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Roadbuilding
Motor grader operator killed when machine is hit by train in Oklahoma
A worker for Nowata County in Oklahoma died Wednesday after the motor grader he was operating was hit by a train. The Tulsa World reported that 71-year-old Cleo Standefield was driving his machine from one worksite to another when a 43-car train barreled into the grader at 41 mph. Standefield was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s […]
December 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Obama signs 5-year highway bill into law
For the first time in a decade the United States has long-term transportation funding as both the House of Representatives and Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to pass the five-year, $305 billion FAST Act. President Obama signed the bill into law Friday. “Under the Act funding will go up by roughly 11 percent over five years. This […]
December 4, 2015
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Roadbuilding
FHWA provides $1 million in emergency relief funds for damages in Arizona, California and Nevada
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made $1 million in emergency relief funds available for repairs to bridges and roads damaged by recent floods in Arizona, California and Nevada. Officials estimate the total cots to repair the damage structures could be more than $12 million. Flooding in mid-October damaged roads and bridges owned by the […]
December 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT partners with Va. Tech on accelerated pavement testing
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has partnered with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) to use a heavy vehicle simulator to provide accelerated pavement testing to study traffic impacts in a shorter period of time. “We located this program at VTTI because VDOT has a long and productive relationship of collaborating with Virginia Tech […]
December 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Pennsylvania P3 Board approves bridge, transit projects
The Pennsylvania Public-Private Partnership (P3) Board recently approved projects that will improve 34 bridges in Northampton County and assist in “transit development” at a Middletown train station. “Public-private partnerships are one way that we can leverage private-sector ideas and resources to improve transportation in our state,” Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary and P3 Board […]
December 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
White House says Obama will sign highway bill; House set to vote today
President Barack Obama will sign Congress’ new $305 billion transportation bill into law should it pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate this week. According to The Hill, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the president will sign the FAST Act into law before the deadline in order to prevent transportation funding […]
December 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Federal study on bridge conditions shows improvements made in last 10 years
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows in its recent study on bridge conditions across the country an overall improvement of bridge conditions since 2005. The agency released the study to the public Nov. 30. The GAO examined data from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory covering 2005 through 2014, and found the number of […]
December 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Rhode Island DOT moves pavement marking work in-house to save $22.1 million over 10 years
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will handle its own roadway pavement marking work instead of contracting out the services in a move to save more than $22.1 million over a 10-year period. To do this, RIDOT is “reorganizing personnel and purchasing equipment” for the roughly 3,300 lane miles of state roads it maintains. […]
December 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
NCDOT partners with college to certify students with American Concrete Institute
The North Carolina Department of Transportation partnered with a community college in Wilmington to get students certified through the American Concrete Institute. According to the Wilmington Star-News, Cape Fear Community College had the help of 18 workers from the NCDOT to learn the skills needed to pass the certification process. The NCDOT workers helped evaluate […]
December 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway approves $165.9 million in construction and engineering contracts in November
The board of directors for the Illinois Tollway approved $162.4 million for seven construction contracts and $3.5 million for an engineering contract in the group’s November round of approvals. The approvals, which are part of the Move Illinois program, bring the total for the year to roughly $1.1 billion and more than $4.1 billion since […]
December 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
House and Senate unveil 5-year, $305 billion highway bill
Members of the United States House of Representatives and the Senate were able to reach an agreement on a unified highway bill and announced on Tuesday a $305 billion bill that would provide transportation funding for five years. The negotiators from the two chambers in the conference committee unveiled on Tuesday the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, […]
December 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT plans test of wrong-way vehicle detection system in Phoenix, releases study findings
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans next year to test a wrong-way vehicle detection and alert system in the Phoenix area using existing highway sensors following a study of wrong-way crashes and how technology can reduce their numbers. ADOT used the study results to settle on a 3- to 4-mile section of Interstate 17 […]
December 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Drunk driver wrecks into Oregon construction zone, nearly falls into pit with active gas line
A drunk driver in Oregon barely avoided a potential disaster after he crashed into a construction site and found himself teetering on the edge of a pit with an active gas line below. According to the Beaverton Police Department, an intoxicated man was driving his car in Beaverton Saturday night when he crashed into a construction zone […]
December 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Connecticut increases resurfacing of 2-lane roads for fourth straight year due to increased funding
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) resurfaced 330 two-lane miles of roadway in the 2015 construction season, an 8.6 percent increase compared to last year and a 30.4 percent jump compared to 2015. It is the fourth year of consecutive increases. Officials attribute the improvement to the additional $5.7 million provided to ConnDOT for road […]
December 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Florida governor’s 2016-2017 budget puts $9.9 billion up for transportation infrastructure
Gov. Rick Scott’s recently announced “Florida First” budget includes $9.9 billion for the Florida Department of Transportation, with $3.3 billion dedicated to highway projects, $731.9 million for bridge repair and replacement and $159 million for safety measures on the state’s roadways. “We are making critical infrastructure investments in our highways, bridges, seaports, airports, transit and […]
December 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Hillary Clinton rolls out $275 billion infrastructure plan at launch of construction coalition
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton rolled out a massive $275 billion infrastructure at the launch of her campaign’s new “Hard Hats for Hillary” coalition. According to ABC News, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination revealed her new five-year plan to invest in America’s infrastructure that would be paid for by business tax reform. Clinton […]
December 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Minnesota DOT gives drivers a live look at roads before venturing out in the winter weather
Drivers in Minnesota deciding weather to head out onto possibly dangerous roads during the winter might be wise to check online before braving the roads. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has nearly 900 traffic cameras installed across the state, and at any given time, you can see live footage from those roads online. The feeds, […]
December 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT announces winter preparation steps learned from recent weather woes
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced new steps for handling winter weather in a state not usually impacted by ice and snow. “The last two winter seasons have taught us some very important lessons and we have listened. As a result, we have made significant investment in technology, additional resources and equipment for […]
December 1, 2015
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