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Roadbuilding
Alaska DOT employees receive state’s top honors for public service
Two Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) employees received top-level honors at the recent Governor’s Denali Peak Performance Awards, which recognize achievement in public service. Four additional ADOT&PF employees received honorable mentions. William Giltner, a maintenance specialist electrician, received the individual Exceptional Performance Award for his “hard work and dedication.” He is described […]
June 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Nevada governor pushes for NDOT officials to lead the self-driving vehicle revolution
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval wants his state to be at the forefront of the potential autonomous vehicle revolution. Sandoval said June 8 Nevada Department of Transportation officials should add support for self-driving cars into the state’s $550+ million highway project in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Sun reported. He added he hopes the state can play […]
June 10, 2015
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Roadbuilding
University of Florida wins 2015 National Student Steel Bridge Competition
The Southeastern Conference has racked up yet another championship, but this time in something other than sports. The University of Florida (UF) won the overall 2015 National Student Steel Bridge Competition hosted by the University of Missouri and held in Kansas City May 22-23. UF bested a field of 47 university engineering student teams from the […]
June 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Charleston County (S.C.) named top pavement preservation program in U.S.
Charleston County in South Carolina was recognized as having the top pavement preservation system in the country for 2014. FP2 (For Pavement Preservation) awarded Charleston County with the 2014 James B. Sorenson Award June 8 at a recent meeting of the Southeast pavement Preservation Partnership in Charleston. Judges for the award looked at the county’s pavement […]
June 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan’s plan to expand and repair I-94 will cost $3B and won’t finish until 2036
The Michigan Department of Transportation is thinking into the future for an upcoming project to expand Interstate 94 through Detroit. Construction on the project isn’t expected to be finished for another 21 years—2036. But considering the project has been in consideration since 1994, the I-94 project will be 42 years in the making by the time […]
June 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT worker dies after being hit by a vehicle
An Oklahoma Department of Transportation worker was killed June 5 after a car drifted into a work zone and struck him. According to KFOR, Gordon Pipkin, 47, died at the scene of the crash on U.S. Highway 81 south of Chickasha when a Chevy Equinox drifted out of the right lane and hit Pipkin. Pipkin’s […]
June 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
PennDOT Star of Excellence Award recipients saved taxpayers $6 million
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) presented the department’s highest recognition, the Star of Excellence award, to 25 employees during a recent ceremony at the Governor’s Residence. “The Star of Excellence award illustrates that these employees, through their dedication, innovation and energy keep our agency in the forefront of customer service,” PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards […]
June 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Hawaii DOT surveys Oahu residents and businesses on quality of work
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has sent out surveys to 4,000 individuals and 200 businesses on Oahu to gain the pulse of public opinion of the job they are doing, according to a Hawaii News Now report. North Carolina and Missouri DOTs also recently sent out surveys to assess the quality of their work and […]
June 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Dump truck collision sends semi crashing into excavator, kills 1 worker in Ohio work zone
A weekend work zone crash that began with the collision of a dump truck and tractor trailer in Ohio ended with the death of a construction worker. According to a report from the Dayton Daily News, a dump truck working on the Interstate 70 construction site near Englewood attempted to merge into eastbound traffic early Sunday morning […]
June 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT to turn Interstate 70 into a highway innovation lab to create Highway 2.0
Missouri’s Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis is being made available to private entities to use as a “laboratory for construction of the next generation of highways.” The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) announced the plans to open up the highway, dubbed “Road to Tomorrow”, at its June meeting. “It’s only appropriate […]
June 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
30 miles of steel girders for Tappan Zee Bridge to arrive soon
The massive Tappan Zee Bridge project in New York will receive the first of 134 steel girder sections for the six miles of roadway in the project, according to a report by The Journal News. All of the girders to be used in the project would stretch for 30 miles. RELATED >> $750 million allocated […]
June 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Flood-damaged Dalton Highway reopens to traffic in Alaska
The Dalton Highway, the only road between the North Slope oil fields and Fairbanks, Alaska, reopened June 5 as planned, following an 18-day closure for repairs due to thaw flooding from a nearby river. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) says the highway is open to two-way traffic with flaggers and a […]
June 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
USDOT sees TIGER funding requests hit $14.5 billion with only $500 million available
The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program has seen $14.5 billion in requests since Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the opening for competitive grants back in April. Problem is, only $500 million is available by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for this round, which means requests were 29 times that amount. This clearly shows […]
June 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
City of Lexington uses high-tech SUV to analyze pavement conditions and prioritize projects
Lexington, Kentucky, officials are spending nearly $400,000 to assess the condition of the city’s roads using lasers, cameras, and GPS equipment in an effort to better prioritize repaving and repair projects on the 4,024 streets the city maintains. “Maintaining basic infrastructure like roads is a key responsibility of local government,” Lexington Mayor Jim Gray said […]
June 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
South Carolina DOT chief resigns after one year in office
South Carolina’s Department of Transportation is in need of its third top official in little more than a year after Secretary Janet Oakley submitted her resignation Monday. The State reported Oakley resigned to Gov. Nikki Haley June 1, but the former lobbyist didn’t give a reason for her departure. Oakley said she would remain the SCDOT secretary […]
June 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Highway worker killed in work zone vehicle crash in Oregon
A construction worker inside a highway work zone in Salem, Oregon, was killed earlier this week by a man police say was driving under the influence. According to a report from KOIN TV, William Hatch III, 55, was killed when Roberto Lopez-Dejesus, 20, allegedly crashed into the work zone near Interstate 5 in his 1992 Lexus […]
June 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT hosts a transportation summit for middle school girls
The Utah Department of Transportation is trying to get more young women to consider the transportation industry as a potential career choice. With that aim, the department recently hosted a transportation summit for 53 middle school girls from across Salt Lake County, Fox 13 in Salt Lake City reported. The summit had professionals from across the […]
June 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Transportation reauthorization bill amendment would give states flexibility in funding bridge projects
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) has put forth an amendment to a transportation reauthorization bill currently before the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works that would make “local bridge projects eligible for federal funding through the National Highway Performance Program.” Gillibrand’s amendment would not create additional funds, but would instead “redirect existing dollars to restore […]
June 4, 2015
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