Interstate Highway System

Interstate Van Lines Joins Wreaths Across America to Honor Our Nation’s Fallen Heroes

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Friday, December 13, 2019
Manufacturing, Philanthropy, Trucking, Other Philanthropy, Transport, Other Defense, Logistics, Supply chain management, Fund Raising, Defense, Packaging, Environment, Arlington National Cemetery, National Register of Historic Places in Arlington County, Virginia, Robert E. Lee, Headgear, Wreath, Interstate Highway System, Virginia, Traditions

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191213005053/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191213005053/en/
    Interstate Van Lines is proud to support the mission of Wreaths Across America, which is to Remember, Honor and Teach.
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    Interstate is proud to support the mission of Wreaths Across America, which is to Remember, Honor and Teach, says Interstate President John (J.D.)
  • On December 10, Interstate driver John Graham departed for Columbia Falls, Maine to pick up 4,545 wreaths destined for Arlington National Cemetery, where 50 Interstate volunteers will participate in Saturdays wreath-laying ceremony.
  • Earlier in the week, Interstate driver Morris Pearsall hauled 4,518 wreaths over 1,500 miles from Maine to veterans cemeteries in New Jersey and West Virginia.

Interstate Restoration acquires St. Louis-based firm

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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Interstate announced that the newest addition to the Interstate family is Catastrophe Cleaning & Restoration Co, Inc. , also known as CATCO.

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  • Interstate announced that the newest addition to the Interstate family is Catastrophe Cleaning & Restoration Co, Inc. , also known as CATCO.
  • Founded in 1998 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, Interstate Restoration LLC is one of the largest emergency restoration and reconstruction service providers for commercial enterprises in North America.
  • In 2016, Interstate acquired FirstOnSite Restoration, the leading independent Canadian disaster restoration services provider.
  • For more information on Interstate Restoration, visit InterstateRestoration.com , call (800) 622-6433 or on Twitter, @InterstateRest.

Balfour Beatty Awarded $203 Million Contract by North Carolina Department of Transportation for U.S. 70 Improvement Project

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Construction & Property, Other Construction & Property, Balfour Beatty, Transport, Balfour, Interstate Highway System, Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a $203 million design-build contract by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to improve traffic on a 5.1-mile stretch of U.S. 70 in James City in Craven County.

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  • Balfour Beatty has been awarded a $203 million design-build contract by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to improve traffic on a 5.1-mile stretch of U.S. 70 in James City in Craven County.
  • The project will upgrade the section of U.S. 70, which is one of the primary east-west corridors across eastern North Carolina, to interstate standards.
  • The project is designed to improve access to local community services and enhance economic development in the area.
  • Balfour Beatty is ranked among the top contractors in the United States as ranked by Engineering News-Record.

Construction Partners, Inc. to Participate in the D.A. Davidson & Co. 18th Annual Diversified Industrials & Services Conference

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Thursday, September 12, 2019
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Davidson & Co. 18th Annual Diversified Industrials & Services Conference in Chicago.

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  • Davidson & Co. 18th Annual Diversified Industrials & Services Conference in Chicago.
  • The presentation will be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed via the Companys website at http://ir.constructionpartners.net/events-and-presentations .
  • Publicly funded projects make up the majority of its business and include local and state roadways, interstate highways, airport runways and bridges.
  • Private sector projects include paving and sitework for office and industrial parks, shopping centers, local businesses and residential developments.

ATA Tells Congress to Put Brakes on Spread of Tolls

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Highways in the United States, Interstate Highway System, Roads in the United States, Car costs, Electronic toll collection, Interstate 95, Radio-frequency identification, Toll road, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Florida's Turnpike, E-ZPass

"Tolling has very high collection costs relative to other highway user fees," he said.

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  • "Tolling has very high collection costs relative to other highway user fees," he said.
  • "While the cost of collection has come down with the introduction of transponders, costs can still exceed 10 percent.
  • On the Ohio Turnpike, for example, 19 cents out of every dollar is spent collecting tolls, while the Pennsylvania Turnpike's collection costs exceed 20 percent.
  • Failure to address the shortfall will continue to induce states to consider bad options like tolls," he said.

Interstate Restoration deals with ‘most unpredictable storm’

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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Founded in 1998 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, Interstate Restoration LLC is one of the largest emergency restoration and reconstruction service providers for commercial enterprises in North America.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 1998 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, Interstate Restoration LLC is one of the largest emergency restoration and reconstruction service providers for commercial enterprises in North America.
  • In 2016, Interstate acquired FirstOnSite Restoration, the leading independent Canadian disaster restoration services provider.
  • With approximately 1,400 employees, Interstate Restoration and FirstOnSite assist property owners and businesses in recovering from fire, flood, natural and human-caused disasters.
  • For more information on Interstate Restoration, visit InterstateRestoration.com , call (800) 622-6433 or on Twitter, @InterstateRest.

Interstate Restoration targets Dorian impact zone

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Thursday, August 29, 2019
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As of early today, meteorologists were projecting a wide span of possible landfall areas up and down the Florida coast and even into Georgia; and Interstate Restoration was moving assets toward that zone.

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  • As of early today, meteorologists were projecting a wide span of possible landfall areas up and down the Florida coast and even into Georgia; and Interstate Restoration was moving assets toward that zone.
  • Founded in 1998 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, Interstate Restoration LLC is one of the largest emergency restoration and reconstruction service providers for commercial enterprises in North America.
  • In 2016, Interstate acquired FirstOnSite Restoration, the leading independent Canadian disaster restoration services provider.
  • For more information on Interstate Restoration, visit InterstateRestoration.com , call (800) 622-6433 or on Twitter, @InterstateRest.

NATSO Urges EPW Committee to Pass Surface Transportation Bill

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Monday, July 29, 2019
Types of roads, Transport, Land transport, National Association of Truck Stop Owners, Rest area, Toll road, Interstate Highway System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NATSO, the national association representing the travel plaza and truckstop industry, today urged the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to advance its five-year $287 billion highway reauthorization bill, "America's Transportation Infrastructure Act."

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NATSO, the national association representing the travel plaza and truckstop industry, today urged the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to advance its five-year $287 billion highway reauthorization bill, "America's Transportation Infrastructure Act."
  • NATSO applauded the Committee for ensuring that highway and infrastructure programs are adequately funded without repealing the federal prohibitions on tolling existing interstates or commercializing rest areas.
  • for introducing a bipartisan effort to address the nation's critical infrastructure needs through 'America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019,'" said NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings.
  • NATSO strongly supports private sector investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and the travel plaza and truckstop community is making significant investments in this regard.

Indiana Toll Road Reduces Traffic Incidents by 30 Percent Using Extreme Networks

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Highways in the United States, Interstate Highway System, Roads in the United States, Car costs, Toll road, Extreme Networks, ITR, Indiana Toll Road

To improve driver safety on its connected highway, the ITR Concession Company (ITRCC) deployed Extreme Networks , Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) software-driven network solutions.

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  • To improve driver safety on its connected highway, the ITR Concession Company (ITRCC) deployed Extreme Networks , Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) software-driven network solutions.
  • As a result, the highway system has reduced traffic incidents by 30 percent.
  • Indiana Toll Road spans 157 miles and is serviced by 22 toll plazas, five maintenance barns, and two administration buildings.
  • Extreme Networks and the Extreme Networks logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Awards Category 4 License in Berks County

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
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HARRISBURG,Pa., June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to award a license to Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC (Penn National) to construct a Category 4 casino in Caervarnon Township, Berks County.

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  • HARRISBURG,Pa., June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today voted unanimously to award a license to Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC (Penn National) to construct a Category 4 casino in Caervarnon Township, Berks County.
  • They filed an application with the Board on October 31, 2018 to locate the facility just off the Morgantown exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
  • A Category 4 Slot Machine License permits the entity to operate between 300 and 750 slot machines.
  • About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:
    The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state's casino industry, including sports wagering offered currently at eight locations and through one online outlet.