Schwarzenegger signs bill banning texting by motorists

California will ban drivers from sending text messagesn while driving, after the governor signed legislation banning the practice into law. Since July, California drivers have been banned from using their cell...

Highway Habitats: Where Rodents Thrive

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Heavy Rain Slowing Bay Area Roads: Flooding, Crashes & Traffic Jams

"In San Francisco, the Great Highway is currently shut down from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard, said Department of Public Works spokeswoman Christine Falvey, and will most likely be closed in the northbound direction as well if it keeps raining. There is also flooding on...

Tourists, commuters abandon Big Dig routes

"BOSTON - As Wisconsin teacher Scott Wallace contemplated how to get into the city from Worcester for a harbor cruise, he had a couple of options: He could zip to the downtown pier using Big Dig roadways, or jump...

Bay area collects for road projects

Congress earmarks millions of dollars for Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco in its transportation bill.

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