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03.20.2009 10:47 am

Rate that work zone

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Not enough warning before those orange cones pop up on the highway? Traffic moving too slowly? Safety a concern?

MoDOT officials this week asked motorists to weigh in on specific construction work zones around the state with the aim of making them safer and more…

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12.24.2008 4:46 pm

Finalists announced in Name the Train

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Five finalists were announced today in the contest to name Amtrak’s passenger rail service between St. Louis and Kansas City.

The finalists and their creators are:

  • Missouri Rail Blazer, submitted by Betty Crancer, Sunset Hills
  • Missouri River Runner, submitted by Keith Kohler, Glendale
  • River Cities…
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12.22.2008 10:16 am

McCausland reopens

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
McCausland Avenue reopened at Highway 40 late Sunday afternoon after crews demolished an elevated highway span over the road.
Dan Galvin of Gateway Constructors said the work went “fairly smoothly” and the road reopened at about 4 p.m. Crews were unable to restripe the streets because cold…
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11.26.2008 10:54 am

Name that train

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s not too late to suggest a brand name for Amtrak’s St. Louis to Kansas City rail service.

The Missouri Department of Transportation and Amtrak are co-sponsoring a “Name the Train” contest, and more than 2,800 names have been entered so…

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10.02.2008 4:59 pm

Latest emissions test marks one year

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s been a year since Missouri returned vehicle emissions tests to private garages.

The new program makes it easier to find a place conducting the tests than the old one, because it’s no longer centralized in a relatively small number of diagnostic…

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08.14.2008 4:00 pm

Traffic deaths down, motorcycle deaths up

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

And now for some mixed news. The number of traffic deaths nationwide last year reached their lowest levels since 1994, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today. But the number of people killed on motorcycles continued their 10-year increase,…

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07.22.2008 12:37 pm

Missouri’s gasoline addiction worse than most

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Going on a gasoline diet is easier if you live in just about any other state but Missouri. A report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council ranks the state among the top 10 states for doing the least to reduce…

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