Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingIllinois Tollway committee approves funding up to $993 million for Route 53/120 projectA committee formed by the Illinois Tollway (IT) approved funding recommendations that could generate between $745 million and $993 million for the Illinois Route 53/120 extension project. According to an IT release, the committee, convened by the tollway for the project, also recommends IT proceed with studies covering the environmental and engineering aspects of the project, […]March 16, 2015RoadbuildingMississippi DOT announces Pittman as new roadway design engineerRichard Pittman is the new Roadway Design division engineer for the Mississippi Department of Transporation. MDOT announced the appointment, stating the Jackson native will work with a new assistant in parsing out responsibilities to employees in the Roadway Design division. The division is responsible for “the design and preparation of plans for construction of […]March 16, 2015RoadbuildingAs highway reauthorization hearing nears, ARTBA proposes 15-cent gas tax increase for 10-year fundingA proposal dubbed “Getting Beyond Gridlock” by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) would raise $401 billion for highway and mass transit capital investments via a 15-cents-per-gallon increase in federal gas and diesel fuel taxes. The proposal comes less than a week before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee holds a hearing on “reauthorizing” federal surface […]March 13, 2015RoadbuildingSixth element, reaching 90 feet deep, placed for Midtown Tunnel in VirginiaThe sixth of 11 elements being used to create a new two-lane Midtown Tunnel connecting Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia, was placed March 5 by the Elizabeth River Tunnels (ERT) Project team. This element will be the deepest component of the tunnel (roughly 90 feet), which is being placed parallel to the existing U.S. 58 Midtown […]March 13, 2015RoadbuildingMississippi DOT begins work on Interstate 220 erosionAlmost immediately after The Federal Highway Administration announced emergency relief funds were being issued to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, roadwork began on an embankment slide on an Interstate 220 ramp. Heavy rains and severe winter weather combined to cause sliding, or embankment erosion, along the eastbound Highway 80 exit ramp to I-220, MDOT said. […]March 13, 2015RoadbuildingNorth American Snow Conference set for April 12-15The American Public Works Association (APWA) is expecting more than 1,500 snow and ice management professionals at its annual North American Snow Conference dubbed “The Show for Snow,” April 12-15 in Grand Rapids, Mich. “APWA’s Snow Conference will feature a concentrated collection of industry-leading snow and ice education sessions, and an exhibit floor with vendors […]March 13, 2015RoadbuildingIowa Transportation Commission approves $33 million in new highway and bridge projectsThe Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a 2015 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program (ITIP) amendment to add highway and bridge projects for fiscal year 2015, a move made possible by the recent 10-cents-per-gallon gas tax approved by Gov. Terry Branstad. The new projects total $33.2 million, which is the amount expected to be collected for FY […]March 12, 2015RoadbuildingTRB plans webinar covering pothole patchingThe Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies will hold a webinar April 1 covering current practices for patching potholes, just in time for when many departments of transportation are beginning spring maintenance. The webinar, set for 1-2:30 p.m. ET, will cover: National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 463: Pavement Patching Practices. This covers […]March 12, 2015RoadbuildingLos Angeles city engineer joins Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure BoardThe American Public Works Association (APWA) President Larry Stevens has appointed Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, to the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) board of directors for a three-year term. APWA co-established the ISI with the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies. A non-profit group, ISI develops and maintains a […]March 12, 2015RoadbuildingMississippi receives FHWA emergency funds for flooded road repairsThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is providing $500,000 in emergency relief funds to help the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to repair “federal-aid roads damaged by rainfall”. Flooding from severe winter weather, including excessive rainfall, this year has caused extensive erosion along Interstate 220 embankments, damage that will cost an estimated $1 million to repair. 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