Charleston lowers I-64/I-77 speed limit after eight deaths

Eight people have died in the same way at the same bend in Charleston, West Virginia: their vehicles went up and over a concrete barrier on an elevated interstate and fell into the lots below. Now the state has lowered the speed limit there, from 60 mph to 50 mph, effective immediately.

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1. Roads·23 Oct·5 min read

   WA puts a horror villain in the back seat to fight fatigue

   WA's Unwanted Passenger campaign launched this week. Fatigue was a factor in serious crashes involving 870+ people over five years, 181 of them fatal.
2. Roads·18 Oct·6 min read

   US can't account for 9% of recalled Takata airbags

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3. Roads·17 Oct·6 min read

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5. Roads·15 Oct·5 min read

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6. Roads·12 Oct·7 min read

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7. Roads·9 Oct·5 min read

   Wellington Dam's new A$37 million dual-lane bridge opens

   Water Corporation opened the A$37 million Wellington Dam bridge near Collie on 7 October. The 64-metre dual-lane span replaces a 1966 single lane.
8. Roads·7 Oct·5 min read

   Cunningham Highway safety works finish near Warwick

   Cunningham Highway safety works from Tregony to Maryvale are done, with more than 3.2 km of new guardrail. The Fisher Park rest areas are open again.
9. Roads·6 Oct·20 min read

   Inland Rail lays first track on its Bethungra Spiral bypass

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10. Roads·5 Oct·5 min read

    Dandenong's Webster Street underpass opens two years early

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11. Roads·3 Oct·5 min read

    Strzelecki Track sealing nears halfway with a new 67 km stage

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12. Roads·3 Oct·5 min read

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13. Roads·3 Oct·4 min read

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14. Roads·3 Oct·5 min read

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15. Roads·3 Oct·4 min read

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16. Roads·12 Sept·4 min read

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17. Roads·10 Sept·5 min read

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18. Roads·9 Sept·6 min read

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19. Roads·6 Sept·5 min read

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20. Roads·6 Sept·5 min read

    Nullarbor EV charger gaps shrink to about 175 to 200 km

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