Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingLouisiana DOTD details I-10 Twin Span Bridge repair in aftermath of KatrinaIn its second video commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development feature the rebuilding of the Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge connecting New Orleans to Slidell. The first video provides and overview of planning and evacuation efforts now in place for future hurricanes. In “I-10 Twin Span Bridge: Rebuilt […]August 27, 2015RoadbuildingTen years after Katrina: Biloxi Bay, Bay St. Louis Bridges keep community strongTen years ago Hurricane Katrina damaged beyond repair the Biloxi Bay and Bay St. Louis Bridges, destruction that cut off many communities in the Biloxi area from each other. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), through processes that allowed bridge design, engineering, permitting and construction to operate concurrently, was able to rebuild the Biloxi Bay […]August 26, 2015RoadbuildingTen state DOT projects named America’s Transportation Awards finalistsThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), along with AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected the top 10 project finalists from this year’s regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards (ATA). Each year four regional competitions are held and the 10 winners with the highest overall scores are selected […]August 26, 2015RoadbuildingLouisiana DOTD launches Katrina video series documenting improvements made since the stormThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is releasing a video series that features employees involved in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which decimated portions New Orleans 10 years ago this week. The videos also focus on LDOTD’s infrastructure improvements designed to help in mass evacuations, one of the major problems […]August 25, 2015RoadbuildingFHWA provides $7.1 million in grants for innovative traffic safety improvementsThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is providing $7.1 million in grants to seven states and the National Park Service by way of the agency’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program to be used for “cutting-edge” traffic safety improvements. “This country’s transportation needs continue to grow, and we need to adapt our […]August 25, 2015RoadbuildingNew Hampshire governor nominates MassDOT veteran Sheehan for NHDOT commissioner postGov. Maggie Hassan has announced she will nominate Victoria Sheehan, currently with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), as the new commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). Sheehan would become the second woman to run the department Hassan’s formal announcement will come at the next New Hampshire Executive Council meeting August 26. The […]August 24, 2015RoadbuildingWashington town to reduce streetlight energy use with conversion to LEDsWest Richland, Washington, recently converted 1,097 of the city’s streetlights to Autobahn LED luminaires from Acuity Brands in an effort to cut back on lighting energy use as well as long-term maintenance cost. “It makes good economic and business sense for the city to install new LED street lights and a wireless control system that reduces […]August 24, 2015RoadbuildingLouisiana Transportation Research Center develops pavement smoothness best practices focused on IRIThe Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) teamed up with The Transtec Group to develop a best practices document for achieving optimal pavement smoothness that uses the International Roughness Index (IRI) as a guide. This is significant, as the LTRC says states “are moving away from profilograph-based smoothness specifications” and opting for IRI. The group says the report, […]August 21, 2015RoadbuildingDelaware’s U.S. 301 Mainline toll road to get $211.35 million TIFIA loanThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will provide a maximum loan of $211.35 million for construction of the U.S. 301 Mainline toll road project that begins at the Maryland and Delaware state line. The loan comes from USDOT’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA). “Financial assistance from the (USDOT) means two important things for […]August 21, 2015RoadbuildingColorado DOT finance group director leaving post to become public-private partnership consultantMichael Cheroutes, director of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CODOT) High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), will leave his post in October to run the Colorado Center for Infrastructure Investment (CC2I). As director of the HPTE, Cheroutes oversees a department he helped create that is responsible for developing innovative ways of financing for transportation projects, such […]August 20, 2015Previous PagePage 189 of 225Next PageTop StoriesPickups2027 GMC Sierra 2500 HD, 3500 HD Revealed: 7 Trims, New Gas or Diesel V8sThe 3500 HD gets a max 38,000 pounds of towing with the diesel V8, and the 2500 HD gets up to 19,000 pounds with the gas V8.Vintage EquipmentPOV Tour: The Most Epic Collection of Vintage Construction EquipmentTractorsKubota Revamps BX90 Subcompact Tractor Line With More Power and CapabilityGraders/ScrapersK-Tec Reveals 1232 Scraper with 32-Yard Capacity for Articulated HaulersMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling New and Used Compact Utility Loaders
