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Roadbuilding
Best management practices for quality pavements when using recycled materials
Asphalt is one of the most recycled materials in use today, a fact that was touted several times during the recent National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) meeting in Orlando. In 2015, reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), represented 21.4 percent of the content of hot mix and warm mix asphalt used in the United States. NAPA says […]
March 23, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ohio lawmaker proposes replacing fuel taxes with higher license plate fee
Ohio state Senator Bill Colley has proposed new legislation that would provide funding for transportation projects via a $140 yearly license plate fee that would replace the current 28 cents per gallon gas tax in the state, according to a report by the Dayton Daily News. Coley says the amount collected through the fee would […]
March 23, 2017
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Roadbuilding
Tennessee House moves Haslam’s IMPROVE Act for transportation funding forward
The Tennessee House Transportation Committee has approved a version of Gov. Bill Haslam’s IMPROVE Act aimed at providing increased funds for road funding, according to a report by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The proposal, also known as “Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy,” would, in a modified form, increase the […]
March 23, 2017
Roadbuilding
Three former SCDOT employees plead guilty in public corruption investigation
Three former South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) employees have pleaded guilty to charges of corruption in a kickback scheme that goes back several years, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. Charges were filed last summer, alleging bribery, conspiracy and in one case stolen property. The pleas, listed in a release by the South […]
March 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
RIDOT asks FHWA to rescind TIGER grant
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has asked the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to rescind its Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for the Rhode Island Travel Plaza and Transit Center. The grant was for $9 million. RIDOT said it decided to pull the application following concerns from project area residents as well […]
March 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nonprofit steps in to save Craighead Bridge in Pa. from demolition
Workin’ Bridges, a new national nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving greenbelts and historic truss bridges, recently applied to Cumberland County to take ownership of Craighead Bridge in South Middleton Township, Pa., to save it from demolition, The Sentinel reports. Craighead Bridge, which was built in 1899, is an iron truss bridge that spans the Yellow Breeches Creek on […]
March 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
USDOT awards $1.9 billion in research, innovation grants to 14 small businesses
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $1.96 million to 14 U.S. small businesses through its Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program, an annual program aimed at tapping into “the power of small businesses” to create solutions to some of the department’s top challenges. The Volpe Center administers the SBIR program, which is mandated […]
March 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
AASHTO appoints new committee and council leaders in “sweeping” change to expert panels
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President and Maine Department of Transportation commissioner David Bernhardt has named multiple new chair positions for its various committees and councils in what the association calls the “biggest changes in decades” to those groups. Last November the association’s board of directors vowed to “adopt an extensive revamping of its […]
March 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
SDDOT begins final phase of Mount Rushmore Road project
On March 15, members of the Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Mount Rushmore Road Group gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of the third and final phase of construction on Mount Rushmore Road, NBC Newscenter 1 reports. The South Dakota Department of Transportation project includes urban grading, storm and sewer installations, and the […]
March 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Caltrans wins innovation award for QuickMap mobile app
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently received an award for the “most innovative team” by Public Sector Partners during the Government Transformation and Innovation event as a result of the agency’s QuickMap mobile app QuickMap allows motorists to view closures and traffic incidents as well as other travel information. “QuickMap connects motorists to the information […]
March 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT video series explains agency functions, including funding sources
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has created a video series that highlights the “transparency and accountability” of the department for Mississippi taxpayers, with a heavy emphasis on funding sources. The videos use a simplistic, “hand drawn” means of animation to highlight specific data points, such as the breakdown of federal and state funding for […]
March 21, 2017
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Vögele launches Super 1700-3i, 1703-3i universal class pavers
Vögele launched two new universal class 8-foot pavers at the 2017 ConExpo show with the Super 1700-3i tracked paver and Super 1703-3i wheeled paver. The machines offer several new features that are firsts for the North American market. The company says the machines are designed for work in both confined conditions and on highway jobsites, […]
March 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT uses giant grenade at seat belt safety campaign launch
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) used a 9-foot-tall grenade at the launch of its seat belt safety campaign to represent “the dangers that unbuckled passengers post in a crash.” “An unbuckled passenger can be just as deadly” is the message spray painted across its seat-belt-material surface. The grenade, which represents the start of CDOT’s […]
March 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA graduates 14 transportation construction pros in second round of safety certification program
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation announces 14 additional transportation construction professionals have finished its Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP) program. Fifty-five were in the SCTPP “inaugural class” that finished in January. ARTBA launched the program in fall 2016 as a means of creating a safety benchmark for “future civil engineering and […]
March 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
GM veteran Greg Martin named COO, executive director of Together for Safer Roads
Greg Martin, former head of global public policy for General Motors, has been named chief operating officer and executive director of Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of private sector companies with the goal of reducing deaths and injuries from traffic crashes. “Safe roads are important to our families, communities and our businesses and […]
March 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT awards 23 transportation projects valued at $244.1 million for February
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) awarded 23 contracts for construction and operation improvements, safety, congestion relief and maintenance valued at $244.1 million for bids received in February. The largest contract, valued at $148.7 million is for Phases II and III of the Interstate 16/I-75 Interchange Reconstruction Project in Macon. These projects will involve widening […]
March 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT announces dynamic message sign contest winners
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently held a dynamic message sign contest, and the winners were announced Monday according to a department press release. The top five messages include the following: “Do your duty. Seatbelt your booty!” “Use your blinking blinker!” “Be kind. Don’t ride my behind.” “In a hurry? Shoulda left early. Slow down!” “We’ve […]
March 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Hispanic American construction association awards Illinois Tollway’s Jane Addams Memorial Tollway
The Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) has presented the Illinois Tollway with a Project of the Year Award for the $2.5 billion Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) Rebuilding and Widening Project. The award was presented during the association’s 38th annual awards banquet in Chicago. This is the second HACIA Project of the Year […]
March 17, 2017
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