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DOT issues final rule on drug testing The U.S. Department of Transportation has amended its drug testing procedures, including adding initial and confirma- tion testing for Ecstasy, lowering the initial and confirmation cutoff concen- trations for amphetamines and cocaine, HigHWAY HAppenings AriZonA. Eastbound I-40 at the Canyon Diablo bridge is restricted to a single lane and the speed limit reduced to 45 mph for a construction project. cALiForniA. The Doyle Drive Replacement Project in San Francisco will make new access to the Golden Gate Bridge, which will feature six lanes and a southbound auxiliary lane of new roadway for 1.5 miles from the bridge through the Presidio Trust to Richardson Avenue/Lombard Street. Completion date is 2013. Missouri. The state will begin upgrad- ing U.S. 71 between Kansas City and Joplin to get I-49 designation. The upgrade will be between I-435 in Kansas City and I-44 near Joplin. Also, repairs are scheduled to be finished no later than Sept. 15 on a section of the I-470 interchange to I-435. neW JerseY. The state and Pennsylvania requested the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to charge five-axle trucks $20 to replace the Scudder Falls Bridge on I-95. neW MeXico. Thirty-two rest areas. may close, which could save as much as $1.6 million in maintenance costs. pennsYLVAniA. Tolls on most of the state’s toll roads will increase 3 percent for E-Z Pass customers and 10 percent for cash payers beginning Jan. 2. rHoDe isLAnD. Trucks violating the state’s weight restriction on the I-95 bridge over the Pawtucket River are being fined $85 for the driver and $3,000 for the motor carrier for weight and axle violations. Weight on the bridge is lim- ited to 18 tons. tennessee. Beginning Sept. 7, Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will reduce I-40 to one lane in each direction in Memphis until the week of Nov. 15. Crews will close the I-40 west- bound entrance ramp from Front Street and Riverside Drive in mid-October through mid-November. New & Improved Lease Purchase Program $500 Fuel Credit 30 Day Bumper to Bumper Warranty and adding rules affecting heroin testing. The DOT amended urine specimen testing procedures to create consistency with many provisions of the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule, it said in its Aug. 16 final rule. The department’s final rule is effec- tive Oct. 1. The new rule requires testing for 6-acetylemorphine, or 6-AM, an inter- mediate metabolite between heroin and morphine, present for a short time after using heroin. — Jill Dunn For over 40 years, National Carriers has laid the groundwork for steady growth and success. The Elite fleet is protected from a sometimes fragile industry by steady freight and satisfied customers. GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEASE PURCHASE DRIVERS, OWNER OPERATORS & COMPANY DRIVERS SHARE OUR STRENGTH, CALL 888-808-8852 OR CLICK WWW.NATIONALCARRIERS.COM ® ® SEPTEMBER 2010 OVERDRIVE 69 National Carriers_OVD0810_PG.indd 1 7/15/10 2:20 PM trucking opportunities Visit www.overdrive.hotims.com and enter 189