* DC - FHWA Report: Nation’s drivers topped 237 billion miles in January
-- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released new estimates today showing that Americans drove 237.3 billion miles this January, a significant increase over the previous January, prompting calls for greater investment in transportation infrastructure to address projected record-setting traffic volume in coming years... “These data make it clear that traffic volumes are growing nationwide,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “To keep our highways safe and less congested, we should not only invest in our nation’s infrastructure to expand capacity, but also look towards the future by encouraging greater technological innovations, which can make travel safer and more convenient” ... The new estimates underscore projections made by Secretary Foxx in Beyond Traffic, a 30-year framework for the future of transportation, which projects a 43 percent increase in commercial truck shipments and population growth of 70 million in the next 30 years...
Washington, DC, USA - Trucking News - March 30, 2015Labels: trucking industry news USA
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