Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingAttachments International launches hydraulic asphalt cutter/profilerAttachments International has introduced a new hydraulic asphalt cutter/profiler developed by the Pelican Rapids, Minnesota-based company’s Extreme Service Product Group. The machine offers depth control from 1- to 8-inches and can apply up to 30,000 pounds of downward pressure, a force the company says is required for older, high-density asphalt. The AI-G2 Crowning blades on […]June 8, 2016RoadbuildingIllinois DOT releases 6-year, $11.2 billion infrastructure improvement planThe Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has released a transportation infrastructure plan that would provide $11.2 billion in fixes over six years. The FY2017-22 Proposed Highway Improvement Program would be an increase of $2.8 billion over a previous plan. “Our latest multiyear highway program is more promising than a year ago, but we still have our […]June 8, 2016RoadbuildingMaryland DOT seeks public comment on 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement ProgramThe Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its Fiscal Year 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The plan covers four years of transportation projects compiled from state, local and regional plans. Projects included in the STIP, the agency says, were developed using the 2035 Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP).  The plan is a […]June 8, 2016RoadbuildingAASHTO adopts Mississippi DOT software for billboard controls as national standardThe American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is adopting the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) control system for outdoor advertising on billboards, which will allow the software to be used across the country and become the national standard for billboard controls. “MDOT’s goal was to develop an interactive system to electronically permit, manage and […]June 7, 2016RoadbuildingN. Carolina DOT employees honored for assistance during house fireThe North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has recognized four employees from its Equipment and Maintenance Division in Halifax County for their assistance during a house fine in late April. The employees, Teresa Skinner, David Griffies, Thomas Jernigan and Keith Hurdle received the Extra Mile Award, an honor given to employees who “go above and […]June 7, 2016RoadbuildingColorado DOT contractor injured in I-25 work zone accidentA Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) contractor was injured after a vehicle struck the worker’s vehicle in a work zone on Interstate 25 near Johnstown, according to a report by the Greeley Tribune. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when the driver of a 2011 Ford Escape traveled north on the southbound section […]June 7, 2016RoadbuildingMississippi DOT proceeds with I-269, its largest active projectThe Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced it is continuing work on its largest active construction project, Interstate 269, in DeSoto and Marshall Counties in the northern part of the state. The first section of the highway, MDOT says, opened in October last year from Mississippi 302 to the Tennessee state line. MDOT District […]June 6, 2016RoadbuildingVermont governor signs $612.6 million transportation billVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law the state’s fiscal year 2017 Transportation Bill, approving $612,574,418 for construction and maintenance of highways, bridges, rail lines, airports and transit projects. “While maintaining a quality integrated transportation system is critical to the overall economic health of Vermont and the prosperity of Vermonters, safety remains the overriding […]June 6, 2016RoadbuildingPennDOT opens up road and bridge data to the publicThe Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has made roadway pavement and bridge conditions, along with other transportation system data, available to the public online. The creation of Open Data follows Gov. Tom Wolf’s proclamation to make the state’s data more “transparent and accessible” to the public. “At PennDOT we’ve taken the governor’s mission of transparency and […]June 3, 2016RoadbuildingFHWA and 6 states collaborate on pollinator habitat for Monarch butterfliesThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and DOTs in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have agreed to improve pollinator habitat along Interstate 35, which follows a migratory corridor for the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch butterflies’ birth and egg-laying cycles take them on a route from Canada to Mexico, a roughly 2,000-mile trek. 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