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Roadbuilding
Expanded Ore. move-over law takes effect
A new law in Oregon requires drivers to move over for any vehicle stopped on the side of road that is displaying hazard lights or a distress signal. The law takes effect January 1 and requires the driver to move to another lane away from the vehicle or reduce speed by 5 mph. This is […]
January 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Contracts awarded for major Oklahoma City road projects
Work to complete improvements to Oklahoma City Boulevard in the city’s downtown area and the SH-74 corridor in northwest Oklahoma City will begin in the spring, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has awarded a $27 million contract to Allen Contracting Inc. and Shell Construction Inc. of Oklahoma City to […]
December 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
ODOT prepares winter drivers with quiz, checklist
The Oregon Department of Transportation has come up with a fun way to remind drivers of winter safety tips. Throughout December, the ODOT is offering quiz questions on its website. Each quiz question reveals a safety tip. The ODOT offers a video version of the full quiz which you can watch below. The agency also […]
December 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
Columbus on tap for Ohio’s first SmartLane
Interstate 670 in Columbus, Ohio, is slated to get a new SmartLane, with work beginning this summer, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The ODOT says the additional lane, the result of rebuilding the left shoulder of the freeway, will relieve congestion between Fourth Street and Interstate 270. Scheduled to be completed in Fall […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
25 tons of hay block Ore. interstate during rush hour
Oregon Department of Transportation workers spent much of Monday morning gathering up 25 tons of hay that spilled out of an overturned tractor trailer. It took about seven hours to remove the hay and clear the wreckage from Interstate 5 North in Portland. The wreck occurred about 4:30 a.m. at the Marquam Bridge and blocked […]
November 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
Okla. commission adopts $926 million road and bridge plan
A plan for $926 million worth of road and bridge projects has been approved by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission through 2022. The plan calls for improving 800 miles of road and replacing or rehabilitating 400 bridges, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. ODOT says 297 of the bridges are rated as structurally deficient. The […]
November 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ore. studded tire season begins Nov. 1, but ODOT hopes you won’t
Studded-tire season begins November 1 in Oregon, although the state’s department of transportation hopes you’ll use another method of traction during the winter season. ODOT says a 2014 study determined that studded tires cause $8.5 million in damage a year on the state’s highways. ODOT prefers drivers – who must go out in severe weather […]
November 2, 2017
Roadbuilding
ODOT hiring highway technicians for winter season
The Ohio Department of Transportation has openings for highway technician 1 jobs for the winter season. The jobs pay $16.59 per hour, not to exceed 1,000 hours. The positions end on or before April 8 and begin in December. ODOT has 40 positions open in eight counties. Duties include operating basic equipment and general highway […]
October 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oregon road-charging program OReGO gets $4.9 million boost
Oregon’s road-charging program – designed to find an alternative funding source to the gas tax – has received two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $4.9 million. The pilot program called OReGO charges drivers by miles driven in exchange for state gas-tax credits. One of the grants involves implementing a joint project with California to […]
October 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Budget cuts force delays to Okla. highway projects
Seven years of continued state funding cuts have led the Oklahoma Transportation Commission to drastically reduce and even remove some projects from the state’s 2018-2025 highway and bridge plan. Forty construction projects totaling more than $204 million were removed from the updated eight-year plan, and about 42 percent of all programmed projects are being delayed […]
October 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas firm wins $36 million contract to replace historic Okla. bridge
Webber LLC of Woodlands, Texas, has won a $36 million contract to replace the historic James C. Nance Bridge between Purcell and Lexington, Oklahoma. Webber was the lowest of three bidders to build the four-lane span for U.S. 77/State Highway 39 over the South Canadian River, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The work […]
September 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT discusses taxing by miles driven as gas-tax replacement
The Utah Department of Transportation wants to start a pilot project to tax the amount of miles a motorist drives, as a possible replacement to the state’s gas tax, according to The Salt Lake City Tribune. Several states, such as Oregon, have already begun such pilot programs. As cars become more fuel efficient and more […]
September 11, 2017
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