- Buttigieg Calls For All-Hands Effort To Stop The Rise In Traffic Fatalities
- NET RMA Provides Funds For County Road Improvement Project
- India's FASTag System Processed A Record Amount Of Tolls On Saturday
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Buttigieg Calls For All-Hands Effort To Stop The Rise In Traffic Fatalities
NBC News reports, “There were an estimated 20,160 traffic deaths in the first six months of 2021, the highest total for that period since 2006 and 18.4 percent higher than the first half of last year, according to the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures. That is the biggest percentage increase in road deaths in the first half of the year since the U.S. Department of Transportation began recording fatal crash data in 1975, The Associated Press reported.” The article adds, “Public health experts say the sudden rise in deaths . . . is inextricably linked to a pandemic that left millions of Americans feeling trapped and stressed out and looking for ways to escape their isolation.” It also cites recent behavioral research that found “more people were flouting the speed limit and fewer people were using seat belts.” (Link inserted by TRN)
USDOT issued a news release on the latest NHTSA fatality estimate.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) US Department of Transportation (USDOT)NET RMA Provides Funds For County Road Improvement Project
KLTV reports, a $200,000 North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) grant will enable Gregg County to improve the safety of a busy collision-prone roadway in Longview. “The NET RMA since 2016 has utilized a portion of our [Toll 49 toll revenue] towards transportation-related projects in any of our neighbor counties. Our mission is to move transportation forward in East Texas,” authority spokesperson Colleen Colby told KLTV.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) TexasIndia's FASTag System Processed A Record Amount Of Tolls On Saturday
The Times of India reports, FASTag toll collection reached an all-time daily high of 122.3 crore INR (about 16.3 million USD) on Saturday. FASTag is in use at all 722 National Highways Authority of India toll plazas and at another 196 state highway toll plazas.
ETC Systems FASTag System (India) India National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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