Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingS. Carolina DOT receives construction awards for recycled materials, perpetual pavementThe South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has received two construction awards, which include one for using recycled materials and another for long-lasting pavement work. Both were presented during the South Carolina Transportation Commission’s April meeting. The Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association (ARRA) gave SCDOT Secretary Christy A. Hall its Richard E. Lowell President’s Award, […]April 27, 2016RoadbuildingColorado DOT Engineering Applications Group launches website for contractor software supportThe Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Engineering Applications Group recently launched a website for contractors to serve as a clearinghouse for software support. The site includes training schedules, documents, SiteManager access, Pay Estimates, Bridge Applications, Payment Resources, and Project Bids. “We felt that the software information that contractors needed was difficult to locate and required […]April 27, 2016RoadbuildingNorth Carolina students honored for winning state Model Bridge Building CompetitionStudents from a middle school and high school in Wake County won their divisions of the annual North Carolina Model Bridge Building Competition. The Carolinas Associated General Contractors and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) sponsor the event that began in 2000 as a way to “encourage students to develop math and science skills.” […]April 27, 2016RoadbuildingKansas DOT to delay FY2017-2019 large projects due to low highway fund revenuesThe Kansas Department of Transportation is delaying for fiscal years 2017-2019 two categories of road projects, modernization and expansion, due to low State Highway Fund revenues. KDOT says these types of projects are “generally the larger projects under the current T-WORKS (Transportation Works for Kansas) transportation program.” Modernization projects, it adds, would include adding shoulders […]April 26, 2016RoadbuildingWork begins on Idaho’s surplus-funded critical-need transportation projectsWork has begun on critical-need projects identified by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and is being funded by a surplus from the state’s general fund. There are 17 projects in all to be funded by the surplus. The first project includes critical safety improvements to eight bridges on U.S. 20 in the eastern part of the […]April 26, 2016RoadbuildingMinnesota DOT bathes I-35W bridge in purple light to commemorate life of PrinceThe Minnesota Department of Transportation recently bathed the Interstate 35 West bridge in purple light to honor the life of musician Prince, a native of the state, who died April 21. The bridge features a computerized lighting system MnDOT uses to change the color of the bridge, which it does to coincide with “significant regional […]April 26, 2016RoadbuildingSenate Appropriations Committee approves FY2017 THUD billThe Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill that includes $16.9 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The annual bill, which was approved 30-0, provides the discretionary spending amounts and authorizes funding for the Highway Trust Fund, […]April 25, 2016RoadbuildingAASHTO highlights sustainability and environmental stewardship among state DOTsIn recognition of Earth Day last week, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a video detailing the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s efforts to make its system more sustainable. “Earth Day is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate how states are taking a wide-ranging approach to responsible environmental stewardship,” says Bud Wright, […]April 25, 2016RoadbuildingGeorgia DOT begins celebration of 100-year anniversaryThe Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has begun celebrations marking its 100-year anniversary. April 20-22 the public was allowed to visit a “Centennial exhibit” at the agency’s headquarters. “While a centennial is a time to reflect on the past, it is also a time to look ahead to new challenges,” Commissioner Russell McMurry said. “Drones, […]April 25, 2016RoadbuildingColorado DOT accepting applications for Transportation Alternatives ProgramThe Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is accepting applications for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). The measure provides federal funds to projects that “expand travel choices, strengthen local economies, improves quality of life and protects the environment.” TAP will provide roughly $22 million to projects across the state for fiscal years 2018-2020. 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