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Roadbuilding

To counter damage from freeze-thaw cycles, Minneapolis is using a progressive concrete pavement preservation strategy

With the inevitable freeze-thaw cycles in Minneapolis leading to pavement damage every winter, drivers are vocal about their desire for the city to fix potholes and maintain roads, according to the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA), a non-profit trade association. Every spring in Minneapolis, drivers find themselves trying to avoid the worst of the […]

April 5, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ill. loses $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads, traffic jams, report says

A new report says Illinois is losing $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads and bridges and traffic congestion. The report, released March 28 by nonprofit, Washington, D.C.-based transportation organization TRIP, determined that more than one-third of the state’s locally and state-maintained urban roads are in “poor or mediocre condition” and 9 percent of […]

April 5, 2018

Roadbuilding

Miami bridge collapse survivor tells story, files lawsuit

A survivor of the Miami bridge collapse that killed six people, including his friend, tells his story in this report aired by WSVN-TV Monday. Richard Humble sat next to his attorney, as he told journalists of the catastrophic failure and aftermath

April 4, 2018

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

Roadbuilding

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