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FDOT tests wrong-way driver detection system on Howard Frankland Bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation is testing its wrong-way driver detection system on Howard Frankland Bridge in hopes of saving lives. Details here.
June 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
Golden Gate Bridge inspections in progress
According to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, inspections of the towers on the Golden Gate Bridge began on April 30, 2018, NBC Bay Area reports. Crews are inspecting the bridge’s towers to see if any portions of the structures need to be repaired. “Our salty marine environment does its best to corrode […]
May 7, 2018
Roadbuilding
New express lanes open on I-680 in Bay Area
New express lanes have opened on Interstate 680 through San Ramon Valley, California, reports NBC Bay Area. The lanes are free for vehicles with two or more occupants. Solo drivers wanting to travel the speedier lanes must pay a toll. Tolls will vary depending on traffic, with a minimum toll of 50 cents and no […]
October 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
California universities working to develop longer-lasting highways
The recent wet weather in the Bay Area has caused potholes and damage to many of California’s roads. The East Bay Times reports that, on March 1 emergency repairs were completed on a pothole that had developed in one of the northbound lanes of Interstate 680 in Fremont Feb. 28, noting that was just one of the […]
March 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
After $1.1 billion and 15 years, Presidio Parkway in San Francisco opens (PHOTOS)
It took 15 years and more than $1 billion, but the final concrete has been poured in the Presidio Parkway project to replace Doyle Drive in San Francisco. The new road opened to drivers late Sunday night. The 1.6-mile Presidio Parkway replaces Doyle Drive as the main gateway to one of America’s most iconic bridges, the Golden […]
July 16, 2015
Equipment
Caltrans: 111 public transit, air quality projects get $63.3 million in funding
Caltrans today announced it has awarded $63.3 million to fund 111 public transit and air quality projects across California to upgrade transit service and purchase eco-friendly buses. All of the funding comes from Proposition 1B, the 2006 transportation bond, which includes $3.6 billion to improve public transit in California. “When the voters passed Proposition 1B, […]
May 13, 2010
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