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Roadbuilding: Page 90
Roadbuilding
MnDOT diverging diamond interchange project will cause delays on busy I-35 in Twin Cities
In Minnesota, drivers on I-35 along the northern fringes of the Twin Cities can expect lane closures and delays from now through early August. Work begins this week on the interstate in the cities of Lino Lakes, Columbus and Forest Lake. Resurfacing will take place on I-35 from Highway 97 to just north of Highway […]
April 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trucking group files federal lawsuit over ‘excessive tolls’ on Pa. Turnpike
A national trucking organization is challenging the constitutionality of what it calls excessive tolls charged by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a federal lawsuit that says $5.875 billion the turnpike commission has paid to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is unconstitutional because the tolls that fund it put […]
April 3, 2018
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Ill. Tollway seeks firms for 10 contracts worth about $39 million
The Illinois Tollway is looking for firms to provide planning, design and construction management services for 10 new contracts totaling $39 million. The contracts are part of the tollway’s Move Illinois Program, and they’re included in the Professional Services Bulletin 18-2 Contracts advertised as of March 27: One planning study contract for the 95th Street Interchange […]
April 3, 2018
Roadbuilding
Last road panel installed in Seattle SR-99 tunnel dug by Bertha
The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that the last of 1,152 road panels have been installed on the new State Route 99 tunnel, which will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The panels form the lower deck of the double-deck highway, which will allow drivers to travel under downtown Seattle as a bypass or stay […]
April 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
FHWA distributes $5 billion more in federal-aid highway funding authority to state DOTs
The Federal Highway Administration has issued its latest “obligation limitation” notice to state departments of transportation, allowing them access to an additional $5 billion in project funding authority for federal-aid highway programs, according to the the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO). This allows state DOTs to use the prorated portion of their authorized funds […]
April 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA files to toss out 102-year-old federal rule for purchasing patented road products
A 102-year-old federal procurement rule is stifling the use of products by state and local governments that could make U.S. roads safer, and it’s time for it to be repealed, says the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). To that end, ARTBA filed a petition March 27 with the U.S. Department of Transportation to […]
March 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Mass. officials approve $205 million North Washington Street Bridge replacement project
The 100-year-old North Washington Street Bridge that spans Charles River between Charlestown and Boston’s North End is set to get a facelift. Massachusetts officials have approved a $205 million project to replace the rusty truss bridge, the The Boston Globe reports, launching a grueling five-year period of lane closures and construction that will ultimately install […]
March 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Ga. DOT to build first truck-only lanes on congested I-75 North
The Georgia Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to create interstate lanes designated solely for commercial vehicles. The truck-only lane project would be the first of its kind in the United States, GDOT says. GDOT plans to hire a general engineering consultant by the end of 2018 to manage the project development and […]
March 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Calif. DMV green lights autonomous shuttle tests on public roads
In the first time that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has allowed a shared autonomous vehicle to travel on public roads, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and GoMentum Station have received permission for testing. It will begin in Bishop Ranch, the largest mixed-use business community in the city of San Ramon, which […]
March 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Five Cabinet members push infrastructure before Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
The Trump administration sent five Cabinet secretaries — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry — to a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on March 13 to talk up its infrastructure proposals, but they didn’t seem to be enough to get […]
March 28, 2018
Roadbuilding
Hales Sand & Gravel wins 2 NAPA ‘Quality’ paving awards
Hales Sand & Gravel, a Staker Parson company, won two National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Quality in Construction Awards for asphalt pavement. One award was for working safely in rough weather to successfully produce a smooth, high quality pavement using cold-in-place recycling on U.S. 50 in Millard County, Utah. The company also won an award […]
March 28, 2018
Roadbuilding
Historic Cincinnati bridge closed for repairs after car crashes into beam
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reports that it is awaiting a final proposal for repair of the 151-year-old John A. Roebling Bridge between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Convington, Kentucky. KTC said the bridge, which was a prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge, would probably not reopen until June after a car crashed into one of its vertical members […]
March 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
NCAT conference discussing asphalt pavement design, construction, technologies and maintenance
In Alabama, the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University is hosting a major conference where experts share their knowledge of research on asphalt technology. Held every three years, the Test Track conference is a forum to present research findings from the previous cycle of accelerated pavement testing. During the two-and-a-half day program […]
March 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
Highway funding rises in new federal spending bill signed by Trump
The new $1.3 trillion federal spending package approved just before a government shutdown deadline boosts funding for highway programs by 8 percent and triples the funding to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, program, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The appropriations were passed by the Senate after a late-night […]
March 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Offering new way to relieve congestion on I-95, Conn. governor warns of consequences for failing to act
Amid a debate over funding needed for highway projects, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker have outlined the consequences of failing to act on much-needed improvements for congested Interstate 95. To that end, they’ve now released the findings of a study on the impact of widening and improving […]
March 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
New Autobahn-tested bridge ‘transition zones’ could replace expansion joints
Expansion joints are an important part of bridges that prevent the pavement from cracking when it expands in hot weather and contracts in cold weather, but they require a lot of maintenance. However, Daily Commercial News reports that researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) have developed a system that features a transition zone a […]
March 23, 2018
Roadbuilding
Pittsburgh shifts money to streets after harsh winter causes abundance of potholes
The Pittsburgh City Council agreed to shift more than $720,000 to the streets budget as a result of the 3,700 reported potholes caused by the freeze-thaw cycles this winter, bringing the city’s resurfacing budget to nearly $16.8 million. The funds will repave approximately 67 miles, according to estimates from chief operations officer Guy Costa, with […]
March 23, 2018
Roadbuilding
NTSB confirms workers were adjusting tension rods when Miami bridge collapsed
The National Transportation Safety Board, continuing its probe into the deadly pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, says its investigative team has confirmed that workers were adjusting tension on the two tensioning rods located in the diagonal member at the north end of the span when the bridge collapsed. That confirmation is key in the inquiry […]
March 22, 2018
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