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logbook CONNECTICUT. The state will receive $1 million in federal funds to help pay for cleanup and road repairs following Hurricane Irene. The state Department of Transportation says cleanup and repair may cost more than $5 million. FLORIDA. The Federal Highway Administration awarded $1 mil- lion to add 90 truck parking spaces at the recently opened 595 Truck Stop near the junction of Interstate 595 and State Road 7 in south Florida. On-highway cameras will display real time traffic images. The stop will have about 125 paved spaces and 50 to 70 unpaved spaces when the job is finished in 2013. ILLINOIS. Jan. 1, tollway I-Pass tolls will rise from 40 cents to 75 cents. Cash tolls will increase from 80 cents to $1.50. Tolls will fund a 15-year, $12 billion project for an Elgin to O'Hare airport bypass, an interchange between I-57 and I-294, and reconstruction and widening of I-90. MARYLAND. I-270 lanes between the Capital Beltway and Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda will be closed into next sum- mer and resurfaced. Northbound I-270 single-lanes will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Friday. Double lane closures are set for midnight to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Similar lane closures are planned for southbound I-270. NEBRASKA. Pavement repair on I-80 from west of the Aurora I-80 interchange to 5.5 miles east will be done this year. Bridge, milling and asphalt work will start next year and is set for completion in late summer. NEW HAMPSHIRE. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $1 million for repair of roads and bridges, many near White Mountain Forest, damaged by floods from Hurricane Irene. NEW JERSEY. A project to redeck the Walt Whitman Bridge on I-76 crossing the Delaware River between Philadelphia and New Jersey will close one lane of the bridge through summer 2014. The right-hand eastbound lane will be closed for five months. One-lane closures will follow during the project. OREGON. The State Department of Transportation and Portland General Electric are building a $10 million solar energy project at the Baldock rest area on I-5 near Wilsonville. About 7,000 solar panels will be erected near the rest area and will gener- ate up to 2 million kilowatt hours yearly. PENNSYLVANIA. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded $7.9 million to the Commonwealth for projects including enforcement at high-crash corridors and safety audits of new truck and bus companies. The agency also made awards to the Philadelphia Police Department for truck inspections and inspector training. VERMONT. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $5 million for repair of roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Irene. Damage to Vermont's federal-aid highways is estimated to exceed $125 million. VIRGINIA. The state Department of Transportation is partner- ing with CRH Catering Co. to provide ATMs and maintenance to the state's 42 rest areas. CRH is required to pay VDOT $2 mil- lion a year under the three-year contract. OCTOBER 2011 OVERDRIVE 73 Triple Crown has a unique freight model for our business that enables owner operators to return to their home terminal most nights. Enjoy the rewards of working with an innovative, growing carrier; come to Triple Crown today! Excellent Lease Purchase Programs over $1.50 per mile! your sign-on bonus can be your down payment. Steady freight Sign-on bonus (select locations/times) Mechanical assistance & much more! Atlanta, GA | Bethlehem, PA | Chicago, IL Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX | Detroit, MI | Fort Wayne, IN Harrisburg, PA | Jacksonville, FL | Kansas City, MO Minneapolis, MN | Sandusky, OH | St. Louis, MO 800-756-7433 www.triplecrownsvc.com TRUCKING OPPORTUNITIES © ACS Advertising 2011 Circle 224 on Reader Service Card or visit overdrive.hotims.com HIGHW A Y HAPPENING S