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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA: Fracking operations - * Weather troubles
* North Caroline - More than 1,600 trucks could be used in fracking operations
Lee County,Sandford,NC,USA -The Sandford Herald, by Kathryn Trogdon -Jan. 18, 2015: -- Lee County residents could expect to see more than 1,600 trucks for each hydraulic fracturing operation that comes to the area, which could cause extensive road and bridge damage and take weeks to repair, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation... The NCDOT recently studied the effects of the natural gas industry's truck traffic on roads at the request of the N.C. General Assembly. During the course of the study, the agency engaged in a peer exchange with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to learn how the industry's truck traffic affect Pennsylvania's roads and how it is managed... Based on data from PennDOT, the NCDOT determined that about 1,600 trucks are used in the development of a fracking well site, including 300-400 trucks for pad development, 150-200 trucks for drilling operations, 800-1000 trucks for hydraulic fracturing and 40-50 trucks for extraction... As part of the study, the NCDOT recommended the implementation of a Road Use and Maintenance Agreement, which would require the fracking companies to bond the haul route at $100,000 per mile of road and $360 per square foot of bridge. According to the NCDOT, this would require the N.C. General Assembly to make multiple statutory changes to “allow for a smooth implementation of the RUMA policy as part of the single coordinated permitting process under DENR” ...
* New York - Freezing rain makes Northeast roads slick; at least 5 killed
NY,USA -The Associated Press -19 Jan 2015: -- Dozens of spinouts and accidents were reported from northern New Jersey to southern New Hampshire on Sunday and treacherous conditions forced the closure of the New York State Thruway from Newburgh to New York City during the morning... Rain "flash-freezing" on roads and sidewalks left an icy glaze under feet and tires across much of the northeast on Sunday, causing crashes that claimed at least five lives... A crash involving 30 to 50 vehicles on Interstate 76 outside Philadelphia killed one person, and two others died in a crash involving multiple vehicles on nearby Interstate 476, police said. In northeastern Pennsylvania, a man was killed after his car overturned on an icy road and he was thrown from it and hit by a commercial vehicle. In Connecticut, police cited slippery conditions in a crash that killed an 88-year-old woman who struck a utility pole in New Haven...
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