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Roadbuilding

Texas expands free roadside assistance for motorists

More drivers are now eligible for free roadside assistance in Texas. The state’s Highway Emergency Response Operator, or HERO, program was expanded in December to Interstate 35 from Georgetown to Kyle and on U.S. 183 from Lakeline Mall Drive to U.S. 290. The service will be further expanded in January with patrols on SH 71 […]

December 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ark. DOT studies possible first toll road for state

A future Interstate 49 and whether it will become Arkansas’ first toll road are being considered, with public meetings likely coming in early 2018, reports KFSM news station. The interstate section being considered would stretch from Barling to Alma over the Arkansas River. The Arkansas Department of Transportation has commissioned a study on charging tolls […]

December 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Contracts awarded for major Oklahoma City road projects

Work to complete improvements to Oklahoma City Boulevard in the city’s downtown area and the SH-74 corridor in northwest Oklahoma City will begin in the spring, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has awarded a $27 million contract to Allen Contracting Inc. and Shell Construction Inc. of Oklahoma City to […]

December 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Skancke to leave Nev. DOT board after four years

Tom Skancke, who has served on the Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) board of directors the past four years and made giant strides in helping to transform the region’s transportation network, is leaving Nevada for Newport Beach to work as a consultant with a tech startup company, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. “The thing I […]

December 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans offers more carpool, bus lanes for busy I-80

Plans are being considered to bring traffic relief to Interstate 80 between Sacramento and Dixon, California, according to KVTV-TV news station. A proposal from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would add 21 miles of bus and carpool lanes on both sides of the highway. The highway would be widened from three to four lanes […]

December 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Large floating crane lifts pieces of Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge into place

As a part of the new Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project, the largest crane barge on the west coast of North America, known as the Dynamic Beast, was floated under the existing bridge in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada’s Upper Harbor on Friday, December 8, to lift and place large pieces of the new bridge’s lifting mechanism, CBC […]

December 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-81 tunnel in Syracuse would cost $3 billion or more, study says

Building a tunnel in Syracuse to replace a 1.2-mile section of Interstate 81 would cost $3 billion to $4.5 billion and take nine to 10 years to build, according to Syracuse.com. That conclusion came from a $2 million study commissioned by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Before the study, the New York State Department of […]

December 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Fla. Turnpike widening expected to be completed in 2018

The widening of the Florida Turnpike in the Miami area is expected to be completed in mid-2018, according to the state’s department of transportation. The turnpike is being widened from north of Eureka Drive/SW 184th Street to south of Killian Parkway/SW 104th Street. The project, which began in 2014, includes adding express lanes and realigning […]

December 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Too drunk to drive? This app will get you home safely

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has an app to help keep drunken drivers off the road. The SaferRide App allows users to call a taxi or a friend. It identifies the user’s location so they can be picked up. It is available for Android devices from the Google Play store at here, and for […]

December 25, 2017

Class 7-8

Freightliner helps deliver Wreaths Across America to honor vets

Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, Maine, is better known as the man behind Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering and honoring veterans during the holidays. In 1992, the wreath company donated remembrance wreaths that were placed on the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. […]

December 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

More drivers to hit the roads this holiday despite higher gas prices

AAA is predicting this holiday season’s travel volume will be one for the record books, with a 3.1 percent increase compared to last holiday season. In all, 107.3 million Americans will travel between December 23 and January 1, AAA estimates. It marks the ninth consecutive year of travel increases for the holidays. Of the travelers, […]

December 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts in 2017

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved five construction contracts and three professional engineering service contracts totaling nearly $20.2 million at its December 21 meeting. And in all, the board approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts for 2017 for the tollway, an administrative agency of the State of Illinois. Of those 86 contracts, 78 were […]

December 22, 2017