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Roadbuilding: Page 249
Roadbuilding
Study finds more than 21% of Indiana’s bridges are deficient
A study has found that 21.5 percent of Indiana’s bridges are considered deficient. ABC 6 in Indianapolis reported in addition to 4,103 of the state’s bridges being deficient, 11.5 percent were considered functionally obsolete. Ten percent are structurally deficient. The state’s General Assembly sent $200 million to for transportation construction in the budget, but money from […]
June 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Rhode Island proposes $1.1 billion transportation bill that would create 12,000 jobs, impose tax on trucking
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is proposing a long-term budget amendment that would increase spending on roads, bridges, and mass transit projects by $1.1 billion over the next 9 years. The proposal, titled RhodeWorks, would increase the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s infrastructure investment from $3.7 billion to $4.8 billion through 2024. “While deteriorating roads and bridges […]
May 29, 2015
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Roadbuilding
Analysis rates structurally deficient bridges by Congressional district
Transit Labs, a transportation system analysis firm, has ranked bridge conditions across the U.S. by congressional district, the results of which may provide motivation for establishing long-term transportation funding legislation. The analysis looks at the volume of structural deficient bridges, and found only five districts had no bridges in this condition. These include Alan Grayson (D-Florida—District […]
May 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Vermont governor signs $616 million transportation bill
Just as the federal government patches the national transportation fund, Vermont’s governor signed into law a bill to send hundreds of millions to transportation funding. The Vermont Business Journal reported Gov. Peter Shumlin had the backdrop of a new bridge under construction as he signed into law the $616 million 2016 Transportation Bill. “With Federal support […]
May 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Federal grant to provide $2 million to repair roads damaged by Joplin tornado reconstruction
A grant of $2 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will be used to repair roads in Duquesne, a small Missouri community that was struck by the EF-5 tornado that also decimated nearby Joplin in May 2011. Heavy equipment and heavy loads passing through Duquesne damaged the city’s roads during debris removal following […]
May 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Top FHWA official says unfinished Spokane project proves need for long-term highway bill
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s acting administrator toured the incomplete North Spokane Corridor last week and said the half-built project shows why the federal government needs to act on long-term transportation funding. After touring the NSC, Gergory Nadeau said the project “exemplifies exactly what has been happening all over the country.” About half of the […]
May 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Crews make final concrete pour on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in Connecticut
Construction crews working on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge celebrated the final concrete pour to connect the second half of the new bridge in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven Register reported a concrete crew from Walsh Construction/PCL poured the last of the concrete May 22 with a spider and form travelers. Connecticut Department of Transportation […]
May 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Cedar Rapids launches 10-year, $180 million paving improvement program
In yet another example of how transportation project funding is becoming more localized, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recently released a 10-year plan for road improvements. The plan will cost $180 million and will be funded by a 1-cent local option sales tax that began collecting in July last year. Dubbed “Paving for Progress”, the plan will […]
May 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
South Carolina eyes using $400 million budget surplus for transportation projects
An expected $400 million budget surplus in South Carolina coffers, set to be certified later this week, presents an opportunity to fund other drained programs, such as transportation projects, rather than increase gas taxes. According to a report by The Post and Courier, Gov. Nikki Haley is asking legislators to use their best judgment in determining […]
May 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT considers using drones for road condition monitoring
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been researching the use of drones for investigating road conditions in an effort to speed up such inspections and keep workers out of harms way. According to a report by WZZM TV, MDOT looked at drone use over an 18-month period to see how effective the machines would […]
May 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bill would support Highway Trust Fund by adjusting Obamacare Medicaid match rates
A bill filed by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas), would apply an estimated $15 billion each year to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) by adjusting the percentage of Medicaid match funds required by the Affordable Care Act. The Prioritizing American Roads and Jobs Act of 2015 bill would apply half the “savings” to the HTF, with the other […]
May 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Highway worker dies after being struck by minivan in Wisconsin
A worker was killed Tuesday inside a Wisconsin work zone after being hit by a minivan. According to a report from the Wausau Daily Herald, Derek Stempa, 30, was working as a flagman along Highway 47 in Red Springs when a Dodge Grand Caravan driving south struck him around 11:45 a.m. Stempa was pronounced dead at the hospital. […]
May 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas lawmakers cross the aisle on plan to raise the state’s road budget by $3 billion
The Texas House of Representatives Transportation chairman and his counterpart in the state’s Senate have reached a deal to inject the transportation budget with $3 billion more each year. The Dallas Morning News reports Rep. Joe Picket (D-El Paso) and Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) announced May 26 that they’d agreed upon a plan to fund […]
May 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
North Carolina DOT reaches deal on $648 million I-77 project
The North Carolina Department of Transportation closed on a deal with Cintra Infraestructuras for a $648 million project on Interstate 77. The project is set to create toll lanes for 26 miles along the interstate from Mooresville to Charlotte, according to WSOC. The project has been controversial because of the toll lanes, but the plan […]
May 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Damage to Big Bertha worse than previously thought
Now that crews are well into the process of dismantling her front-end for necessary repairs, it’s clear that damage to Big Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, is worse than previously thought. Making matters worse, the tunneler likely won’t resume its work drilling the State Route 99 tunnel beneath Seattle by August as the project’s […]
May 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate passes transportation funding patch
Over the weekend, the Senate passed a patch to extend transportation funding through July. In a Saturday voice vote just before the Senate broke for the Memorial Day holiday, Senators approved the patch to extend the Highway Trust Fund for two months, according to a report from The Hill. The Senate vote follows the passage of […]
May 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
TRB webinar to cover roundabout design and effectiveness
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has scheduled a webinar to cover roundabout construction and illumination, in addition to a review of 20 years of roundabout design research and practice. The webinar is set for June 1, 1-3 p.m. eastern. “Webinar presenters will highlight how international research and practice influenced United States designs and design heuristics, how […]
May 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT opens new welcome center at U.S.-Canada border
The Michigan Department of Transportation just opened the Port Huron Welcome Center off of Interstate 94 to welcome visitors to the state. The center will be on the westbound side of the Interstate 94 and will greet the 5.5 million vehicles that cross the Blue Water Bridge each year, according to a press release from […]
May 26, 2015
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