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Roadbuilding
MoDOT slides I-70 bridge into place over Garth Ave.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says the new Interstate 70 bridge at Garth Avenue is only the second bridge in Missouri to be slid into place from its nearby location, but more bridges at Range Line Street and Business Loop will be shifted into place this summer. Due to rain, the bridge slide was postponed from […]
May 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
TRIP report finds Maryland roads and bridges improving, but congestion lingers
The latest state report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) shows conditions of Maryland’s state-maintained roads have improved over the past four years, mirrored by a decrease in the number of structurally deficient bridges. This is due mostly to the state’s Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013. That funding measure, TRIP says, increased the annual […]
May 23, 2016
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT adds projects to long-term plans due to improved funding outlook
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has added 855 projects to its 2017-2021 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan, citing increased state revenues and the assurance of long-term federal funding due to last year’s FAST Act. MoDOT recently presented its latest STIP to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC). “This year’s STIP allows us […]
May 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Kansas DOT approves $64 million in highway construction and maintenance projects
The Kansas Department of Transportation approved more than $64 million in highway construction and maintenance projects as its most recent letting. The projects also involve bridge replacement work. Approved projects include: District One — Northeast Atchison – 159-3 KA-3077-01 – U.S.159, bridge #050 (Little Stranger Creek) located 4.8 miles west and north of the east […]
April 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Kansas DOT approves $73.4 million in state highway projects
The Kansas Department of Transportation approved $73.4 million in bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in its June lettings. These projects include: District One (Northeast) Johnson U.S. 69 in Kansas City, intelligent transportation system, 3.7 miles, ADB Companies Inc. — $902,360.25 Kansas City metro area, intelligent transportation system, ADB Companies Inc. — $674,126.00. […]
July 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Board falls off bridge under construction, shatters windshield
A Colorado woman is still trying to calm her nerves after her jeep’s windshield was shattered while driving on Interstate-70. “I’m driving, and the next thing I know there is the most hideous bang,” Ingrid Basler told 7NEWS reporter Jaclyn Allen. “As you can imagine, when you are driving, and at that rate of […]
February 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
CDOT launches I-70 radio
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched a radio station dedicated to I-70 road and traffic information, according to the Reporter-Herald. The station will be part of the Change Your Peak Drive campaign which aims to educate people about driving safely in winter mountain conditions. “We wanted to be able to share the most up-to-date information with the […]
January 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
The 10 most congested intersections for truckers
After assessing truck-oriented congestion at 250 spots on the U.S. highway system, the American Transportation Research Institute has unveiled a list of the top 10 highway intersections in the country for truck freight congestion: Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 AT SR 4 Chicago, IL: I-290 AT I-90/I-94 Atlanta, GA: I-285 AT I-85 (NORTH) Cincinatti, OH: I-71 AT I-75 […]
December 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Missouri voters speak: Sales tax not the place for raising highway monies
Missouri voters in Tuesday’s (8/5) primary elections, as I wrote last week, were presented with a ballot measure that would have raised the state retail sales tax a fraction of a cent to help fund transportation projects — it would also, as I noted, have prohibited for 10 years tolling as a means of funding and likewise […]
August 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
The Washed-Away Roads of Boulder
The floods that began on September 11 and have continued to ravage Colorado are responsible for more than 1,000 deaths, according to a USA Today report. The storms have destroyed about 1,500 homes and have damaged nearly 17,500, according to an initial estimate released by the Colorado Office of Emergency Management. Roads are washed out, […]
September 16, 2013
Roadbuilding
CDOT crews complete I-70 bridge replacement ahead of schedule
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reopened Interstate 70 on Monday morning following a weekend of bridge work. CDOT announced the section of road, located between Interstate 25 and Federal Boulevard, opened approximately 4.5 hours ahead of schedule. More than 1,000 visited the viewing area over the weekend to watch more than 100 crew members […]
July 25, 2013
Roadbuilding
Crews to install final pieces of Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge this week
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced Tuesday that the final piece of the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge will be installed this week, according to KMOV. MoDOT said crews will install the bridge’s steel girders on Thursday. They will add the final piece of steel–a 30,000-pound floor beam–to the bridge on Friday. The bridge, located […]
July 24, 2013
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