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Roadbuilding

ACPA seeks project submissions for 2017 Excellence in Concrete Pavements Awards

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is seeking submissions for its 2017 Excellence in Concrete Pavements awards for projects completed in 2016. The deadline is July 7, with the award winners set to be recognized at the ACPA 54th Annual Meeting Awards Banquet Nov. 30 at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, California. The awards, given out for […]

May 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Four Caltrans workers receive Governor’s Medal of Valor Award

Four workers with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have received the 2017 Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor Award. The awards, first presented in 1959, are given to state employees “for displaying bravery, courage and selflessness in the face of danger.” Nearly 600 state employees have been presented the award. The four employees, listed […]

May 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Landslide near Mud Creek covers portion of Highway 1 in California

About one-third mile of SR 1 in an area known as Mud Creek near Big Sur, California, has been covered with 35-40 feet of earth after a landslide. The road had been closed for repairs due to buckling. California has experienced high levels of rain and snowfall that have weakened the soil in many areas. […]

May 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Endangered hawk shuts down San Fran bridge construction

An endangered bird is delaying repairs to an Interstate 80 overpass in the San Francisco Bay Area. CBS SF Bay Area reports that work on the Midway Bridge that crosses the interstate east of Vacaville, California, was supposed to start the week of May 15. But when crews found a Swainson’s Hawk nest in the trees nearby, the […]

May 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

APA webinar to provide overview of PerRoad 4.3 Perpetual Pavement design software

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) will host a webinar May 30 to provide details on the PerRoad 4.3 Perpetual Pavement design software. The program, designed at Auburn University, estimates the “stresses and strains” that a pavement would undergo that would cause rutting and cracking. Version 4.3 uses data from the Pavement Test Track at the […]

May 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

RIDOT: RhodeWorks tolling program will net $42.3 million annually

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reports annual net revenue from its RhodeWorks tolling program will reach $42.3 million. The tolling program places bridge tolls on heavy commercial trucks. The tolls provide part of the funding to bridge repairs under the RhodeWorks program, which provides for the repair of more than 150 structurally deficient […]

May 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Trump’s budget calls for $200 billion to support $1 trillion infrastructure investment

The Trump Administration’s budget outline released this week continues to reference the much-touted $1 trillion in infrastructure investments and proposes $200 billion in public support over 10 years to reach the figure. The $1 trillion amount “will be funded through a combination of new Federal funding, incentivized non-Federal funding, and newly prioritized and expedited projects,” […]

May 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT, 3M partner on connected work zone for I-75 modernization

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and 3M are partnering to implement connected vehicle technology on a stretch of work zone on Interstate 75 that is more than 3 miles long. The process, aimed at improving driver safety and to test vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies, will span four months on the I-75 modernization project work zone in […]

May 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA foundation presents scholarships to 11 children of highway workers killed on the job

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation has presented 11 children of fallen highway workers with financial assistance from its Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship fund. The fund was created in 1999 with a gift from Stan Lanford of Lanford Brothers and Jack Lanford of Adams Construction Company. Both have served […]

May 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pence, Mnuchin discuss infrastructure investment at summit

Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin addressed business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce‘s  “Invest in America!” summit on May 18. The two discussed investing in business and removing burdensome regulations that make it hard for businesses to do their work. In the U.S. Chamber of Commerce video below, (here’s a link if […]

May 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Steel-infused asphalt heals itself when heated

Christopher Schlangen, a PhD student at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has developed a steel-infused self-healing asphalt that can be heated to get rid of potholes, cracks and loose stones, Futurism reports. The technology adds steel wool to bitumin, the binding agent that asphalt uses to hold the stones together. If asphalt that […]

May 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

New York provides $10 million for road & infrastructure repairs following floods along Lake Ontario

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced $10 million in state funding to be used toward repairs to roads and other infrastructure damages caused by flooding near the coastline of Lake Ontario. The funds come through the New York State Homes and Community Renewal program that is open to municipalities in areas called out in Cuomo’s recent emergency […]

May 24, 2017