Several well-traveled routes in the Northeast were closed this week after deluges courtesy of Hurricane Irene and, on its heels, Tropical Storm Lee. Flooding has forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 Wilkes-Barre, Penn., residents and the influx of football fans traveling to college towns for games this weekend is leaving hotels in the area scrambling to accommodate locals seeking shelter and guests who booked reservations. More than 100 miles of Interstate 90 in New York and other Continue Reading

With federal funds for road repairs being sliced from state budgets, transportation and government officials are being forced to get creative in order to keep infrastructure viable and safe. Some states, like Pennsylvania, are angling to raise taxes on oil companies doing business there, as well as to increase a variety of license, registration and vehicle fees to raise the $1 billion to help repair the state’s 5,646 structurally deficient bridges and nearly 7,000 miles of highway in “poor” condition. Other states, like Arizona, are lobbying to open up rest areas to commercial businesses to help Continue Reading