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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.
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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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Roadbuilding
Tunnel Machine Mary Breaks Through for Historic $3.9B Virginia Highway Project (Video)
The HRBT Expansion tunnel along a 10-mile corridor of Interstate 64 is the largest highway construction project in the state's history.
October 2, 2025
Tunnel Boring Machine Mary at her final breakthrough for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion in Virginia.
Roadbuilding
MDTA Begins Test Pile Program for Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild (Video)
A total of 12 test piles will be placed in the riverbed over the next 6 to 8 weeks.
October 1, 2025
The test piles arriving by barge into Baltimore.
Roadbuilding
North Carolina Gets Record $1.15B from USDOT for Hurricane Helene Repairs
It’s been a little over a year since the Category 4 storm made landfall in the U.S., and road and bridge recovery efforts continue.
September 30, 2025
Crews work to repair Interstate 40 in North Carolina.
Roadbuilding
Tallest Arch Erected for Miami's I-395 Signature Bridge (Video)
Two of the six arches for the 1,025-foot-long bridge have been completed, and precast segments for the tallest arch are in place.
September 26, 2025
The two halves of the tallest of the Miami Signature Bridge's six arches were connected in July 2025.
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