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Roadbuilding: Page 104
Roadbuilding
Contract awarded for Outer Loop for future I-295 in N.C.
A team of engineering and contracting firms has won the $129.7 million contract to design and build another section of the Fayetteville Outer Loop in Robeson and Cumberland counties in North Carolina. The 6.1-mile section will eventually be part of the future Interstate 295, a 39-mile freeway by Fayetteville and Fort Bragg. The team consists […]
December 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
Traffic deaths trend downward in Wisc.
Wisconsin saw a drop in traffic deaths in November to 46. That compares to 75 fatalities in November 2016. The latest figure is also below the state’s five-year average for the month of November, which is 53 deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. So far, the state has seen five fewer traffic deaths […]
December 12, 2017
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Roadbuilding
ODOT prepares winter drivers with quiz, checklist
The Oregon Department of Transportation has come up with a fun way to remind drivers of winter safety tips. Throughout December, the ODOT is offering quiz questions on its website. Each quiz question reveals a safety tip. The ODOT offers a video version of the full quiz which you can watch below. The agency also […]
December 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
High-friction pavement project among FHWA safety winners
The Federal Highway Administration has bestowed its 2017 National Roadway Safety Awards on nine state transportation departments.  DOT winners for Infrastructure and Operational Improvements Delaware – DelDOT placed high-friction surface treatments at horizontal curves and where wet road surfaces reduce pavement friction. The agency reports a 56 percent average drop in roadway-departure crashes at […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
New I-66 tolls reach $40, but VDOT stands behind them
Tolls on Virginia’s new Express Lanes on Interstate 66 Inside the Beltway have been raising eyebrows – and emptying wallets – with some drivers paying as much as $40 to travel 10 miles. The first week of the new lanes’ operations, which began December 4, has seen a backlash from drivers, and politicians are vowing to curtail […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Wanted: Road Watchers to keep an eye on Mich. highways
The Michigan Department of Transportation needs more eyes on highways in the western part of the state to report on winter road conditions. Volunteers in MDOT’s Road Watchers program are polled about highway conditions after snow and ice storms, and the agency uses that information for deploying maintenance crews. MDOT seeks volunteers in Allegan, Ionia, […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arlington Memorial Bridge to receive $227 million for repairs
The National Park Service (NPS) announced the approval of a $227 million project to repair and rehabilitate the 85-year-old Arlington Memorial Bridge. According to The Washington Post, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and members of the District and Virginia congressional delegation issued a press release stating that the contract secures funding to repair the aging bridge, which was determined […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Commercial truck toll helps R.I. replace bad bridge
A Rhode Island bridge that has been deemed structurally deficient for almost two decades has been replaced six months ahead of schedule, says the state’s department of transportation. The Rhode Island DOT says more such projects are to come as the state tries to dig out from its bottom rating in the country for bridge […]
December 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Opening of Maine’s Sarah Mildred Long Bridge delayed again
The projected opening of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge has been postponed again, possibly until late December 2017. According to the Bangor Daily News, Maine Department of Transportation Press Secretary Ted Talbot said project administrators are working with its general contractor, Cianbro Corp., to identify what has caused the opening to be delayed several […]
December 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Minn. LED traffic lights have a snow problem
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has found that its efforts to save costs on converting traffic signals to LED bulbs can have safety consequences. Though the lights bring a 90 percent cost savings, they don’t emit as much heat as the former incandescent bulbs. That has left many of the lights covered in snow, preventing […]
December 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
More electric-vehicle charging stations coming to N.J.
New Jersey drivers should soon see more electric-vehicle charging stations in the state. The New Jersey Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection have received $9.5 million in federal funding for grants to add the stations across the state. The money will also fund grants for providing electric power to tractor trailers that require […]
December 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nashville considers $5.2 billion transit plan that includes tunnel
As Nashville, Tennessee, continues to grow, its mayor says it’s time to consider a tunnel for light rail service and rapid buses to relieve ever-increasing traffic congestion. The proposals are part of Mayor Megan Barry’s $5.2 billion “Let’s Move Nashville” plan that could go before voters May 1. The proposed tunnel would be 1.8 miles […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Toll roads in Richmond, Va., to get electronic upgrade
Richmond, Virginia, is preparing to upgrade its toll roads with the help of TransCore traffic management company. TransCore says it will equip the Downtown Expressway, Powhite Parkway and the Boulevard Bridge with its Infinity Digital Lane System. The system will allow the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority to operate any lane in cash, mixed or all-electronic tolling […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Columbus on tap for Ohio’s first SmartLane
Interstate 670 in Columbus, Ohio, is slated to get a new SmartLane, with work beginning this summer, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The ODOT says the additional lane, the result of rebuilding the left shoulder of the freeway, will relieve congestion between Fourth Street and Interstate 270. Scheduled to be completed in Fall […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
TxDOT breaks ground on I-69/I-610 West Loop Interchange
On November 28 the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony for reconstruction of the I-69/I-610 West Loop Interchange project, The Houston Chronicle reports. In attendance were Texas Transportation Chairman J. Bruce Bugg, Jr.; U.S. Congressman John Culberson; Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; State Rep. Sarah Davis; TxDOT Houston District Engineer Quincy Allen; and other […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Cal. wildfires close freeways, create thousands of evacuees
Wildfires raging in Southern California this week have led to thousands of residents evacuating their homes. A fire out of control in Ventura County reached the Pacific Ocean on December 6 destroying homes along the way. The fire jumped Highway 33 and crossed the 101 Freeway into Solimar Beach, burning 50,500 acres, according to the […]
December 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
Residents blame flats on highway department’s choice in gravel
Some people in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, are complaining about the material being used on local roads, claiming it’s puncturing their tires, cbcnews.com reports. “We’re probably getting 40 tires a month with these rocks in them,” Dustin McCulley, who has owned Endurance Automo tive in Dawson City since 2004, told the news agency, adding that […]
December 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
U.S. awards more help for Puerto Rico’s hurricane-hit roads and bridges
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has announced the immediate availability of $30 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds to further roads and bridges throughout Puerto Rico. Another $6 million has been awarded for road repairs throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. These funds supplement $42.5 in emergency funds previously made available to […]
December 6, 2017
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