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Dallas church takes holy patrol along I-35...
Nov 28/07
Cutting through the center of the nation,
Interstate 35 extends as far north as Canada and as far south as
Mexico. That long stretch, in one local pastor's opinion, provides
plenty of places along the I-35 corridor that need prayer. The idea of
a program called "Light the Highway" is prayer 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. Christians at a Dallas church, Heartland World Ministry,
said they believe I-35 actually has biblical meaning...
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Highway to Holiness in America...
Nov 26/07
The cars and trucks rush up and down Interstate
35 everyday -- a ribbon of road that cuts the nation in half and goes
all the way from Laredo in the south to Duluth in the north. A number
of Christians have come to believe because of recent prophecies,
dreams and visions that I-35 is the highway spoken of in Isaiah 35,
verse 8 -- "And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of
Holiness."...
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Police
Report More than 100 Car Accidents On Wet Roads...
Nov 26/07
Police said no one was killed or seriously
injured in the more than 100 car accidents Sunday on roads left wet by
the weekend rain in the Dallas-Fort Worth area...
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Metroplex churches join I-35 Highway of Holiness initiative...
Nov 24/07
Highway of Holiness -- a 35-day, spiritual
reform initiative for cities along Interstate 35 from Laredo to
Duluth, Minn. -- is under way, with at least two Metroplex churches
taking part. The event, which runs through Dec. 1, is part of the
Light the Highway movement for nations. The Highway of Holiness
includes 24-hour prayer rooms in at least 12 cities... |
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Traffic moving along at I-35 split near Hillsboro...
Nov 21/07
Traffic is moving freely on I-35 at the
east-west split north of Hillsboro, Texas Transportation Department
officials said late Thursday morning. Construction work on the I-35
split, which divides into I-35E and I-35W, has traffic reduced to one
lane in each direction for about two miles near Hillsboro. State
transportation officials have warned all week that the holiday traffic
would likely lead to significant backups along that corridor... |
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TX-DOT: Expect delays on I-35...
Nov 20/07
Thanksgiving often means traveling to see
relatives and this year is no exception, travel officials said. "We
expect 3 to 4 million Texas travelers," said Rose Rougeau, Texas AAA
spokeswoman... |
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Road repairs will shut down I-35 Tuesday night in Denton County...
Nov 19/07
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
will complete a full-depth asphalt repair to the southbound I-35E
mainlanes after a tanker truck exploded last Thursday at Lake Dallas,
burning the roadway and causing severe damage. The southbound I-35E
mainlanes will be closed just south of FM 2181 (Swisher Road), between
mile markers 457 and 458, starting at 9 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, to
6 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, in Denton County... |
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I-35 construction frustrates some holiday travelers...
Nov 19/07
State Highway 45 is meant to alleviate traffic
troubles on Interstate 35. But progress could be standing in the way
of a happy Thanksgiving for some people... |
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TX-DOT targets repairs on I-35E...
Nov 17/07
Engineers with the Texas Department of
Transportation are gathering what they need to make repairs to
Interstate 35E in Lake Dallas, but the timetable had not been
announced as of Friday afternoon. A 200-foot length of the freeway
must be repaired from shoulder to shoulder, following the explosion of
a tanker truck... |
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Driver in fiery truck crash dies...
Nov 16/07
The driver of a large truck, which was hauling
4,500 gallons of diesel when it crashed and exploded Thursday
afternoon, died from the severe burns that covered his whole body. The
explosive accident happened shortly before 2 p.m. on Interstate 35E in
Lake Dallas... |
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I-35E closed 7 hours by truck explosion fuel hauler...
Nov 16/07
A tanker truck hauling fuel exploded in flames
Thursday on Interstate 35E, fatally injuring its driver and shutting
down the major thoroughfare for about seven hours. Matthew Webb, 27,
of Krum was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas,
authorities said. His passenger, Roland Mattern, 25, of Saginaw, was
reported to be in critical condition late Thursday at Parkland... |
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Gas tanker fire shuts down I-35 near Dallas...
Nov 15/07
A large truck containing gas has exploded on
Interstate I-35 E northbound near Lake Lewisville and Lake Dallas,
closing the highway in both directions. The vehicle is engulfed in
flames and smoke can be seen from several miles away... |
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Council gives go-ahead to Developers request...
Nov 7/07
City Council voted 5-1 to endorse a special
designation for the southwest corner of Interstate 35 and University
Drive to allow development under relaxed environmental cleanup rules.
Automobile parts, sheet metal, and pieces of brick and concrete have
been found beneath the soil, and tests show elevated levels of
arsenic, lead and mercury... |
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Slow down the pace...
Nov 2/07
Last week, on two different days I drove
Interstate-35 from Dallas to Austin and back. Neither of the drives
left one of the cities during rush hour or entered either city during
rush hour. Despite this careful planning, the highway traffic slogged
in both metro areas... |
