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Transportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deaths

Alarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Amherst County (Va.) bridge named for fallen Vietnam War veteran

An Amherst County (Va.) bridge was dedicated in the memory of a local fallen military veteran, Pfc. Roger Lee Floyd, on the 52nd anniversary of his death in the Vietnam War, according to a report by The News & Advance. On November 12, 2017, community members, local veterans and members of the Amherst County Board […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

More truckers, bus drivers wearing seat belts, FMCSA reports

Commercial truck and bus drivers are buckling up more than ever, according to a recent survey by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The survey reports that 86 percent buckled up in 2016, up from 84 percent in 2013, when the survey was last conducted. The rise in seat-belt use has been steady since the […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

New website geared to training Ariz. traffic incident responders

Arizona emergency responders have a new website offering a clearinghouse for traffic incident management training. “Effective traffic incident management keeps the public safe, emergency responders safe and traffic moving,” said Derek Arnson, Traffic Management Group manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation. “It’s important that everyone who responds to a traffic incident, from law enforcement […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pieces of N.Y.’s Tappan Zee Bridge finding use in local bridge projects

Dismantling of the 61-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge is expected to take more than a year. Bridge sections are being removed carefully and shipped on barges upriver to Albany and downriver to Perth Amboy, N.J. to be sold — concrete will be crushed for use in highway construction and the steel will be recycled. However, the […]

November 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Asphalt recycling for paving rose 3% in 2016

The amount of reclaimed asphalt used on roads, parking lots and other paved surfaces continues to grow, according to a new survey by the National Asphalt Pavement Association. In 2016, 79.6 million tons of reclaimed asphalt pavement were recycled, the NAPA survey says. That’s up 3 percent from 74.2 million tons in 2015, and up […]

November 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Phoenix residents can now hail Waymo’s driverless vans for free

Waymo has launched a test of a fully autonomous ride program in the Phoenix metro area and is looking for people to sign up for free rides in vehicles without drivers. Waymo, which started as Google’s self-driving project in 2009 and became a private company in 2016, has been testing autonomous vehicles in Phoenix without […]

November 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

R.I. partners with Waze to provide real-time traffic data

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has joined Waze’s Connected Citizens Program, in which drivers can anonymously report traffic incidents to alert other drivers through the Waze app. RIDOT can then use that information to update its digital highway signs. The agency says the new partnership will save it $200,000, as Waze does not charge […]

November 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse captures construction of Grand Ave. Bridge in Colo.

The time-lapse video below shows construction of the Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs, Co. from start to finish. Construction of the bridge began in January 2015 after four years of planning. The new bridge features wider lanes, better structural stability, more efficient traffic flow, and curved alignment, as well as an aesthetically pleasing design. […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

New Mississippi River bridge connects Ill. and Iowa

The Mississippi River has a new bridge connecting Illinois and Iowa. The $80.6 million span recently opened and replaces a bridge built in 1932 that will be dismantled in spring. The 20-foot-wide bridge was too narrow, causing safety issues as wider vehicles would overlap the center line markings, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ga., Ala. open work lanes for Thanksgiving travelers

The states of Georgia and Alabama have announced they will halt work-zone lane closures on their respective interstates for Thanksgiving holiday drivers. The Alabama Department of Transportation will stop lane closures from noon November 22 through midnight November 26. The Georgia Department of Transportation will do the same from 6 a.m. November 22 to 5 […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Thanksgiving holiday drivers will find cheaper gas

AAA reports that 46 million Americans will hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, and they’ll be finding cheaper gasoline along the way. Drivers will be able to find prices of $2.50 a gallon or less at more than half of the gas stations in the country, the association says. The cheapest gas will be […]

November 22, 2017