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Roadbuilding: Page 246
Roadbuilding
Crews begin installation of Big Bertha’s new seal system
While the rest of her massive frame waits below ground, Big Bertha has undergone the most pivotal portion of her badly-needed brain surgery. According to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal, repair crews with Seattle Tunnel Partners, the lead contractor on the drilling of a new State Route 99 tunnel beneath Seattle, have begun […]
June 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Pelosi hints at approval for trade package if Republicans support long-term transportation funding
The trade adjustment assistance (TAA) bill shot down by members of the House last week might get support from Democrats if Republicans were to get behind bigger transportation funding efforts, according to Nancy Pelosi (D-California). The Hill reported the House Minority Leader feels the failure of the TAA, with a vote of 126-302, might not […]
June 16, 2015
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Roadbuilding
Caterpillar Paving to expand manufacturing in Minnesota
Caterpillar Paving Products is expanding its production facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, pledging a $3 million effort and the creation of 31 additional jobs. As a result, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will provide incentive funds for the company completing the project. The DEED program’s Job Creation Fund will provide $307,300 after […]
June 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT celebrates 100 years with new signage, interactive website
The Ford Model T was just seven years old when Tennessee first established its Department of Transportation. There were no interstates, or barely any roads resembling what lines America today back in 1915, but TDOT was getting started on one of its first major projects with State Route 1. A century later, TDOT is […]
June 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Louisiana legislature passes 2 bills to boost road funding
The Louisiana Senate passed two bills last week to boost road funding by about $100 million per year. The New Orleans Advocate reported Senate Bills 122 and 221 passed in the Senate June 9 by the overwhelming 39-9 and 35-1, respectively. The bills, sponsored by Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Robert Adley (R-Adley), passed in the state […]
June 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
House Ways & Means to “explore new ideas” for long-term financing of Highway Trust Fund
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing June 17 to discuss long-term financing for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), with the plan to “explore the feasibility of various ideas” for sustainable solutions. “The roads and bridges that keep our economy moving rely on a highly unsustainable financing system,” Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) […]
June 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Awaiting a budget, Illinois DOT cuts $100+ million in road projects
The Illinois Department of Transportation had to cut $103 million in road projects from a contract letting June 12 because the state still doesn’t have a budget for FY 2016. IDOT Secretary Randy Blankenhorn had to pull seven projects planned for this year, the most expensive being a $48 million project in Rock Island County. A […]
June 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Iowa Transportation Commission approves state transportation improvement program with $3.2 billion for highways
The Iowa Transportation Commission (ITC) has signed off on the fiscal year 2016-2020 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program, which includes a forecast of $3.2 billion in highway right of way and construction projects. The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) proposed the plan in early May. “The Commission and Iowa DOT continue to recognize the critical importance […]
June 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Semi truck crash in U.S. 50 paving zone kills West Virginia DOH worker
West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) worker Randall W. Bland, 49, was killed Thursday following a five-vehicle collision in an area of U.S. 50 being resurfaced, according to a report by The Marietta Times. A DOH truck was one of the five vehicles involved, but it was unoccupied at the time of the incident. According […]
June 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan House passes $1.2 billion road package
Lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives narrowly passed a 12-bill package to provide $1.16 billion for infrastructure work. The funds from the package largely come from existing tax revenue and by eliminating a tax break for low income families, the Detroit News reported. About $700,000 million of the funds would come from earmarking some of […]
June 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Lee again files bill to get rid of the federal gas tax
As the future of federal transportation funding remains up in the air, two Republican lawmakers have filed a bill that would take the federal government out of the road business permanently. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) filed a bill that would gradually get rid of the federal gas tax used to support the Highway […]
June 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Kansas DOT hosts transportation, construction career camp for high school girls
The Kansas Department of Transportation hosted a camp recently to educate teenage girls on career opportunities in transportation and construction. According to WIBW, KDOT hosted 28 high school girls to the MAGIC summer camp last week to teach them about alternative careers in the transportation industry they may have never considered before in fields like […]
June 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT uses Native American archeological site to teach historical preservation at work sites
A proposed Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) project involving bridge replacement, intersection updates and overflow culvert is being used in educational efforts to impress upon fifth and sixth graders the importance of preservation of historical artifacts found at work sites. The project, located on U.S. 69 near Belmond, is near the outdoor classroom of […]
June 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
ARTBA calls for Roadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Award nominations
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) seeks nominees for an award to “recognize outstanding public and private sector programs that are helping reduce accidents, injuries and fatalities” in road work zones. ARTBA’s Transportation Development Foundation is looking to recognize nominees in three categories for its 2015 Roadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Awards. The […]
June 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
While others mull drones, Colorado DOT tests blimps for monitoring highway conditions
The Colorado Department of Transportation might get accused of having its head in the clouds with a new test it’s trying out this week. Well, the department is at least trying to get its eyes up there. CDOT’s testing out a helium-filled blimp this week to monitor traffic, according to the Denver Business Journal. RELATED […]
June 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
House passes $55 billion spending bill for transportation and housing
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a spending bill Tuesday night to fund transportation and housing projects. The $55.3 billion bill passed 216-210, according to a report from The Hill. All House Republicans but 31 voted for the bill, while only three Democrats voted in favor. Last week, President Barack Obama threatened to veto the bill if […]
June 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker struck and killed by dump truck inside Massachusetts work zone
A construction worker was struck and killed along a Massachusetts highway early Wednesday. According to a report from MassLive.com, the unidentified worker was hit by a dump truck inside work zone on the southbound side of Interstate 91 in Holyoke. The Massachusetts State Police are investigating the incident but have not yet given details on what […]
June 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure opens membership to private construction, engineering firms
Private sector construction, engineering, planning and design firms are now able to join the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s (ISI) Sustaining Membership, which is designed for companies to be recognized for “competency and experience in the development of sustainable infrastructure projects.” ISI, in a partnership with Harvard’s Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure, has created the Envision sustainable […]
June 11, 2015
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