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Roadbuilding

I-95 N.J. undergoes redesignation to I-295

New signs are going up along Interstate 95 in New Jersey as part of a project to redesignate the highway to I-295. Sign installation began January 16 in Mercer County with new signs and mile markers beginning at the Route 1 interchange and extending south toward the Delaware River and back. The signs will remain […]

January 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Conveyor bridge transporting materials over roadway on Cal. Route 180 project

In the video below, Sam Yniguez, a public information officer with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), highlights a conveyor system bridge that will be used on the Kings Canyon Road (State Route 180) project in eastern Fresno County. The system will improve safety, reduce vehicle emissions, and relieve traffic congestion by transporting an estimated […]

January 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

Smith-Midland wins $9 million I-66 safety barrier contract

Smith-Midland, out of Midland, Virginia, says it won a $9 million contract to supply and install up to 245,000 linear feet of J-J Hooks precast safety barrier on a Virginia highway project. The firm contracted for the work with FAM Construction, a partnership of Ferrovial Agroman US and Allan Myers, the lead construction firm on […]

January 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

Bipartisan group releases new report, ‘Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure’

The Problem Solvers Caucus released a new report, Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure, with policy recommendations for building America’s infrastructure. The 48 member bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Tom Reed (N.Y.-23) and Josh Gottheimer (N.J.-05), launched an Infrastructure Working Group, co-chaired by Reps. John Katko (N.Y.-24) and Elizabeth Esty (Conn.-05), tasked with finding consensus on a […]

January 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

Remnants of old Tenn. iron bridge imploded

The video below shows the implosion of the remaining iron spans of the Hoskins-Jarnagin Bridge in Dandridge, Tenn. on December 21, 2017. The Standard Banner reports that the old, narrow bridge, which was completed in 1944, was removed to make way for a new $29 million concrete bridge. The center span of the bridge had […]

January 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Neb. DOT: state program will help fund repairs or replacements of 66 bridges

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has selected 22 proposals from 68 submitted in December for the second round of the County Bridge Match Program (CBMP). The CBMP provides funding to counties for the innovative replacement and repair of deficient county bridges. Selected proposals include 66 bridges in 35 counties at a total construction cost of $8.5 million, the agency […]

January 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

I-95 Express Lanes to be extended in Fredericksburg, Va.

Construction is scheduled to begin next year on extending Interstate 95 Express Lanes in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. “This project addresses an area that traffic data company, INRIX, named ‘worst traffic hot spot’ in the nation,” said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne. “Expanding the Express Lanes 10 miles south will bring much-needed relief from the […]

January 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Mich. I-696 freeway set for repairs, renovations in 2018

Parts of Interstate 696 in Michigan will undergo reconstruction or repairs this year starting in spring, according to the state’s department of transportation. MDOT plans $20 million in repairs on I-696 in Oakland County and a $90 million reconstruction in Macomb County. Along with rehabbing the freeway, the project “will allow the east/west corridor to […]

January 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ore. expands salt use on roads after 5-year test

The Oregon Department of Transportation has expanded its use of rock salt this winter after five years of testing the snow and ice melting product. With the tests, ODOT said it saw a 27-percent drop in the average number of crashes a year on Interstate 5 and a 23-percent drop on U.S. 95. The ODOT […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

WIS 441 Tri-County Project will finish a year ahead of schedule

During a recent visit to Appleton, Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker announced that, as a result of savings that allowed work to progress faster than anticipated, the WIS 441 Tri-County Project will be completed in 2019, a full year ahead of schedule, the Post-Crescent reports. The project includes rebuilding and widening a 6-mile stretch of U.S. […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Conn. awarding $15 million to 11 projects to support transit-oriented development

Connecticut is awarding $15 million in grants to 11 projects under a competitive program that supports transit-oriented development, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy. The program is aimed at boosting economic activity and creating jobs, the governor’s office says in a recent press release. “Transportation isn’t just about cars, trains and buses – it’s about building vibrant communities and […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Monroe Co. (Ind.) will soon have a new covered bridge

Monroe County, Indiana, which once boasted as many as 14 covered bridges, lost its last covered bridge to fire in 1976, but it will soon have a new one by reconstructing a vintage 1885 covered bridge over Beanblossom Creek. According to U.S. News, the new bridge will be the Cedar Ford Bridge, a vintage 1885 covered bridge […]

January 15, 2018