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Roadbuilding

Maine to receive additional highway improvement funding through FHWA

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that Maine will receive an additional $8,652,967 from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Highway Administration to improve its highway infrastructure, WAGM reports. “Strengthening our transportation infrastructure is a critical issue not only in Maine, but also nationwide,” Sen. Collins said, according […]

May 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

PennDOT sets aggressive schedule to repair landslide-damaged Route 30

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says it has established an “extremely aggressive” timetable for rebuilding a section of Route 30 in East Pittsburgh that collapsed this month, damaging a house and apartment building. The collapse occurred due to a 250-foot-wide landslide that damaged a house and apartment building. Residents in the area have been temporarily […]

April 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $1B in emergency relief for road and bridge repairs

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced more than $1 billion in Emergency Relief funds to help repair roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods and other unexpected events. The funding is for 32 states, several U.S. territories and Federal Land Management Agencies. The funds help to pay for the reconstruction or replacement of damaged highways and […]

April 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

Font designed for easier readability on roadway signs is reinstated, two years after FHWA prohibited it

A font designed for easy reading on state highway traffic signs has been reinstated following the passage of the federal omnibus bill, according to the American Traffic Safety Services Association. There’s been back and forth on whether this font should be used, and the federal government has changed its own course over the letter style […]

April 11, 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the use of products by state and local governments that could make U.S. roads safer, and it’s time for it to be repealed, says the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).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

States test solar-powered markers on dark streets

The Idaho Department of Transportation is testing out new solar-powered LED raised pavement markers to try to improve safety on dark streets. The department purchased 600 of the raised markers, which store solar energy during the day and then automatically illuminate when the sun goes down, the Idaho DOT says. The first 100 markers were […]

March 9, 2018

Construction Equipment

La. experiments with precast reinforced concrete pavement for first time

Engineers at the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) are experimenting with Precast Reinforced Concrete Pavement to improve its highways, KTBS reports. It will be the first time the process has been used in Louisiana, but the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has had success with the process in other parts of the country. “The […]

February 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

NAPA/FHWA survey finds RAP one of top recycled materials of 2016

The latest survey conducted by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) found that reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) were the top recycled materials in 2016. According to NAPA, the report found that more than 31 percent of all asphalt pavement mixtures produced in 2016 used […]

February 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

‘I Heart NY’ highway signs ordered taken down, or lose federal funding

Some highway signs with the “I (heart) NY” logo are getting no love from the feds. The Federal Highway Administration has cut $14 million in funding to the state of New York for installing more than 500 signs across the state with tourism logos that the FHWA says violates federal and state traffic standards, according […]

February 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

Md. highway inspectors transition to e-construction

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration has received a $100,000 federal grant to buy iPads to document construction projects, according to WCBC radio. The grant comes from the Federal Highway Administration’s Every Day Counts program and is intended to help MDOT SHA transition from a paper-based process. The agency will buy 156 iPads […]

January 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

High-friction pavement project among FHWA safety winners

The Federal Highway Administration has bestowed its 2017 National Roadway Safety Awards on nine state transportation departments.   DOT winners for Infrastructure and Operational Improvements Delaware – DelDOT placed high-friction surface treatments at horizontal curves and where wet road surfaces reduce pavement friction. The agency reports a 56 percent average drop in roadway-departure crashes at […]

December 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

U.S. awards more help for Puerto Rico’s hurricane-hit roads and bridges

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has announced the immediate availability of $30 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds to further roads and bridges throughout Puerto Rico. Another $6 million has been awarded for road repairs throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. These funds supplement $42.5 in emergency funds previously made available to […]

December 6, 2017