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Roadbuilding
San Francisco’s Bay Bridge celebrates 80th birthday
The Bay Bridge celebrated its 80th birthday on Saturday, Nov. 12. According to a report from SF Gate, construction of the $77 million project began July 9, 1933 and was completed in 1936. Prior to its completion, ferries carried Bay Area residents between Oakland and San Francisco, with an estimated 46 million passengers in 1928 alone. More recently, the eastern span […]
November 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT set to reopen portion of $42 million Bell-Grand interchange
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans to open the overpass that carries Bell Road across Grand Avenue Nov. 22, as part of a $41.9 million interchange project in Surprise, Arizona. ADOT’s goal was to reopen Bell Road before the holiday shopping season, and then subsequently complete the entire project before spring training baseball season. The […]
November 16, 2016
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Roadbuilding
ConnDOT’s Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge wins grand prize in 2016 America’s Transportation Awards
The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (ConnDOT) Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge is the grand-prize winner of the 2016 America’s Transportation Awards, while the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Eller Drive Intermodal Container Transfer Facility Overpass won the program’s People’s Choice Award. Each winner received a $10,000 cash prize that can be used to help support a […]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT to repair flood damages to M-94 in Spring 2017
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans to begin repairs as soon as possible this spring to the M-94 culvert damaged during a flood October 18. A section of the roadway was washed out after a four-culvert system for the east branch of the Chocolay River failed. “We approached this emergency repair project with the […]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT begins survey of public opinion on department performance
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has initiated a customer satisfaction survey to determine how the public feels about the department’s performance. The agency last conducted the survey in 2014. This time around, WYDOT is looking to get responses from 900 state residents. Beginning November 17, the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University […]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
2016 Better Roads Bridge Inventory: 2-year decline in deficient U.S. bridges snapped
At first, it seems like the typical bad news statistic you tend to get when you ask state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to comment on the condition of the bridges in their areas: Half of the state bridge engineers responding to our 2016 Better Roads Bridge Inventory said that low funding was their top obstacle […]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT started bridge inspections within minutes of recent 5.0 quake
Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews began bridge inspections within 15 minutes of a recent earthquake, according to a report from The Ponca City News. The quake struck Payne County, just west of Cushing at 7:44 p.m. November 6. Just before 8 p.m., ODOT crews had begun visually inspecting 110 state highway system bridges within a 30-mile radius […]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Washington State DOT selects Graham Contracting for I-405 project
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has selected Graham Contracting of Bellevue, Washington, as the design-build contractor for the Interstate 405 Northbound Peak-Use Shoulder Lane project. It is the first project funded by I-405 express toll lanes revenue, which has helped speed up the project’s timeline. Originally funded by the state legislature with an […]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT awards $45 million for projects including resurfacing and maintenance
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 22 contracts valued at $45 million in its most recent round of approvals, including 14 projects for resurfacing and maintenance on state highways and seven contracts for bridge rehabilitation and construction. These contracts bring the total warded for fiscal year 2017, beginning July 1, to $184 million […]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA designates 55 routes in 35 states as alternative fuel corridors
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated 55 routes across 35 states that will be the basis for a network of alternative fuel corridors stretching 85,000 miles. This effort is part of a directive in the FAST Act and would indicate locations for plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen, propane and natural gas fueling […]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT director Trombino resigns unexpectedly
Iowa Department of Transportation director Paul Trombino has resigned from his position to “pursue opportunities outside of state government,” according to Andrea Henry with the agency’s Office of Strategic Communications. His last day is reported to be November 28. Trombino was appointed Iowa DOT director in May 2011 and had previously served at the Wisconsin […]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Texas gets $285 million TIFIA loan for I-35 expansion near Dallas
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is providing a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $285 million to the Texas Transportation Commission to finance expansion of portions of Interstate 35 near Dallas. The TIFIA loan program is administered by the department’s Build America Bureau, which has the purpose of streamlining credit and […]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT sets up road usage charge pilot research program
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched the website for its Road Usage Charge Pilot Program (RUCPP) as part of its efforts to test out a per mile fee to help provide transportation project funding. The site is located at ruc.codot.gov. CDOT plans to sign up 100 drives to participate in the program, which […]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Indiana festival celebrates three historic bridges joined together to form one
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation held the Historic Bridges Dedication Ceremony and Festival Thursday, to celebrate the connection of three 100-year-old bridges to form one 285-foot-long bridge across the White River at Strawtown Koteewi Park and White River Campground in northern Noblesville and Cicero, Indiana. According to a report from the Current in Westfield, Hamilton County paid approximately $600,000 […]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Five workers fall into canal while painting NY bridge, one drowns
On the morning of November 6, a cable is believed to have broken, sending five contract workers who were painting the Smiths Basin Bridge on Route 149 in Kingsbury, N.Y. for the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) into the waters of the Champlain Canal, Time Warner Cable News reports. One worker was killed in the accident […]
November 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Multiple state and local governments feature transportation measures on ballots
State and local governments across the country featured transportation measures on their ballots November 8, with 69 percent of 280 funding measures approved across the country, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The association reports 22 states approved ballot measures accounting for $201 billion in funding for state and local projects, with […]
November 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA hosting Project Management Academies in Chicago, Charlotte
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) will host two Project Management Academies in December for transportation construction leaders, with one located in Chicago and the other in Charlotte. “Both programs are built around interactive settings,” the association says. “Participants will learn from industry experts in key disciplines that are tailored to the needs […]
November 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Department updates website design for mobile
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has redesigned its website, itd.idaho.gov, in order to better display on mobile devices in addition to reformatting the way it offers information on the site. The new design is shown above. The by the old design can be seen below for comparison. “It comes down to usability,” said Brian Ness, the […]
November 10, 2016
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