a welcome area in southwest Detroit built by owners of the Ambassador Bridge as part of the Gateway Project may have to be removed or altered after the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled against the bridge company on Wednesday.   Read More
MN: Water's reach is near and far


River towns facing the brunt of winter's rapid meltdown scurried to prepare Wednesday as rising waters threatened weekend road closures in St. Paul and flooding in downtown Stillwater and Delano.   Read More
MS: MDOT posting new signs on bridges


New, easier to understand weight limit signs will be posted on bridges across the state, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.   Read More
ND: Downtown EGF retailers hunker down


It might be a little harder for Grand Forks residents to visit downtown East Grand Forks businesses after the Sorlie and Point bridges close today as expected, but there are some advantages, said Tim Behm, general manager of Whitey's Cafe.   Read More
NH: House OKs plate to support state parks


The New Hampshire House voted yesterday to give park lovers a chance to buy special license plates that would raise funds for the state park system.   Read More
NJ: Gov. Chris Christie promises action to curb northern N.J. flooding


WAYNE, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie promised solutions to the flooding that has plagued parts of northern New Jersey for years.   Read More
NV: Transportation projects -- Bill redirects federal funds


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid fulfilled a promise Wednesday by redirecting $45 million originally set aside to build a magnetic levitation train between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.   Read More
OH: ODOT has (some) answers


Ohio's top transportation official presented 21 pages of information about a planned passenger rail route to Senate President Bill M. Harris today during a meeting that lasted more than an hour, but the answers didn't allay Harris' concerns.   Read More
OH: Governor's office -- e-mails back us up


Newly obtained e-mails show the top lawyer to Gov. Ted Strickland talked to the State Highway Patrol's lead investigator prior to a meeting at which the lawyers questioned the patrol's jurisdiction to investigate a criminal case.   Read More
OH: No stimulus money for I-70/71 revisions


Reconstruction of the I-70/71 interchange Downtown won't start quickly because the state failed to get federal stimulus money to begin the project, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.   Read More
SC: AAA -- Cuts to S.C. Highway Patrol will be deadly


AAA Carolinas predicts the proposed $20 million cut in state funding to the S.C. Department of Public Safety will increase road fatalities to the state.   Read More
WA: Toll rates on Tacoma Narrows Bridge won't rise this year


The Washington State Transportation Commission voted Wednesday to keep the rates at $2.75 for electronic payers and $4 at the toll booths. Higher rates would have gone into effect on July 1.   Read More
WI: Walker blames dealmaking in Wis. train contract


Republican candidate for governor Scott Walker accused Democratic leaders of stifling the Milwaukee job market by buying trains from a Spanish company rather than from a local train maker run by one of his big-dollar donors.   Read More
WV: User fees could fund roadways


County officials are almost always happy to receive state funds, but not in the case of legislation passed this session that would give counties more control over road construction projects.   Read More
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