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Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT partners with Waze navigation app for Connected Citizen Program
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is partnering with Waze to share data as part of the crowdsourced navigation appās Connected Citizens Program. This follows similar moves by Pennsylvania in December and Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in November. āTDOT is always looking for ways we can provide motorists with information that can make their [ā¦]
March 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT holds contest for best safety message to display on interstates
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is holding its annual contest for motorists and students to develop the best safety message for the dynamic message signs on the stateās interstates. This is the first year the annual contest has allowed student submissions. āLast yearās contest was such a huge success,ā says TDOT Commissioner John Schroer. [ā¦]
January 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
Tennessee group says state needs $25.7 billion in transportation improvements
A public-private advisory consortium says in a new report Tennessee needs $25.7 billion in transportation infrastructure improvements by 2018, an increase of $4.2 billion or 19.5 percent over the groupās previous yearly estimate. The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relationsā (TACIR) annual report covers all infrastructure needs across the state, including transportation and utilities, education, [ā¦]
October 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT, Governorās Highway Safety Office announced $17.8 million in highway safety grants
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Governorās Highway Safety Office (GHSO) have announced $17.8 million in grant awards to support highway traffic safety efforts. The complete list of 437 grants for 376 recipients is available here. āThese grants help fund a variety of enforcement, legal and education initiatives across the state,ā TDOT Commissioner [ā¦]
September 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Watch TDOT crews destroy and rebuild a bridge in only 58 hours in this project time-lapse
The Tennessee Department of Transportation built a bridge in less than 58 hours, and theyāve got the footage to prove it. TDOT released a time-lapse video of the first weekend of the Interstate 40 Fast Fix 8 bridge project in Nashville where workers were able to remove and replace the westbound bridge at breakneck pace. [ā¦]
August 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT celebrates 100 years with new signage, interactive website
The Ford Model T was just seven years old when Tennessee first established its Department of Transportation. There were no interstates, or barely any roads resembling what lines America today back in 1915, but TDOT was getting started on one of its first major projects with State Route 1. A century later, TDOT is [ā¦]
June 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
APA announces 7 state DOTs as winners for 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA), in coordination with the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) have selected seven transportation agencies to receive the 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards, honoring these departments for their work in successful ālong-lifeā asphalt roads. NCAT engineers evaluate āwell-performing asphalt pavementsā that are 35 years old or older, have had no structural [ā¦]
April 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
DOT highway signs tell drivers āGet Your Head Out of Your Appsā
A recent message from Iowa Interstate displays posted by the Iowa DOT. In an effort to convince drivers to slow down and focus on the road, several state departments of transportation are turning to the permanent digital displays hanging over Interstates across the country. And theyāre beginning to come up with some pretty clever slogans [ā¦]
November 27, 2014
Safety
DOT highway signs tell drivers āGet Your Head Out of Your Appsā
In an effort to convince drivers to slow down and focus on the road, several state departments of transportation are turning to the permanent digital displays hanging over Interstates across the country. And theyāre beginning to come up with some pretty clever slogans to catch driversā eyes. At the forefront is a phrase first used [ā¦]
November 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
In the Groove with Diamond Grooving and Grinding
Diamond grooving and grinding are being used to restore rough or polished concrete pavements to ultrasmooth conditions and quell noise ā but at a price.
July 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Pavement Preservation Coded in MAP-21
For the first time, pavement preservation is part of national surface transportation reauthorization legislation.
February 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Better Bridges
A massive landslide causes Tennessee DOT to rethink its rebuilding.
February 17, 2012
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