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USDOT commits to accelerating autonomous vehicle safety innovations
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently outlined at the North American International Auto Show several initiatives set for 2016 to remove “potential roadblocks” to integrating technology to improve vehicle safety, mobility and sustainability. Foxx also announced President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 budget proposal would include roughly $4 billion for connected vehicle system pilot programs over a […]
January 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
New Hampshire’s 10-year transportation plan valued at $3.74 billion
Gov. Maggie Hassan has submitted to the New Hampshire House Public Works and Highways Committee a 10-year Transportation Improvement Plan spanning 2017-2026 that would spend $3.74 billion for road, bridge, rail, transit and airport projects and improvements. “A solid and modern transportation infrastructure is critical to the success of our people and businesses, and the […]
January 18, 2016
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Roadbuilding
Minnesota continues study on raising speed limit on state 2-lane highways
Minnesota drivers might soon see an increase in the speed limit on state two-lane highways. However state lawmakers aren’t taking the consideration lightly. KDLT reported that the Minnesota Department of Transportation has entered the third of a five-year study on highways across the state to determine if raising the speed limit from 55 to 60 miles […]
January 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
Fan replaces signage on Bowie Street in Austin to honor David Bowie
Some Austin music lovers took street naming into their own hands to honor David Bowie after he died this week, and the Austin Transportation Department is letting them be heroes—but for more than just one day. The Austin American-Statesman reported that signage on Bowie Street near Fifth Street in Austin was replaced by an unknown person […]
January 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Indiana DOT interactive road and bridge map shows more than 1,700 active projects
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has launched an online interactive map that tracks road and bridge projects across the state, with more than 1,700 active projects visible. INDOT calls the program its interactive investment map and will show trail projects in addition to roads and bridges. The site, which will cover all INDOT, city, […]
January 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Georgia announces multi-year transportation project plan worth more than $12 billion
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), members of the general assembly and Governor Nathan Deal this week announced a long-term transportation project list valued at more than $12.2 billion dollars and spanning more than 10 years. The plan was made possible, officials say, due to the state’s comprehensivie Transportation Funding Act of 2015. “Through the […]
January 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT seeks $9.7 million to avoid losing even more staff members
The Iowa Department of Transportation has lost 500 employees since 2011, and the department is asking for $9.7 million to prevent things from getting even more out of hand. The Gazette has reported that Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino said the funds are need to help keep the department stabilized. Trombino said the state Legislature […]
January 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
California governor proposes annual vehicle fee to fund road construction
California needs more money for its aging roads and bridges, but with so many electric and hybrid vehicle drivers, the state isn’t getting enough funding from fuel taxes to foot the bill. Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a new plan to try to put more funds back in the transportation budget. According to CBS San Francisco, […]
January 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
PennDOT plow trucks can now be tracked through 511PA
More than 700 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plow trucks and contracted rental trucks can be tracked this winter through www.511PA.com, Gov. Tom Wolf has announced. The program is part of the state’s Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) system pilot program Wolf announced in October. “This initiative will improve PennDOT’s operations by looking for efficiencies in […]
January 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway seeks bids for $45 million in engineering services for Move Illinois projects
The Illinois Tollway is looking for design and construction management firms to bid on 10 new contracts worth $45 million as part of the Move Illinois program. Submissions are due Feb. 9 and will be awarded in May, with work expected to begin this year. “The Illinois Tollway is committed to creating opportunities for firms […]
January 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Texas road worker killed after being struck in hit and run
A road worker in Texas died Tuesday after he was struck by a possibly drunk driver that then fled the scene. According to KIII News, Texas Department of Transportation contract worker Justin Mazone was weed eating grass in the center median on Highway 181 in Corpus Christi when a Nissan Sentra drove into the median. The […]
January 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Bertha breaks through repair wall and begins tunneling soil once more
It’s taken two years in repairs and delays, but Bertha has broken through her concrete repair pit. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a press release last week that the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine had broken through the pit and mined 73 feet in a little more than three weeks. The Seattle Tunnel Partners were […]
January 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan Transportation Asset Council names Joanna Johnson as chair
The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) has named Joanna Johnson as its new chair. Johnson is the managing director of the Kalamazoo County Road Commission and is on the board of directors for the Association of Southern Michigan County Road Agencies. The TAMC was created in 2002 as an agency aimed at recommending asset […]
January 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
AASHTO fills positions on committee and National Operations Center of Excellence board
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has appointed three individuals to a program position, committee position and board position. AASHTO President Paul Trombino named Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) Steve Lund to a two-year term as chairman of the association’s Snow and Ice Cooperative Program. Lund is director of MnDOT’s Office […]
January 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two highway workers injured after being struck by pickup truck
Two Pennsylvania construction workers were injured recently after they were struck by a pickup truck while doing road work. ABC News affiliate WPVI reported that the two men were working along Route 1 in Delaware County when they were hit by the Ford pickup. One of the workers had to be flown by medical helicopter to a […]
January 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Canada cut in half as new bridge ruptures on only highway connecting east to west
Canadian drivers were facing a detour that sent them out of the country and into the U.S. after the newly completed Nipigon River Bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway ruptured this past weekend. According to CBC News, a piece of the decking on the new bridge was somehow lifted nearly two feet above the other section of the road. The […]
January 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA provides Missouri $1 million in emergency relief funds for roads and bridges damaged by floods
The Federal Highway Administration is providing the Missouri Department of Transportation $1 million in emergency relief funds for bridge and road repairs damaged following heaving flooding in December. “Missouri should know that the funds provided today are only an initial installment toward completing all the necessary repairs in the state as the result of this […]
January 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has published its 19th annual reference guide to “significant transportation statistics”, the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016. The guide is available for download here. “The Pocket Guide to Transportation is a compilation of statistics that provide key information the U.S. transportation system and highlight major trends,” the agency […]
January 12, 2016
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