We trace the story of the Erie Canal, the man-made waterway that connected the Atlantic world to the American interior decades before railroads arrived. Built with little experience, limited ...

Notable people born on this day include z“Arrested Development” star Portia de Rossi and singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake.

Before interstates and modern equipment, Idaho endured a season that rewrote how the state builds roads and responds to ...

A national park trip usually starts with a car packed to the ceiling or a long drive across multiple states. But for ...

Melting ice sheets open up land and sea that were previously inaccessible, presenting new—albeit dangerous—opportunities. Never mind that as Greenland’s meltwater flows into the ocean, it could raise ...

The Best , and Worst Roads , in the United States. Lifehacker recently offered readers a handy list of the best and the worst ...

A new study from MoneyGeek analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Transportation to rank every state's road quality and find which has the roughest roads of them all.

Lowell, Massachusetts, has turned 200! Over the birthday year, after nearly 33 years of teaching history at UMass Lowell, I ...

Stretching from Arizona’s Grand Canyon to Nevada’s Great Basin, this scenic drive explores hidden gems and iconic roads like Route 66.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Central Florida Expressway Authority is using first-of-its-kind technology with Route Reports, monitoring 125 miles of toll roads. Central Florida Expressway Authority is using the ...

Heavy rain in 2002 and 2023 delayed progress on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, but the builders say they're on ...

Winterville and Farmville are among the five communities that received funding for community projects in the Consolidated ...