Ten states are allowed to issue permits for overweight fuel shipments for trucks to run on interstates and federal highways. Also: Which truck stops are out of diesel? I-40 bridge over Mississippi River at Tenn./Ark. state line closed.
FreightWaves Classics: Interstate 5 runs from Mexico to Canada (Part 2 – Oregon and Washington) Traffic on I-5 in Oregon. (Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation)
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Part 1 of this article, the California portion of Interstate 5 was the focus. This article focuses on I-5 in the states of Oregon and Washington.
Overview
There are 70 primary interstate highways in the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or IHS) is a network of freeways in the United States. The oldest parts of the interstate system date back to the 1950s, and the planning for the system began prior to World War II. To learn more about their history, read previous FreightWaves Classics articles here, here and here.
Bidenâs holistic approach to infrastructure
Infrastructure is too often viewed in silos. The Biden plan offers many lenses to view the implications of infrastructure adequacy for peopleâs lives.
By Rosabeth Moss KanterUpdated May 10, 2021, 3:00 a.m.
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President Biden speaks about infrastructure and jobs along the banks of the Calcasieu River in Westlake, La., on May 6.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
President Bidenâs $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan is big in size and scope. It includes elements â child care, climate change actions, and racial justice goals â that make critics bristle. The critics are wrong.
Infrastructure is primarily a human issue. It consists of publicly available amenities that enhance quality of life by lightening burdens, saving time, connecting people and places, and enhancing well-being, including the health of the environment. When infrastructure works, itâs taken for granted, like having clean run
FreightWaves Classics: I-5 runs from Mexico to Canada (Part 1 – California) Traffic on I-5. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Overview
There are 70 primary interstate highways in the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or IHS) is a network of freeways in the United States. The oldest parts of the interstate system date back to the 1950s, and the planning for the system began prior to World War II. To learn more about their history, read previous FreightWaves Classics articles here, here and here.
In this article and future articles, information about specific interstates will be explored. This series profiles the interstates in numeric order (Interstate 2 and Interstate 4 to date; there is no Interstate 1 and Interstate 3 is not yet active).
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MADELINE HUGHES/Staff photoTom and Jen Boshar have raised alpacas at their Andover home for 14 years, but they ve sold most of their herd as they prepare for retirement. Gusto, right, and Hero are their last two alpacas.
MADELINE HUGHES/Staff photoGusto, right, and Hero are their last two remaining alpacas at the Boshars, after the couple sold off most of their herd last year as they ready for retirement.
MADELINE HUGHES/Staff photoAssorted hanging flowers are Dargoonian Farm s biggest spring crop. They sell wholesale to Market Basket.
MADELINE HUGHES/Staff photoChristina, left, runs and manages Dargoonian Farm, which her father Michael Saccone bought in 2018. They are standing in the middle of a plot of land where they usually plant mums for a fall harvest. They have yet to decide if it is financially feasible to plant the mums this year.