by admin | Oct 22, 2009 | Politics / Govt, Transportation
A Missouri Congressman warns that a proposed new federal highway bill would drastically cut funding to repair rural bridges. Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves, a member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee, says the committee chairman has proposed...
by admin | Jul 28, 2009 | Politics / Govt, Transportation
A top state transportation official says the prospect of high-speed passenger rail service in Missouri is closer than ever, though he cautions it won’t resemble the famous bullet trains, at least not yet. State Multimodal Operations Director Brian Weiler with...
by admin | Jul 28, 2009 | Transportation
Governor Nixon has reached agreement with seven other governors as well as the mayor of Chicago to work together to obtain federal money to build high-speed passenger rail in the Midwest. Nixon spokesman, Scott Holste, says the governors have agreed to work with...
by admin | Jul 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Summer months are the most deadly on Missouri Highways and the HEAT is On campaign aims to keep fatalities and injuries down. More than a thousand people were killed during July, August and September over the last four years. That’s why HEAT, high enforcement...
by admin | Jul 1, 2009 | Crime / Courts
Repeat alcohol offenders will have to get ignition interlock devices installed in their cars as a new law goes into effect today. Ignition interlock devices require a driver to blow an alcohol-free sample into a device in order to start the car. The Department of...