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Arches National Park on tap for road work in 2017

Arches National Park will get some much needed road work starting in early 2017, with most of the work taking place between March and October. According to Deseret News, the major road construction project will have crews resurfacing, restoring and rehabilitating 26 miles of roads and pullouts in the park, and will require that Devils Garden campground be […]

September 1, 2016

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Mass. town officials assure public unfinished look of road just part of cold-in-place recycling

A recent paving project on Route 43 in Williamstown, Mass., might have residents wondering if it’s really finished, according to a report by iBerkshires.com. The cold-in-place recycling technique the city is using leaves the road looking unfinished for a little while. Town Manager Jason Hoch told the news agency that, “At the end of the project, it will look and […]

August 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

WSDOT opens new I-90 avalanche bridge in Snoqualmie Pass

The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently completed the eastbound section of a new avalanche bridge on Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass and opened it to eastbound traffic. The avalanche bridge is part of a major WSDOT project to widen a 15-mile section of I-90 between Hyak and Easton to six lanes and raise the roadway in areas where […]

August 17, 2016

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The future of work zone safety: Intelligent transportation systems and smarter project coordination

Construction work zones are some of the most brightly designated areas along roads and highways, even rivaling the ubiquitous billboard. Unfortunately, that visibility hasn’t stopped accidents in what the public assumes is a cordoned-off haven. In 2014, 116 workers deaths occurred in road construction sites, according to the latest figures available from the U.S. Bureau […]

August 5, 2016

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Columbia County, Georgia DOT make videos to educate drivers about work zone safety

Hoping to lower the 2015 figure of 27 deaths in work zones on Columbia County roads, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and county officials have filmed construction zones around town for a new series of Public Service Announcements, wtvm.com reports. Each week, a new online video will discuss different rules and aspects of what drivers need to know when […]

July 26, 2016

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Illinois DOT advises motorists sign up for IDOT in Motion construction updates

The Illinois Department of Transportation is recommending motorists in the state sign up for it’s IDOT in Motion email notification system for construction project updates. The summer is a particularly important time for these notifications, as the agency is working on multiple road and bridge projects across the state. Currently, IDOT in Motion has roughly […]

July 22, 2016

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MoDOT begins work on first of 2 major road projects in St. Louis

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began work on one of two major road construction projects planned for St. Louis in June, Fox 2 News reports. On June 2, the agency began removing the Grand Bridge over Interstate 44. Crews will demolish and rebuild the bridge in two halves so that Grand can remain open to traffic. One lane […]

June 7, 2016

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Tennessee General Assembly votes to increase county roads, bridges funding

There’s a lot of road work ahead for county roads and bridges in Tennessee. The Tennessee General Assembly voted to triple the amount of funding allotted for county roads and bridges with an additional $42 million to divide between the counties, whjl.com reports. It also voted to allow counties to pay only 2 percent of the cost for road and bridge […]

June 6, 2016

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Florida road construction worker killed by sweeper truck

On Friday, May 13, a 69-year-old road construction worker was killed when he was run over by a sweeper truck on a job site on Florida 207 in Hastings, The Florida Times-Union reports. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as Everett Leslie Rolfe of Holly Hill. According to the report, the sweeper truck was cleaning the left lane after it […]

May 24, 2016

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Iowa DOT proposes $3.5 billion, 5-year construction plan

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has proposed a $3.5 billion, five-year construction plan to maintain and upgrade the state’s 8,871 miles of state and federal highways and 4,103 bridges, the Des Moines Register reports. More than $1.6 billion is scheduled for stewardship programs—including safety, maintenance, and modernizing the existing road system—and $1.2 billion will be spent […]

May 17, 2016

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Delaware DOT begins construction on state’s first diverging diamond interchange

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has begun construction on the state’s first diverging diamond interchange (DDI) located at the junction of SR 1 and Route 72. Diamond Materials of Wilmington and JMT Construction of Newark are working on the $7 million design-build project. DDIs eliminate left turns that have to clear opposing traffic, a […]

May 16, 2016

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U.S. Navy Seabees built a safer gravel road for a community in Djibouti

The United States Navy is doing its part to improve road conditions abroad. According to a report by the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 (Seabees) completed a road construction project in Chebelley, Djibouti on May 2. A mile-long gravel road was put in place to provide a safer route […]

May 11, 2016