Transportation

Improved transportation systems are an important factor in economic growth and the quality of life.
  • The Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce supports efforts to improve practical modes of transportation used to move people, goods, and services in rural Nebraska.
  • The Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce will encourage and support the expedient expansion and completion of expressway systems in Northeast Nebraska, including interim financing. 

News

Aug 28, 2010 Rail Oversight Falls to Safety Agency, Forcing High-Speed Changes (New York Times) Szabo said the expertise from within the department was invaluable in getting the grant work done on time. That cooperation has led to greater interaction between the agencies on the rail projects. It could also signal a new outlook for DOT, especially as LaHood pushes intermodal and holistic...    more...  
Aug 25, 2010 Dallas County Judge Jim Foster flips sides, tipping balance in favor of property tax hike (The Dallas Morning News) Commissioners John Wiley Price, a fellow Democrat, and Mike Cantrell, a Republican, also favor a tax hike. During Tuesday's meeting, Foster, Dickey and Mayfield said they wanted to increase employee contributions from 30 percent to 35 percent for family plans and from 5 percent to 10 percent for...    more...  
Aug 23, 2010 Chicago Tribune Jon Hilkevitch column (Chicago Tribune) John Sullivan, D-Quincy, the Senate sponsor of the resolution designating the new expressway, said strengthening the transportation network will be a boon to the agricultural-based economy downstate. Outside the Chicago area, it follows Interstate Highway 88 to the Quad Cities, then twists and...    more...