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Arizona DOT Technician Saves Injured Teen During Historic Flooding
The 15-year-old was trapped in his pickup truck while surrounded by floodwaters that prevented an ambulance from reaching him.
November 3, 2025
Karl Lopez, seen here, was assisting with flood relief efforts in Globe, Arizona, the night he saved an injured 15-year-old boy.
Roadbuilding
Nebraska DOT Uses Construction Manager-Contractor Approach to Replace Historic Omaha Bridge
The delivery format for the $4 million pre-construction contract brings private partners into the project during the design phase.
October 30, 2025
The 90-year-old Saddle Creek Bridge, seen here, was assembled with historic Dodge Street curbstones.
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Roadbuilding
Work Begins on Arizona’s Largest-Ever Highway Construction Project
Engineering firm Jacobs and general contractor Sundt Construction won the $600 million design-build contract.
October 28, 2025
Work on the $600 million project, seen here, began in June 2025.
Roadbuilding
"Uncommon Closure": Marines' Artillery Shot Covers California's I-5 in Shrapnel
“This was an unusual and concerning situation,” said a highway patrol chief about the unexpected closure stemming from the Corps' 250th anniversary.
October 24, 2025
A piece of shrapnel after striking the hood of a California Highway Patrol vehicle
Roadbuilding
Illinois Governor Announces Record $50.6B Infrastructure Program
The state's roads and bridges are targeted for $32.5 billion worth of improvements spread over six years.
October 22, 2025
Illinois’ roads and bridges will get $32.5 billion of the $50.6 billion over the next six years.
Business
Fayat Group Names Industry Veteran Paul Hense as Road Equipment President
Hense takes the reins at a time of expansion and reorganization at Fayat, which owns Dynapac and BOMAG.
October 20, 2025
Paul Hense oversaw Dynapac's business during his time at its former parent company, Atlas Copco.
Roadbuilding
ARTBA Taps Caterpillar Construction Equipment Leader as New Chairman
Anthony Fassino, group president of Caterpillar Construction Industries, plans to focus on federal highway funding and solutions to regulations.
October 17, 2025
Anthony Fassino, group president of Caterpillar Construction Industries, speaking at an American Road & Transportation Builders Association event.
Regulations
USDOT Overhauls DBE Program, Calling it “Discriminatory, Unconstitutional”
DBE businesses must now reapply for the program, which no longer presumes disadvantage based on race or gender.
October 13, 2025
DBEs will now be required to prove their socially disadvantaged status to qualify for USDOT's DBE program.
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT Cuts Ribbon on $302M I-15 Tropicana Interchange Project
The project promises improved traffic, better travel time on I-15 and increased safety.
October 10, 2025
The newly reconstructed I-15 Tropicana Interchange in Las Vegas.
Safety
Minnesota DOT Pauses Work Statewide After 2 Contractors Killed in Struck-By Incidents
The men in their 20s were hit by reversing trucks in separate road work zones within two days.
October 7, 2025
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Roadbuilding
Tunnel Machine Mary Breaks Through for Historic $3.9B Virginia Highway Project (Video)
The HRBT Expansion tunnel along a 10-mile corridor of Interstate 64 is the largest highway construction project in the state's history.
October 2, 2025
Tunnel Boring Machine Mary at her final breakthrough for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion in Virginia.
Roadbuilding
MDTA Begins Test Pile Program for Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild (Video)
A total of 12 test piles will be placed in the riverbed over the next 6 to 8 weeks.
October 1, 2025
The test piles arriving by barge into Baltimore.
Roadbuilding
North Carolina Gets Record $1.15B from USDOT for Hurricane Helene Repairs
It’s been a little over a year since the Category 4 storm made landfall in the U.S., and road and bridge recovery efforts continue.
September 30, 2025
Crews work to repair Interstate 40 in North Carolina.
Roadbuilding
Tallest Arch Erected for Miami's I-395 Signature Bridge (Video)
Two of the six arches for the 1,025-foot-long bridge have been completed, and precast segments for the tallest arch are in place.
September 26, 2025
The two halves of the tallest of the Miami Signature Bridge's six arches were connected in July 2025.
Aerial/Lifting Equipment
PA Turnpike Deploys "First-of-its-Kind" Swappable Truck-Mounted Aerial Lifts
The new units increase worker safety, save money and can be swapped among existing fleet trucks, the agency says.
September 23, 2025
A Lift-a-Loft lift on a PA Turnpike Freightliner truck.
Roadbuilding
Louisiana to Build $2.3B Toll, I-10 Calcasieu Bridge Starting in 2026
The future toll bridge is part of a 5.5-mile reconstruction of the interstate expected to begin next year.
September 19, 2025
A rendering of how the final Calcasieu River Bridge might look.
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT Kicks Off Next Phase of $2.8B I-70 Widening
The Blue Springs to Odessa project will add a third lane in both directions for roughly 25 miles.
September 18, 2025
A rendering of the future Bates City, Missouri, interchange
Roadbuilding
ARDOT Launches $1.3B I-49 Extension with New Arkansas River Bridge
The 14-mile I-49 Extension is part of a 162-mile interstate connector from Fort Smith to Texarkana.
September 15, 2025
A rendering of the future I-49 Arkansas River Bridge.
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