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Roadbuilding

National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 11-15

This year’s theme for National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), set for April 11-15, is “Don’t be THAT Driver: Work on Safety. Get Home Safely. Every Day.” The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host the kick-off event for this year’s program near the 32-mile I-75 widening project outside of Toledo on April 12 at […]

April 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA to provide states with $15 million in grants to test alternative transportation funding

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced $15 million in grants for fiscal year 2016 available for states to test alternative revenue collection to help fund transportation projects. “What is clear is that more investment in transportation is necessary to prepare for increasing strain on the system in the upcoming decades,” says Transportation Secretary Anthony […]

March 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA to provide $60 million in grants for transportation and congestion management technology

The Federal Highway Administration is providing $60 million in grants to help funding advanced transportation improvement and congestion management technologies to “improve safety, efficiency, system performance and infrastructure return on investment.” “This program will take technological innovation to a new level and help to make the entire transportation network more reliable for commuters, businesses, and […]

March 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA releases $1.5 million in emergency relief funds for rock slide damage in Colorado, Idaho

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released emergency relief funds for repair work needed after rock slides affected highways in Colorado and Idaho in February. Colorado gets $1 million to help with work on both the eastbound and westbound sections of I-70 near Glenwood Springs. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials closed the interstate in […]

March 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $2 million in Emergency Relief funds for Alabama road and bridge repair from December storms

The Federal Highway Administration has made $2 million in Emergency Relief funds available to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to repair bridges and roads affected by flooding in December. Estimates in mid-January put the total damage from storms, which dumped up to 20 inches of rain in some parts of the state, at roughly […]

January 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA says 2015 could go down as the most heavily traveled year ever

The Federal Highway Administration has released it’s November Traffic Volume Trends report showing that by the end of that month, U.S. driving reached 2.88 trillion miles, a sign that 2015 could be the most heavily traveled year ever. November alone marked 253 billion miles driven, with a seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) figure of 264 […]

January 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides Missouri $1 million in emergency relief funds for roads and bridges damaged by floods

The Federal Highway Administration is providing the Missouri Department of Transportation $1 million in emergency relief funds for bridge and road repairs damaged following heaving flooding in December. “Missouri should know that the funds provided today are only an initial installment toward completing all the necessary repairs in the state as the result of this […]

January 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA rated one of best places to work in federal government

The Partnership for Public Service (PPS) has ranked the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as one of the best places to work in the federal government, placing the agency with the top five percent for a fourth year in a row. “Exceptional public service is on display every day at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and […]

January 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $2 million in emergency relief funds for Oregon, Washington

The Federal Highway Administration is providing $1 million for each state in emergency relief funds for the repair of roads and bridges in Oregon and Washington following recent heavy rains in the area. “Both states should know that the funds provided today are only a down payment toward completing the many other repairs to the […]

December 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

AASHTO’s Gee inducted into National Academy of Construction

King Gee, director of engineering and technical services for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), has been inducted into the National Academy of Construction. “King has been a long-time leader in the transportation industry and we are proud that the National Academy of Construction recognized his many contributions to the field,” […]

December 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

U.S. 183 expansion in Austin gets $282 million TIFIA loan from USDOT

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has given the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority a $282 million loan through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to construct additional lanes to U.S. Highway 183 near Austin, Texas. The lanes will be added to an eight-mile section “to help relieve congestion” as an alternate route to […]

December 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Americans drove more miles in September than in any other month ever

The Federal Highway Administration reports that total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. during September reached 259.9 billion miles, the most ever for one month. The total for the year through September reached closed to 2.4 trillion miles, according to FHWA’s Traffic Volume Trends report. The month also marked 19 months in a row […]

December 9, 2015