Tag: DOT: Page 87

Roadbuilding

Major milestone cleared for Texas Bullet Train; Feds also approve Fla. rail plan

It’s full steam ahead for the Texas Bullet Train project – one of the largest civil projects in U.S. history – as well as another rail project in south Florida. On December 15, the Federal Railroad Administration released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the high-speed bullet train planned for Texas. Federal regulators not only outlined […]

December 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-15 toll lane construction in Calif. set for Jan.

In early 2018, construction is set to begin on a $470 million toll lane project on the 15 Freeway, from the Temescal Valley to Jurupa Valley in California, which will add two toll lanes in each direction and widen 11 bridges on a 14.6-mile section of Interstate, The Press-Enterprise reports. The Riverside County Transportation Commission held a […]

December 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Winter truck load season begins in Minn.

Minnesota’s north frost zone has entered its winter truck load season, in which vehicles can operate up to 10 percent over the standard legal maximum loads on unrestricted highways. The season began December 14 and ends at a date to be determined. The season begins and ends based on how weather affects road strength. The […]

December 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Electric-vehicle ride-share allowed to expand in Columbus, Ohio

Free rides on electric vehicles and golf carts have passed a trial run and are now allowed throughout Columbus, Ohio. The city has agreed to allow the micro-transit vehicles to pick up passengers citywide after a trial run in the downtown area was deemed a success, according to Columbus Business First. Drivers get paid by […]

December 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tractor crash closes another historic bridge in this Indiana county

Another bridge in Boone County, Indiana, has been closed because of damage by farm equipment. This time, though, the tractor driver owned up to the mistake. A man was driving his John Deere tractor down Holiday Road on December 2 pulling a ripper when he realized too late that the ripper was too wide for […]

December 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Needing more construction workers, Illinois Tollway seeks vendor for new training, hiring program

The Illinois Tollway is creating a workforce development initiative to train and place disadvantaged workers in roadway and transportation-related construction jobs. The program will prepare both unemployed and underemployed workers for careers in the construction industry with tollway contractors. Now, the tollway is asking for proposals (RFPs) for a vendor that will establish and manage […]

December 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-66 Inside Beltway tolls speed up rush hour commutes, VDOT says

The Virginia Department of Transportation says morning and afternoon commutes are getting faster on I-66 Inside the Beltway with new Express Lanes that opened December 4. The lanes are designed to encourage carpooling, with vehicles carrying two or more passengers exempt from tolls. Solo drivers pay a toll to use the less-congested lanes. The toll […]

December 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

ASCE offers study on causes of bridge failures between 1989 and 2000

A new technical paper, Analysis of Recent Bridge Failures in the United States, written by Kumalasari Wardhana and Fabian C. Hadipriono, P.E., F.ASCE, is now available at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Library. Data from more than 500 bridge failures in the United States occurring between 1989 and 2000 were studied and analyzed. The bridges ranged […]

December 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mo. woman charged with intentionally hitting road worker with car

A road construction worker was intentionally struck by a car inside a work zone in Missouri, according to KMOV TV news station. The station said the driver of the car became impatient while waiting at the construction site and passed several cars trying to get through. Though the worker tried to get her to stop, […]

December 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT releases list of state’s most congested roads

The Texas Department of Transportation has announced its list of the state’s most congested roads. The West Loop Freeway from Katy Freeway to Southwest Freeway in Harris County again tops the list. The No. 2 spot is again held by IH 35 in Travis County from U.S. 290 North to Ben White Boulevard. Last year’s […]

December 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Calif. studying ways to charge drivers by the mile

Shortly after enacting its new gas tax hike, California transportation officials performed a study, the California Road Charge Pilot Program report, studying ways to charge drivers based on mileage rather than the amount of fuel they use, The Sacramento Bee reports. The report included results from a road charge experiment where more than 5,000 volunteer drivers […]

December 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

One of Missouri’s most dangerous streets targeted for public service campaign

The Missouri Department of Transportation has targeted one of the state’s most dangerous streets for a public service video campaign to try to reduce the number of fatal crashes. MoDOT says 20 people have died on Natural Bridge Avenue in St. Louis since 2012. Thirteen of the 18 fatal crashes involved pedestrians. The street was […]

December 14, 2017