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Roadbuilding: Page 170
Roadbuilding
Rides to Wellness awards PennDOT $1.2 million grant for ride scheduling pilot program
The Federal Transit Administration’s Rides to Wellness program has provided a $1.2 million grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to underwrite a pilot program aimed at coordinating ride scheduling with medical appointment times. The program would be testing in Adams, Franklin and York counties. “With this investment, we will build on the innovation […]
October 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT deputy chief engineer Van Portfliet to retire
Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Randy Van Portfliet, deputy chief engineer, bureau director of Field Services and Superior Region engineer, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2016. “It’s hard to put into words, what MDOT means to me,” Van Portfliet says. “The culture of MDOT and the people who work here are […]
October 3, 2016
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Roadbuilding
Texas DOT installing smart work zone system on I-35 near Austin
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is installing a smart work zone system on a section of Interstate 35 near Austin included in the Mobility35 project. The system, set to start today, will provide real-time details to motorists of highway construction impacts on travel. TxDOT says the system includes side-scanning microwave radar used to measure […]
September 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT testing ramp meter timing to improve Arizona 51 rush hour traffic
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) next week (Oct. 3) will begin testing the effect of ramp meter timing signals on Arizona 51 in Phoenix in an effort to improve rush hour traffic flow. The testing will take place over a three week period in the afternoons on ramps along the route, also known as […]
September 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
NCDOT opens bridge spanning future Winston-Salem Northern Beltway
The Walkertown-Guthrie Road bridge over the future Winston-Salem Northern Beltway was completed last week, reopening an important secondary road connection in eastern Forsyth County that had been closed since January 2016, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. Pat Ivey, division engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Forsyth County, told the news agency that the bridge […]
September 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Department named finalist for Idaho Innovative Company of the Year
The Idaho Technology Council (ITC) has named the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) one of three finalists for the Idaho Innovative Company of the Year award. “It is a notable accomplishment by a state agency competing in a private-sector arena,” says ITD Chief Administrative Officer Charlene McArthur. “I think ITD stood out in the mind of […]
September 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Kansas Turnpike Authority raising 10 bridges over Turnpike/I-35
The Kansas Turnpike Authority awarded a contract of close to $3.7 million to Burns & McDonnell of Kansas City to begin work on increasing the clearance level of 10 bridges crossing over the Turnpike/Interstate 35 between south Wichita and the Oklahoma border, ksn.com reports. Each bridge will be lifted to provide at least 15 feet, 9 inches of […]
September 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOT seeks design-build bids for I-10 expansion in East Baton Rouge, Ascension parishes
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) for design-build bids for widening seven miles of Interstate 10 spanning Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the project earlier this month as a means for easing congestion in the area. “The widening of I-10 in […]
September 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Department cites culture change for improvements in customer service, safety
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) says it has experienced a “significant change” in the “work and accountability culture” within the agency that has resulted in better customer service and safety standards for the state’s citizens. ITD says this determination came from a recent survey of roughly 1,600 of its employees. The Center for Health and […]
September 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway approves $5.5 million in construction and engineering contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved $5.5 million in construction and professional engineering contracts this month, with one determined by Earned Credit Program (ECP) credits. The tollway’s ECP, launched in 2007, is a way contractors and subcontractors can earn bid credits for future bids when they hire from “a pool of qualified, pre-screened […]
September 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
BOSS Snowplow introduces HTX V-plow for light-duty trucks
BOSS Snowplow has introduced the HTX V-plow for half-ton and light-duty trucks aimed at the contractor and homeowner market. “We know tackling winter can be a challenging endeavor. The HTX V-plow provides a new offering for those who demand extended functionality from their plow while using a half-ton or lighter-duty vehicle,” says Mark Klossner, marketing […]
September 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Florida DOT developing SunTrax, a transportation R&D facility, with Florida Polytech
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Florida Polytechnic University plan to build a 400-acre transportation technology testing site, dubbed SunTrax, in Polk County between Tampa and Orlando. SunTrax would include a 2.25-mile oval track and would be developed as a “high-tech hub for the research, development and testing of emerging transportation technologies related to […]
September 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Purdue engineering professor developing open-ended pipe pile for bridge construction
Rod Salgado, a Civil Engineering professor and researcher at Purdue, is working on an open-ended pipe pile to replace the typical rounded pipe, for use in the construction of bridges, wlfi.com reports. The research comes in response to the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT) and the city of Purdue’s decision to replace the eastbound bridge over the Wabash […]
September 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Updates to Arizona’s SR 189 to begin 2 years ahead of schedule
Updates to a section Arizona’s SR 189 aimed at improving international traffic through the Mariposa Port of Entry will start two years earlier than previously planned after approval from the Arizona State Transportation Board. The work can begin earlier due to a $25 million appropriation the state recently passed. An additional $40 million will come […]
September 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
RIDOT demolishes, installs East Shore Expy. Bridge in just 80 hours (Time-lapse)
Over the span of just 80 hours, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation carried out a rapid bridge replacement of the East Shore Expressway Bridge in East Providence. Between September 9 and 13 the department demolished the old bridge—classified as functionally obsolete with significant concrete cracking—and installed a new span which was built in temporary […]
September 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
New Jersey bill would require DOT to compensate municipalities affected by TTF shutdown
A new bill proposed by members of the New Jersey general assembly would require the New Jersey DOT (NJDOT) to compensate local governments for “delay damages” on transportation projects that are caused by the shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects. Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of TTF projects July 8 in response to legislative […]
September 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT says $435 million per year needed for bridge work over 20 years
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) says in its 2016 Bridge Condition Report bridge preservation needs and replacement projects in the state over the next 20 years would cost $435 million per year. Just keeping the bridges in their current condition would cost $240 million per year The agency’s annual report provides an overview of bridge […]
September 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT magazine receives 20 awards from IRMA
The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) magazine, Arizona Highways, recently received 20 awards from the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) conference. The magazine celebrated its 90th anniversary last year. “The magazine’s strong showing at the IRMA awards this year underscores the nearly 93 years of publishing excellence at Arizona Highways magazine,” Publisher Win Holden said. […]
September 27, 2016
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