2015 marks the 59th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System. On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. With that stroke of the pen began the single greatest public works program in the nation’s history, the Interstate Highway System. Here’s a little information we’ve compiled that we thought you might find interesting… Some …

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) will be raising the speed limit on I-95 from 55 mph to 65 mph in both directions from the Maryland state line to the I-495 split, south of Wilmington. The signing change will begin on Monday, May 18 and should be completed by Thursday, May 21, pending weather. The work will require shoulder closures …

AAA Travel projects 37.2 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 4.7 percent increase from the 35.5 million people who traveled last year and the highest travel volume for the holiday in 10 years. Kicking off the summer driving season, 33 million travelers will be driving to their destinations. The …

Governor Larry Hogan today delivered on his promise to roll back Maryland’s high toll rates and put money back in the pockets of hard-working Maryland families and businesses. From the Bay and Hatem bridges to the Harbor Crossings, the Intercounty Connector (ICC), and the new I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL), Governor Hogan’s toll rollback, which takes effect July 1, 2015, …

The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates that 46.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday weekend. That number represents the highest volume since 2007 and is a 4.2 percent increase over last year. Nearly 90 percent of thanksgiving travelers will be taking to the road. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined …

One of the busiest travel holidays of the year, the Thanksgiving holiday means you’ll have plenty of company on the nation’s Interstate Highway system. A new survey, just published by GasBuddy says 92% of Americans traveling for the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday plan to drive; and 71% are expect to spend less on their trip this year. The survey goes on to …

“According to local folklore, there is a cursed section of highway known as the ‘I-4 Dead Zone’ in Central Florida,” The Weather Channel says. “Legend has it that when workers broke ground over old graves during the highway’s construction, it caused a hurricane to change its course to go right over the construction site.” read the full story… The post …

WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Major new retail developments and plans for a sports complex have helped spur a boom in hotel building along Interstate 75 in southwestern Ohio. Sharonville, Ohio officials said the city plans a hotel and meeting facility project, expected for 2016, which should complement West Chester projects while its recently remodeled convention center draws trade shows …