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Texas awards first batch of Prop 1 contracts totaling more than $52 million
The Texas Transportation Commission awarded contracts for nine projects in seven Texas Department of Transportationâs (TxDOT) districts, representing more than $52 million in road project work. The funding comes from the stateâs Proposition 1 funding program, approved by Texas voters last year, and representing $1.74 billion available for transportation projects in 2015. The seven districts [âŚ]
March 30, 2015
Roadbuilding
Massachusetts House passes act financing municipal road and bridge improvements
The Massachusetts House passed H. 3187, a provision backed by Governor Charlie Baker, that provides for $200 million for financing municipal road and bridge projects in fiscal year 2016. The bill was passed by a 155-0 vote and is unique in that it provides for local municipalities and not the state broadly. According to a [âŚ]
March 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
TRB to hold webinar on âcreative waysâ to fund transportation
The Transportation Research Board is planning a webinar April 15 to discuss potential new means for funding transportation infrastructure projects, such as cooperative ownership models, roadway usage charges, and transportation utility fees. Scheduled presenters for âCreative Ways to Consider Funding Future Transportationâ include Carole Turley from the University of California at Los Angeles and David Ungemah [âŚ]
March 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
DRIVE Act aims to support Highway Trust Fund by limiting spending to roads and bridges
Five Republican congressmen have proposed a legislative effort to support the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) without increasing gas taxes primarily by limiting spending only to federal highway and bridge projects. Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Congressman Jim Jordon (R-Ohio), Congressman Justin Amash (R-Mich.), Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), and Congressman Ken Buck (R-Colo.) introduced the Developing Roadway [âŚ]
March 24, 2015
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Michigan road conditions on downward spiral
A recent preliminary report by the Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) shows roads in Michigan are deteriorating at an accelerating pace. The data collected by the council, titled the PASER report, showed that over the past nine years, miles of roads rated âgoodâ or âfairâ declined from 77 to 62 percent, with roads rated âpoorâ [âŚ]
March 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT launches construction season at Opportunity Corridor
The Ohio Department of Transportation began its construction season March 16 at the northern section of Opportunity Corridor that will connect Interstate 490 and University Circle near Cleveland, according to a report by the The Plain Dealer. New bonds totaling $1 billion from the Ohio Turnpike will fund the corridor. âItâs one of the most [âŚ]
March 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ground broken on Indianaâs $400 million âMajor Moves 2020â transportation projects
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence recently broke ground to symbolically begin work on the âMajor Moves 2020â construction program, representing a $400 million bump in funds to expand lanes on certain sections of the states interstates. âRoads mean jobs, and Major Moves 2020 will further enhance Indianaâs reputation as the âCrossroads of America,â â Pence said. âWhen [âŚ]
March 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
As highway reauthorization hearing nears, ARTBA proposes 15-cent gas tax increase for 10-year funding
A proposal dubbed âGetting Beyond Gridlockâ by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) would raise $401 billion for highway and mass transit capital investments via a 15-cents-per-gallon increase in federal gas and diesel fuel taxes. The proposal comes less than a week before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee holds a hearing on âreauthorizingâ federal surface [âŚ]
March 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT begins work on Interstate 220 erosion
Almost immediately after The Federal Highway Administration announced emergency relief funds were being issued to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, roadwork began on an embankment slide on an Interstate 220 ramp. Heavy rains and severe winter weather combined to cause sliding, or embankment erosion, along the eastbound Highway 80 exit ramp to I-220, MDOT said. [âŚ]
March 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
Los Angeles city engineer joins Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Board
The American Public Works Association (APWA) President Larry Stevens has appointed Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, to the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) board of directors for a three-year term. APWA co-established the ISI with the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies. A non-profit group, ISI develops and maintains a [âŚ]
March 12, 2015
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Why asphalt is still the King of Paving
Approximately 93 percent of the more than 2.6 million miles of paved roads and highways in the United States are surfaced with asphalt. Asphalt surfaces range from full-depth pavements to thin asphalt overlays, but all are quick and easy to build and maintain. These factors, coupled with refinements in asphalt technologies, have helped asphalt maintain [âŚ]
March 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report identifies areas of improvement for Utahâs roads and bridges
Despite getting a B+ grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers for the condition of its roads and bridges, Utah still needs improvements to prevent economic growth from being stifled, according to a report from The Road Improvement Program. In its report, âUtahâs Most Critical Surface Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth and Quality of [âŚ]
March 3, 2015
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