Accident Closes Part of Houston Channel
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A section of the busy Houston Ship Channel remained closed Thursday after a chemical tanker struck a barge moored at a dock, causing several hundred gallons of fuel oil to spill into the water.
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The lower Ohio River has reopened to barge traffic after being shut for more than 12 hours due to a tow boat hitting a lock and a barge leaking a petrochemical into the waterway, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday.
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Three people are taken to hospital and part of the M4 is closed after a crash involving pedestrians.
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Explosions and a fire at an industrial unit in northwest England prompted authorities to shut down a section of a major highway for several hours Monday morning, police said.
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SEATTLE - Once again, the Alaska Way Viaduct in Seattle is closed for it&#39;s semi-annual maintenance inspection. Saturday crews temporarily closed the road to inspect the safety of the structure, and discuss ways to improve it all together.
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Staten Island-bound traffic on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was closed after a man fell from the Brooklyn approach to the bridge.
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A search and rescue team has reached the site of the crash, and an investigation is being conducted.
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The Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC) has decided to cancel the planned entertainment part of the closing ceremony due a traffic accident which killed at least seven people early Monday morning.
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Port Hueneme in Ventura County was closed off Monday afternoon while authorities investigated a possible terrorist threat on a cargo ship, a port official said.
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PHILADELPHIA A big gash has been found on the tanker that caused the Delaware River&#39;s worst oil spill in nearly a decade. Divers have found a six-foot cut on the ship, plus holes in two tanks.
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By Susanne Nadeau, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 26--A UND flight instructor and a student were not harmed this afternoon when the 1987 Bell 206 helicopter they were in overturned before take-off, officials said.   The accident happened at about 2:45 p.m.
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At least five people were injured on Saturday after an expressway overpass collapsed in a Montreal suburb, and others could be trapped underneath a tangle of concrete debris, emergency officials said.
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(Glenwood Springs, Colorado-AP) Nov. 26, 2004 - One lane is now open again in each direction on a Colorado interstate that was shut down for more than a day by a massive rock slide.
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Commercial vessels began using a southwestern Louisiana shipping channel on Friday for the first time since a spill of 47,000 barrels of oil forced its closure last week and tapped the nation&#039;s oil reserve.
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By Bill Miller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 9--A traffic accident has shut down Interstate 35 in Denton, according to reports.   The accident occurred about 6 a.m. Friday, a police dispatcher said.
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Flooding causes cancellation of train services and problems on the roads
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The helicopter reportedly hit a wire attached to a television transmission tower in a rural part of the state close to Temple. Fort Hood spokesman Cecil Green said there was no immediate word on casualties.