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Virginia's $660M I-495 Express Lanes Extension Set to Open This Month
The new interstate toll roads connect with the original 14-mile Express Lanes and extend toward the Maryland border.
November 21, 2025
Lanes on the outer portion of the Beltway for northbound I-495 traffic approaching Live Oak Drive, May 2025.
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NTSB: Loose Wire Triggered Fatal Ship Crash, Collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge
The March 26, 2024, crash resulted from an electrical blackout on the container ship, according to the final report.
November 20, 2025
Test piles for the new Key Bridge, recently barged into Baltimore.
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Iowa DOT Pays Farmers to Protect Roads from Snowdrifts with Corn
Standing corn left in open, wind-prone areas near roads significantly reduces salt use and snowplowing and gives farmers another source of income.
November 18, 2025
An official Iowa DOT standing corn snow fence.
Roadbuilding
Could Low-Carbon Cement Be Causing Premature Deterioration of Indiana Roads, Bridges?
The DOT has placed new limitations on limestone-infused Type 1L cement, which the American Cement Association is challenging.
November 14, 2025
Some tines on recent concrete pours in Indiana are exhibiting early deterioration, seen here.
Roadbuilding
Cincinnati Tanker Fire Triggers Emergency Pavement Repair
The damage closed an I-75 overpass bridge as DOT crews scrambled to make emergency asphalt repairs.
November 12, 2025
The tanker truck flipped on its side while exiting the off ramp, seen here.
Roadbuilding
New York Devotes Extra $600M for 2,150 Miles of Pavement Renewal
The newly funded 185 projects will be completed alongside scheduled work from the state's $34 billion Capital Plan.
November 10, 2025
The new allocation brings the total number of pavement renewal projects set for next year to over 250.
Roadbuilding
Caltrans Approves $5B for Transportation Infrastructure, Including $700M for L.A. Bridge Repairs
The money will go toward bridge and road repairs throughout the state as well as $700 million to replace the deck on the aging Vincent Thomas Bridge.
November 7, 2025
Upgrades coming to the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles include a new deck, seismic sensors, railings, fences and a median barrier.
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT to Reopen Repaired Green River Tunnel After Deadly Collision & Fire
The tunnel has been closed since February after a chain reaction of crashes involving 26 vehicles killed three and injured 20 people.
November 6, 2025
A view inside the repaired westbound Green River Tunnel, which was burnt black in February from a deadly fire.
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT Technician Saves Injured Teen During Historic Flooding
The 15-year-old was trapped in his pickup truck while surrounded by floodwaters that prevented an ambulance from reaching him.
November 3, 2025
Karl Lopez, seen here, was assisting with flood relief efforts in Globe, Arizona, the night he saved an injured 15-year-old boy.
Roadbuilding
Nebraska DOT Uses Construction Manager-Contractor Approach to Replace Historic Omaha Bridge
The delivery format for the $4 million pre-construction contract brings private partners into the project during the design phase.
October 30, 2025
The 90-year-old Saddle Creek Bridge, seen here, was assembled with historic Dodge Street curbstones.
Roadbuilding
Work Begins on Arizona’s Largest-Ever Highway Construction Project
Engineering firm Jacobs and general contractor Sundt Construction won the $600 million design-build contract.
October 28, 2025
Work on the $600 million project, seen here, began in June 2025.
Roadbuilding
"Uncommon Closure": Marines' Artillery Shot Covers California's I-5 in Shrapnel
“This was an unusual and concerning situation,” said a highway patrol chief about the unexpected closure stemming from the Corps' 250th anniversary.
October 24, 2025
A piece of shrapnel after striking the hood of a California Highway Patrol vehicle
Roadbuilding
Illinois Governor Announces Record $50.6B Infrastructure Program
The state's roads and bridges are targeted for $32.5 billion worth of improvements spread over six years.
October 22, 2025
Illinois’ roads and bridges will get $32.5 billion of the $50.6 billion over the next six years.
Business
Fayat Group Names Industry Veteran Paul Hense as Road Equipment President
Hense takes the reins at a time of expansion and reorganization at Fayat, which owns Dynapac and BOMAG.
October 20, 2025
Paul Hense oversaw Dynapac's business during his time at its former parent company, Atlas Copco.
Roadbuilding
ARTBA Taps Caterpillar Construction Equipment Leader as New Chairman
Anthony Fassino, group president of Caterpillar Construction Industries, plans to focus on federal highway funding and solutions to regulations.
October 17, 2025
Anthony Fassino, group president of Caterpillar Construction Industries, speaking at an American Road & Transportation Builders Association event.
Regulations
USDOT Overhauls DBE Program, Calling it “Discriminatory, Unconstitutional”
DBE businesses must now reapply for the program, which no longer presumes disadvantage based on race or gender.
October 13, 2025
DBEs will now be required to prove their socially disadvantaged status to qualify for USDOT's DBE program.
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT Cuts Ribbon on $302M I-15 Tropicana Interchange Project
The project promises improved traffic, better travel time on I-15 and increased safety.
October 10, 2025
The newly reconstructed I-15 Tropicana Interchange in Las Vegas.
Safety
Minnesota DOT Pauses Work Statewide After 2 Contractors Killed in Struck-By Incidents
The men in their 20s were hit by reversing trucks in separate road work zones within two days.
October 7, 2025
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