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Two highway workers injured after being struck by pickup truck
Two Pennsylvania construction workers were injured recently after they were struck by a pickup truck while doing road work. ABC News affiliate WPVI reported that the two men were working along Route 1 in Delaware County when they were hit by the Ford pickup. One of the workers had to be flown by medical helicopter to a […]
January 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Watch Caltrans install new, safer retro-reflective signs
The California Department of Transportation is installing new retro-reflective signs to replace older road signage. According to CalTrans, the orange retro-reflective signs are more fully illuminated by vehicle headlights in order to be more visible at night. The signs don’t require electricity to be illuminated, so this saves money for the department while increasing safety. Caltrans District […]
January 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT considers raising speed limits on 2,000+ miles of state highways to 70 mph
A new study from the Wyoming Department of Transportation has found that 2,358 miles of non-interstate highways in the state could possibly use a speed limit hike. A report commissioned by WYDOT from Vista West Engineering revealed that of the 6,400 miles of non-Interstate highways in Wyoming, well over a third of those highways might be eligible […]
November 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Wisconsin sees vehicle miles traveled increase 9% to 60 billion miles in 2014
Drivers in Wisconsin spent so much time on the roads last year, they could have traveled to the sun and back to Earth 322 times. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, drivers clocked a high of 60 billion vehicle miles traveled in 2014. That’s 550 million miles, or 9 percent, more than in 2013. WisDOT attributes […]
November 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Plane makes emergency landing on Miami Interstate
Some drivers making their morning commute Thursday along Miami’s Interstate 595 were joined on the road by a plane in an emergency landing. According to CBS Miami, the pilot of a small plane had been rerouted from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and was on his way back above Miami at around 9 a.m. when the plane ran out […]
September 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Alabama House committee passes 5 cent gas tax hike
Alabama drivers could see the state’s gas tax rise for the first time in 23 years. The Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure committee has passed a new bill that would raise the gas tax in the state by 5 cents per gallon, The Anniston Star reported. The bill would also automatically raise the gas tax by […]
September 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Study shows Portland highways are either at capacity or nearly there
Drivers in Oregon probably noticed their commute has been getting significantly more lengthy this year, and a new study found most drivers could already tell: highways in the state are way too crowded. The Oregonian reported the Oregon Department of Transportation conducted a study over the past week which found most of the state’s highways are either at […]
August 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan Senate panel passes $1.5 billion highway plan funded by fuel tax increases
A Michigan Senate panel approved a package on Tuesday to provide $1.5 billion to infrastructure improvements in the state. The plan would fund roads by raising the gas and diesel taxes over three years and send some money from the general fund to pay for road projects, MLive.com reported. The plan would also get rid of the […]
July 3, 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
White House releases infrastructure planning and design guide
The White House has made available the “Federal Resource Guide for Infrastructure Planning and Design” as part of President Obama’s Build America Investment Initiative launched last July. The guide was released May 5, the same day the White House held a roundtable with infrastructure experts in partnership with the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations. The meeting’s purpose […]
May 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
Budget resolution calls for large reduction in transportation funding
The Senate and House of Representatives passed a joint budget resolution on Tuesday that calls for massive cuts in transportation funding. The budget resolution proposes a 22-percent decrease in transportation funding, according to the National Journal. But the joint resolution is not set in stone and isn’t yet law. It sets the goals Congress will try to […]
May 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
Sustainable pavement methods mature, but the future calls for more measurable results
Discussing sustainability in most industries usually elicits one of a couple of responses: either groans, rolling eyes and shuffling feet; or zombie-like stares off in the distance that clearly signify the listener is tuning out. But in the pavement sector, people are more attentive to the issue. Paving contractors, whether they be involved in asphalt […]
May 6, 2015
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