Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingTennessee DOT awarded $10 million to complete parkway authorized in 1944The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Tennessee Department of Transportation a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to complete a 16-mile segment of the Foothills Parkway in Blount and Sevier counties. The National Park Service and the state of Tennessee have committed funding to match the grant to make sure […]August 2, 2016RoadbuildingVirginia DOT evaluating project submissions through data-driven SMART SCALE programThe Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is accepting transportation project submittals from localities and regional organizations for evaluation for funding under the state’s SMART SCALE program beginning today and extending to September 30. The SMART SCALE system prioritizes transportation projects based on need using an data-driven analysis. It stands for System for the Management and […]August 1, 2016RoadbuildingWisconsin needs to recover $939 million to maintain transportation projectsWisconsin General Assembly Co-Chair Rep. John Nygren recently reported the state needs to recover $939 million to maintain transportation projects approved in the last budget, calling out Gov. Scott Walker’s “unsustainably high amount of transportation bonding” to fund the projects. Nygren reports in a written statement that details from the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau show […]August 1, 2016RoadbuildingMaineDOT gets $10.5 million TIGER grant for Beals Island Bridge replacementThe Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has been awarded a $10.5 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for replacing the Beals Island Bridge in Jonesport. “This important funding will allow the MaineDOT to move forward in replacing the bridge, improving public safety, increasing connectivity between the island […]August 1, 2016RoadbuildingFull-width paving project orchestrates dozens of machines, lays 8,000 tons of asphalt in one dayA video by Dmitry Chistoprudov shows a heavily orchestrated performance of paving recently on a section of Tverskaya Street in Moscow near the Kremlin/Red Square area, with the entire width of the roadway being paved at roughly the same time. Chistoprudov says in the video description that over the course of a day 8,000 tons […]July 29, 2016RoadbuildingTennessee DOT veteran struck and killed by vehicle while flaggingTennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) operations technician James “Pee Wee” Hopkins, 63, was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle July 27 while flagging traffic around a maintenance crew on Tennessee 54 near U.S. 412 in Crocket County. TDOT says this is the second employee fatality in the past three months, and has had 111 […]July 29, 2016RoadbuildingUSDOT awards $13.5 million TIGER grant for Indiana’s Eisenhower BridgeThe U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $13.5 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to Indiana’s Madison County and city of Anderson to replace the Eisenhower Bridge. Officials say the structure is the “eastern gateway” to the downtown section of Anderson and is a “critical component” of Madison County’s economic infrastructure. It […]July 29, 2016RoadbuildingAstec Industries attributes recent sales and earnings boost to FAST ActAsphalt plant manufacturer and Roadtec parent company Astec Industries has reported net sales of $294.4 million for the second quarter this year, a 9.9 percent increase compared to the same time period last year. Earnings increased 35.2 percent from $11.8 million in 2Q 2015 to $18.2 million this year. Domestic sales increased 24.5 percent to $243.3 […]July 28, 2016RoadbuildingNevada DOT’s Project Neon providing training spots for federal law enforcementNevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) right-of-way purchases for the Project Neon Interstate 15 widening project has created a series of vacant buildings in which the agency is allowing federal law enforcement officials to use as training site. “They have smashed windows, blown doors, and busted through walls in order to simulate a real engagement,” says […]July 28, 2016RoadbuildingColorado’s North I-25 Project gets $15 million TIGER GrantThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) $15 million from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program for improvements on the North Interstate 25 Project between Fort Collins and Loveland. 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