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USDOT announces recipients of Competitive Highway Bridge Program grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced 20 bridge projects that will be the first recipients of a portion of $225 million in Competitive Highway Bridge Program grants to fund bridge improvement and replacement in rural areas, Transport Topics reports. “This $225 million in federal funding will enable 18 states to make vital upgrades to select […]
September 23, 2019
Roadbuilding
USDOT announces $856 million in INFRA discretionary grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $856 million in proposed grants through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which aims to fix the nations’s infrastructure through government and private funding, using technology to improve building processes, and increasing project accountability. It also aims to increase the total investment by state, local, […]
August 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
Opening of Maine’s Sarah Mildred Long Bridge delayed again
The projected opening of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge has been postponed again, possibly until late December 2017. According to the Bangor Daily News, Maine Department of Transportation Press Secretary Ted Talbot said project administrators are working with its general contractor, Cianbro Corp., to identify what has caused the opening to be delayed several […]
December 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Driver smashes into Maine I-95 overpass; DOT seeks culprit
A recent inspection of the Interstate 95 overpass in Augusta, Maine, revealed the structure had been heavily damaged by a large vehicle, and the state’s department of transportation wants help finding the culprit. Sometime between September 1 and October 3, the driver of a vehicle with a heavy payload or a piece of heavy equipment […]
November 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Crews use river tides to lift, lower new center span of Maine-N.H. bridge
Bridge builders got some help from the tides to install the 3-million-pound center lift span for the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which connects Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On October 17, the span was floated in on barges across the Piscataqua River. Then on October 18, the rising tide lifted the span above […]
October 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Bids sought for ADA pedestrian ramps in Maine
The Maine Department of Transportation is accepting sealed bids to build and upgrade pedestrian ramps at pedestrian crossings in the town of Machias. Existing ramps are being upgraded and new ones built to comply with Americans with Disability Act requirements. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. at the project […]
September 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Twelve finalists named for America’s Transportation Awards Grand Prize, People’s Choice Award
Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation have been named finalists in the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The projects will be considered for the Grand Prize and People’s Choice Award to be presented at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) annual meeting Sept. 27 in Phoenix. “We’re excited about the high […]
August 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Seven projects from 5 states win top honors in NE regional America’s Transportation Awards
Seven projects from five states were named the top transportation projects as northeast regional winners for the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials’ annual meeting in Philadelphia. The western regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards were announced in June. The American Association of State Highway […]
July 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Maine-New Hampshire Sarah Long Bridge permanently closed to traffic
The Maine and New Hampshire Departments of Transportation are permanently closing to vehicular traffic the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, the 76-year-old structure that connects Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after a failure of the lift bridge August 21. The bridge was originally set to close permanently on November 1 while construction of a new […]
August 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Maine DOT awarded $7.7 million in FASTLANE grants for terminal
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has received a $7.7 million FASTLANE grant to be used for the Maine Intermodal Port Productivity Project (MIPPP) in infrastructure improvements to the International Marine Terminal (IMT) in Portland. Officials estimate the MIPPP will cost $15.4 million and funds from the state and private sector will match the FASTLANE […]
July 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
NASTO honors 7 DOTs for excellence in transportation construction projects
The Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO) recognized seven state departments of transportation (DOTs) as the first regional winners for the America’s Transportation Awards. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sponsor the program, which honors the best transportation projects in the categories […]
June 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Maine DOT names section of I-295 after long-term employee
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has named a portion of I-295 the Richard A. Coleman Highway in honor of Coleman’s 60-year career with the department. The section renamed for Coleman stretches from the Scarborough toll plaza to the West Gardiner toll plaza on I-295 and was announced earlier this year by a bill from […]
November 15, 2015
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