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Indiana sought part of Jeremy Willis’s property for a State Road 11 project; after neither side challenged a $20,840 appraisal within 45 days, the state Supreme Court ordered that amount made final

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Indiana sought part of Jeremy Willis’s property for a State Road 11 project; after neither side challenged a $20,840 appraisal within 45 days, the state Supreme Court ordered that amount made final

Indiana transportation officials sought part of Jeremy Willis’s property for a State Road 11 improvement project in Harrison County. After neither side filed an exception to the appraisers’ $20,840 valuation within the required 45-day period, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the award became final and ordered the lower court to enter judgment. The … Read more

In 2021, Australian engineers mixed shredded single-use face masks with processed building rubble for road bases; the material met engineering standards, and 1 km of two-lane road could use about 3 million masks

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In 2021, Australian engineers mixed shredded single-use face masks with processed building rubble for road bases; the material met engineering standards, and 1 km of two-lane road could use about 3 million masks

In 2021, Australian engineers mixed shredded single-use face masks with processed building rubble for road bases; the material met engineering standards, and 1 km of two-lane road could use about 3 million masks/Image: RMIT University About 3 million single-use face masks could be used to build the base of a one-kilometre, two-lane road, according to … Read more

Karachi’s women delivery riders navigate traffic, stigma and the road to independence

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Karachi’s women delivery riders navigate traffic, stigma and the road to independence

Karachi, On the chaotic streets of Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, where motorcycles weave through relentless traffic and street crime remains a concern, four women are challenging the idea that food and parcel delivery is a man’s job. Karachi’s women delivery riders navigate traffic, stigma and the road to independence Mehak Baloch, Rubab Jubani, Sana Urooj … Read more

In 2019, Los Angeles announced a test of a road mix of old asphalt and plastic bottles to repave without new asphalt

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The use of recycled PET in asphalt could enhance road durability and cut carbon emissions by 26.2%. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

A plastic water bottle takes a few seconds to use and a long time to break down. A 2021 review in Sustainability by researchers at Universiti Putra Malaysia and Misurata University notes that PET (polyethylene terephthalate), the plastic used in drink bottles, is not biodegradable and is a real environmental hazard. So what do you … Read more

UK man arrested 12 times for blocking the same road since 2014, yet always refuses to explain why; known as the ‘Silent Man’

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UK man arrested 12 times for blocking the same road since 2014, yet always refuses to explain why; known as the 'Silent Man'

A man in Swansea, Wales, has been arrested 12 times after repeatedly standing in the middle of the same road and blocking traffic, but he has never publicly explained why he keeps doing it. David Hampson, who has become known as the “Silent Man”, began the unusual pattern in 2014 and has repeatedly returned to … Read more

Tensions in Northern Ireland: Why the 30-year-old Garvaghy Road parade row is back

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Tensions in Northern Ireland: Why the 30-year-old Garvaghy Road parade row is back

People block the Garvaghy road ahead of the Protestant Orange Drumcree parade. (Reuters photo) Tensions remained high in Northern Ireland on Monday after police prevented members of the Orange Order from marching along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, despite the route being legally approved for the first time in nearly three decades.The stand-off followed a … Read more

Towson, Maryland shooting reports: What’s happening on York Road? Latest details

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A reported shooting in Towson, Maryland, drew a police response Sunday evening, with details still developing.

Police are responding to a reported shooting in Towson, Marylandon Sunday evening, September 27, according to local reports. A reported shooting in Towson, Maryland, drew a police response Sunday evening, with details still developing. Officers were called to the Cardiff Hall East Apartments in the 8000 block of York Road at around 7:15 p.m., according … Read more

Blair Township plane crash: Videos show F-16 jet in flames near County Road 633; what we know so far

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A plane reportedly crashed near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road in Blair Township. (Unsplash/ representative)

Update: An audio recording obtained by WOOD TV indicated the pilot believed the jet may have hit a bird. A plane reportedly crashed near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road in Blair Township. (Unsplash/ representative) “We have a possible mayday by wingman. I believe (they) may have taken a bird,” a military pilot alerted … Read more

In Japan, local authorities have installed signs warning drivers that cats may suddenly dash into the road, using playful illustrations to make the danger memorable

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In Japan, local authorities have installed signs warning drivers that cats may suddenly dash into the road, using playful illustrations to make the danger memorable

An unusual road-safety idea in Japan is turning an everyday danger into something drivers are unlikely to forget. In parts of the country, signs featuring cats warn motorists that an animal could suddenly run into the road. Some of the designs are deliberately playful, using striking cat illustrations rather than conventional wildlife-warning imagery. The idea … Read more

In 2021, a landslide cut Denali National Park’s only road in two; five years later a $230 million, 475-foot bridge has been built directly above the still-moving slope

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In 2021, a landslide cut Denali National Park’s only road in two; five years later a $230 million, 475-foot bridge has been built directly above the still-moving slope

Pretty Rocks bridge (Image Credit: National Park Service) In August 2021, a massive landslide in Denali National Park and Preserve tore apart a section of the park’s only road, cutting off vehicle access to destinations deep inside the Alaska wilderness. Five years later, a new bridge now spans the unstable ground where the road once … Read more