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Roadbuilding
WVDOT taps Swank Construction to rehab or replace 24 bridges on I-70
On Monday, August 5, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that Swank Construction had been awarded a nearly $215 million project to rehabilitate or replace more than 24 bridges along Interstate 70 between Pennsylvania and Ohio, the Associated Press reports. The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) reportedly received bids from five companies for the […]
August 15, 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
Colo. DOT puts parolees to work on maintenance projects
The Colorado Department of Transportation is hiring people with criminal records to work on bridges and clean up areas along roadsides in an effort to give those on parole a second chance. CDOT contracts with the Center for Employment Opportunities to place the parolees in full-time and transitional employment. The center operates transitional work crews […]
November 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Slide-in projects quickly replace two Ind. bridges
The Indiana Department of Transportation reports success with slide-in bridge construction, a process that allowed the agency to replace two bridges on Interstate 70 within eight days each. Road crews built the new bridge decks on temporary supports beside the existing eastbound and westbound bridges near Richmond. Then the existing bridges were demolished and the […]
November 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mo. coalition forms to lure high-speed Hyperloop route for I-70
A new coalition is raising money to try to attract a Hyperloop route to Missouri between Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis along Interstate 70. The coalition hopes to beat out other urban areas around the world to entice the Hyperloop One company to build its first Hyperloop route in Missouri. The company says it […]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
CoDOT to provide home improvements along I-70 rebuild route
The Colorado Department of Transportation has a long history of improving roads, but it will soon be in the business of improving homes. The department has set aside $2.3 million to provide interior storm windows and window-mounted air conditioning units to help mitigate dust and noise during the Central 70 Project, which will reconstruct a […]
September 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Boulders strike semi trucks as rockslide shuts down I-70 in Colorado
A boulder the size of a small car hit two semi-trucks on Interstate 70 in Colorado during a rockslide that shut down the highway. The Denver Post reported that the rockslide on Monday night in Glenwood Canyon didn’t injure anyone, but did divert traffic 146 miles east of the Utah Boarder after the Colorado Department of Transportation shut down […]
February 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT, HPTE release first I-70 East Project request for proposals to public
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the state’s High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) have released to the public the first request for proposals (RFP) for the Interstate 70 East Project near Denver, an effort aimed at increasing transparency and public participation. Details on the RFP are available here. The I-70 East Project proposes an additional […]
September 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT receives 5 statements of qualification for I-70 East Project
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) and the Colorado Bridge Enterprise (CBE) have received statements of qualification (SOQ) from five entities for work on the possible public-private partnership (P3) for the Interstate 70 East Project in the Denver area. SOQs summarize a group’s experience both in the industry and similar […]
June 25, 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
Kansas to receive $1.2 billion for improvements
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced a projected $1.2 billion improvement program for highways, bridge replacement and local projects throughout the state. The funds will create several short- and long-term highway and bridge construction jobs, with work expected to begin throughout 2015 and 2016. The improvements are a continuing part of the 10-year T-Works […]
August 25, 2014
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