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Roadbuilding: Page 196
Roadbuilding
Clever crosswalk’s 3D paint job appears as a road block to stop drivers
A new crosswalk design is being implemented in the state of Ahmedabad in India that brings drivers to a halt using an optical illusion. According to reports from Wired and The Architect’s Newspaper, the design is the brainchild of mother and daughter Saumya Pandya Thakkar and Shakuntala Pandya. As you can see in the photo above, the crosswalk […]
April 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Kansas DOT to delay FY2017-2019 large projects due to low highway fund revenues
The Kansas Department of Transportation is delaying for fiscal years 2017-2019 two categories of road projects, modernization and expansion, due to low State Highway Fund revenues. KDOT says these types of projects are “generally the larger projects under the current T-WORKS (Transportation Works for Kansas) transportation program.” Modernization projects, it adds, would include adding shoulders […]
April 26, 2016
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Roadbuilding
Work begins on Idaho’s surplus-funded critical-need transportation projects
Work has begun on critical-need projects identified by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and is being funded by a surplus from the state’s general fund. There are 17 projects in all to be funded by the surplus. The first project includes critical safety improvements to eight bridges on U.S. 20 in the eastern part of the […]
April 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Minnesota DOT bathes I-35W bridge in purple light to commemorate life of Prince
The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently bathed the Interstate 35 West bridge in purple light to honor the life of musician Prince, a native of the state, who died April 21. The bridge features a computerized lighting system MnDOT uses to change the color of the bridge, which it does to coincide with “significant regional […]
April 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY2017 THUD bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill that includes $16.9 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The annual bill, which was approved 30-0, provides the discretionary spending amounts and authorizes funding for the Highway Trust Fund, […]
April 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Russia looks to the Netherlands’ plastic roads project
Russia is looking to learn from the Netherlands’ experience in building plastic roads. According to a report in Pravda.ru, Alexander Starovoytov, Russia’s State Duma deputy from the LDPR faction, has appealed to the Federal Road Agency of the Russian Federation to study the Netherland’s pilot project, which involves an entirely different technology for the construction of roads from […]
April 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
AASHTO highlights sustainability and environmental stewardship among state DOTs
In recognition of Earth Day last week, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a video detailing the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s efforts to make its system more sustainable. “Earth Day is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate how states are taking a wide-ranging approach to responsible environmental stewardship,” says Bud Wright, […]
April 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT begins celebration of 100-year anniversary
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has begun celebrations marking its 100-year anniversary. April 20-22 the public was allowed to visit a “Centennial exhibit” at the agency’s headquarters. “While a centennial is a time to reflect on the past, it is also a time to look ahead to new challenges,” Commissioner Russell McMurry said. “Drones, […]
April 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan bill would reimburse cities for cost of operating moveable bridges
A bill introduced by Michigan state Sen. Mike Green, R-Mayville, would have the state reimburse municipalities for the cost of operating movable bridges that they own. According to a report from mlive.com, Senate Bill 105 was approved in the Senate and is working its way through the House transportation subcommittee, before heading to the appropriations committee and then the full House. […]
April 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT accepting applications for Transportation Alternatives Program
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is accepting applications for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). The measure provides federal funds to projects that “expand travel choices, strengthen local economies, improves quality of life and protects the environment.” TAP will provide roughly $22 million to projects across the state for fiscal years 2018-2020. Types of eligible […]
April 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
NCDOT’s Western Division wins wildflower award for display along I-85
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Western Division (Division 12) has won first place for Best Regional Planting in the agency’s 2015 Wildflower and Daylily Awards. The division’s winning wildflower bed is located at the Interstate 85 Cleveland County Welcome center near the state line and features poppies and larkspur in the spring and mixed […]
April 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT encourages litter pick up for Earth Day
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) encouraged Adopt-A-Highway groups and other volunteers to do a little “spring cleaning” via roadside litter pick up today for Earth Day (April 22). “Virginia’s Adopt-a-Highway volunteers not only serve an important role in keeping our roadsides clean and attractive,” said VDOT Commissioner Charles Kilpatrick. “Their efforts also save the state more […]
April 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Senate subcommittee approves $16.9 billion in USDOT discretionary funds for FY2017
The Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee has approved a bill including $16.9 billion in discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for the U.S. Department of Transportation. This is $1.7 billion less than fiscal year 2016 and $2.5 billion less than President Obama’s budget request. The approval is part of […]
April 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT, Michael Baker International win engineering award for I-55 Split Diamond Project
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michael Baker International won the Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi (ACEC/MS) for the I-55 Split Diamond Project. The $100 million project was completed in May 2015. It widened the interstate to four lanes in both directions. The project also won the […]
April 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
N. Dakota DOT sees slight increase in funding for road work in 2016
Despite recent budget cuts to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), more money will be spent on highways and bridges this year. The Grand Forks Herald reports that Jamie Olson, a spokeswoman for NDDOT, said the department has $680 million in work planned for this construction season, up from $615 million last year. Although the amount is not […]
April 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
N. Carolina highway workers struck by vehicle on I-440 in Raleigh
Two North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) workers were struck by a vehicle while working on I-440 eastbound at the Capital Boulevard in Raleigh, according to a report by WRAL. The incident comes one week after National Work Zone Awareness Week. One worker, 44-year-old Darrick Bridges, was pinned between a parked truck and the vehicle. […]
April 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Nebraska governor signs $450 million Transportation Innovation Act
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed the Transportation Innovation Act (TIA), which provides $450 million for “accelerated” expressway project, county bridge repairs in addition to other infrastructure projects. Also known as LB960, the TIA was developed through the combined efforts of the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR), the Nebraska legislatures Transportation and Telecommunications Committee and […]
April 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
S. Carolina lawmakers at odds over highway funding
The South Carolina House and Senate are at odds over highway funding as the House has proposed spending $415 million while the Senate proposes spending $400 million, The Greenville News reports. In the meantime, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is deciding where to spend whatever amount of money it gets. On April 15, SCDOT released its plan on how it would spend $415 […]
April 20, 2016
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