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Roadbuilding
FHWA announces 2015 Environmental Excellence Award recipients
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has named 15 recipients of its 2015 Environmental Excellence Award, a program that recognizes “innovative efforts to preserve the environment while enhancing America’s highways.” Winners will be recognized in July at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official’s conference on 21st Century Mobility and Passenger Transportation. “Finding a […]
May 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
ACI releases multi-format 2015 Manual of Concrete Practice
The American Concrete Institute has released its 2015 Manual of Concrete Practice that includes more than 240 “standards and reports,” and made it available in two digital formats in additional to the seven-volume hard copy set. The two digital versions, a USB drive and online, both offer “search and retrieval” software to search through the […]
May 19, 2015
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Roadbuilding
Work on short-term transportation funding patches heats up as deadline nears
Efforts to create at least a short-term patch for transportation funding are in the works this week, with one bill, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (HR 2353), set to go before the House of Representatives Rules Committee today (May 18). Congressmen Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, and Paul Ryan […]
May 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Illinois releases 6-year, $8.4 billion highway improvement plan
The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to spend $8.4 billion on roads in the next six years, but it’s not enough to prevent what IDOT expects to be a “rapid deterioration” of the state’s roads. IDOT plans to focus the majority of the money on maintaining the state’s 1,431 miles of highway and 357 bridges, […]
May 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
North Carolina, Missouri DOTs ask for public input on services/work zones
We’re used to taking customer service surveys for retail outlets, but it’s a rare instance when a public service institution actively seeks out such feedback. Such are the recent efforts of both North Carolina (NCDOT) and Missouri Departments of Transportation (MoDOT). NCDOT is conducting its first customer survey by mailing out questionnaires to “randomly selected […]
May 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
USDOT, NHTSA plan to require all future vehicles to talk to each other to prevent crashes
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology has the potential to revolutionize road safety and driving in general, and it could become the norm in just a few years. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration plan to fast-track a proposal that requires all new vehicles to […]
May 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
In move to infrared asphalt repair, Maryland’s Prince George’s County creates quality guidelines for pothole patching
Prince George’s County in Maryland can now repair potholes any time of year using Pavement Corp.’s infrared asphalt repair technology. The two entities have agreed to a two-year pilot program. Infrared repair systems have been around for a few years. An area to be repaired is heated until the asphalt is “workable” and pliant, then […]
May 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ayotte forwards tax reform bill to create Strengthening America’s Bridges Fund
Amidst the seemingly flurry of bills being introduced ahead of the looming May 31 end to the revenue stream for the Highway Trust Fund, yet another senator has proposed a transportation funding option. This one focuses on funding bridge projects by amending the tax code regarding the Additional Child Tax Credit. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-New […]
May 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
New U.S.-Canada bridge will be named for a hockey legend
The new bridge connecting Canada to America in Detroit will borrow its name from an icon in both countries. According to a report from Crain’s Detroit Business, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the $2.1 billion bridge will be called the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Harper made the announcement in Windsor with Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder along with […]
May 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
First concrete pour made for deck of Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Crossing
Walsh Construction crews have made the first concrete pour on the bridge deck of the Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Crossing on the Indiana approach side of the river. The bridge will connect downtown Louisville and Jeffersonville, Indiana, and could be completed as early as January 2016. This pour is the first of nine total […]
May 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate to begin work on long-term highway bill, but not until current funding has expired
The Senate will hold a hearing on a new long-term transportation bill, but it’s not going to be on the agenda until after the impending expiration of the Highway Trust Fund. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and Barbara Boxer (D-California) announced Wednesday that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee would mark-up a bipartisan, six-year surface […]
May 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Lack of federal highway funding solution puts 131 Arkansas projects in jeopardy
More than 100 Arkansas road and bridge construction projects could be in jeopardy if Congress doesn’t extend federal transportation funding. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported 131 federally funded projects totaling $1.5 billion would be halted indefinitely if lawmakers don’t pass an extension to the Highway Trust Fund or new infrastructure funding. Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department director Scott […]
May 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT plans $3.2 billion in highway projects through FY 2020
The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) proposes $3.2 billion in highway right of way and construction projects in its draft fiscal Year 2016-2020 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program presented to the Iowa Transportation Commission (ITC). The ITC will meet June 9 in Council Bluffs to consider approving the program plan. The public can post comments on it […]
May 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Build USA Act would create American Infrastructure Bank for transportation funding
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) has introduced the Build USA Act, a bill aimed at creating an American Infrastructure Bank (AIB) to provide methods for funding transportation projects for states. Fischer, who is chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, was involved in similar legislation when she was […]
May 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Foxx: USDOT will need its own LeBron James to secure a fix for highway funding
America may have cast aside monarchy long ago, but maybe only a king would be able to take on transportation funding. Well, a king on the court, that is. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Congress needs someone like NBA all-star LeBron James to step up before the Highway Trust Fund expires at the end of […]
May 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
California DOT: State needs $5.7 billion more each year to maintain roads
California’s budget falls short on road funding to the tune of about $5.7 billion each year, according to the state’s Department of Transportation. A Caltrans report said the department needs $8 billion annually over the next 10 years to pay for the management and improvement goals set for the state’s infrastructure. But the state only […]
May 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
How Granite Construction meets tight tolerances on Tucson International Airport terminal apron project
Granite Construction and Metal Forms Corp. (MFC) are working together to on a multi-year terminal apron rehabilitation project at Tucson International Airport. Granite Construction is using MFC’s metal paving forms with built-in dowel holders to “maintain productivity and meet tight tolerances” for the project. The work is made up of a series of three different depths […]
May 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report finds voting for, or against, gas tax increases has little impact on state legislator re-election
An analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows members of neither the Republican or Democratic parties have been negatively impacted politically after voting for a gas tax increase used for funding transportation projects. ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) reviewed voting patterns of legislators in seven states during the last election cycle […]
May 13, 2015
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