Indiana Department of Transportation

Many highways in Indiana set speed limits of 70 miles per hour for cars and 65 for large heavy vehicles like semi-trucks. A majority of Indiana senators passed Senate Bill 13 Monday to set a uniform speed limit of 70, despite some uncertainty over whether that’s the safest course of action.

Indiana’s legislative session begins on Jan. 9. This year, lawmakers will create the state’s two-year budget. And they’re expected to tackle public health, workforce and education funding while doing it.

The job, which lasts five months, involves repairing traffic signs, snow removal and other duties. It starts at $20 an hour. There are also a limited number of on-call snow plow driver positions, which make $24 per hour. Commercial Driver's Licenses are required for all these jobs.

Roads, just like people, have a lifespan. They have to be funded and maintained, which falls under the care of the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Researchers at Purdue University say they may have a way to allow the Indiana Department of Transportation to know exactly how much salt it has in warehouses across the state.

In many rural communities in Indiana, there is a gap in transit between and within communities.

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will study potential upgrades to two major highways — U.S. 30 and U.S. 31.

Nearly 60 percent of the chargers would be located in disadvantaged or rural communities. But “disadvantaged” can mean many things — it doesn’t have to mean racial or ethnic diversity.

The Mid-States Corridor Project aims to link highways in southern Indiana and spur economic development there. It likely won’t impact the state’s caves, but could still negatively affect forests and wetlands.

Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness is stepping down after more than five years leading the agency.