Tag: road construction: Page 18

Roadbuilding

N. Dakota DOT sees slight increase in funding for road work in 2016

Despite recent budget cuts to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), more money will be spent on highways and bridges this year. The Grand Forks Herald reports that Jamie Olson, a spokeswoman for NDDOT, said the department has $680 million in work planned for this construction season, up from $615 million last year. Although the amount is not […]

April 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT warns drivers to watch out for road construction projects

With temperatures and the number of road construction projects on the rise in North Carolina, the Highway Patrol and Department of Transportation issued a warning to drivers April 11, asking them to “Do your part and drive smart.” WNCN.com reports that state numbers indicate that more than 4,600 crashes occurred in work zones during 2015 with 2,500 people injured and […]

April 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nevada DOT breaks ground on state’s largest public works project, Project Neon

The Nevada DOT (NDOT) has broken ground on Project Neon, which is the largest public works project in the history of the state. The total investment for the project is close to $1 billion and agency officials say it will create 4,000 “high-paying” local jobs. “This critical investment ensures that we meet the state’s growing […]

April 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Kansas DOT approves $64 million in highway construction and maintenance projects

The Kansas Department of Transportation approved more than $64 million in highway construction and maintenance projects as its most recent letting. The projects also involve bridge replacement work. Approved projects include: District One — Northeast Atchison – 159-3 KA-3077-01 – U.S.159, bridge #050 (Little Stranger Creek) located 4.8 miles west and north of the east […]

April 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Final leg of I-75 widening from Georgia line to southwest Florida to begin in 2018

The final leg of I-75 widening from the Florida-Georgia border to the southwest region of Florida will begin in 2018, according to an announcement from Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The project involves expanding the interstate from four to six lanes from south of Jones Loop Road to U.S. 17 in Charlotte County near Punta Gorda. […]

April 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT selects Flatiron/AECOM for C-470 tolled express lanes project

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has selected Flatiron/AECOM as the Apparent Selected Proposer for the 12.5-mile C-470 Tolled Express Lanes Segment 1 Design-Build project. The agency says currently more than 100,000 motorists travel over this section of C-470 each day and estimates that figure to increase by 40 percent by 2035. The project will […]

April 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Highways 2.0: Transportation’s future holds drastic changes for road builders

The Eisenhower Interstate System was a bold plan. It supercharged our economy and provided good, middle class jobs to millions of Americans for more than 40 years. It changed the face and character of America. That’s what we’re calling Highways 1.0. What followed in the footsteps of these big thinkers and world-class builders? Stasis, neglect and […]

March 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crane operator killed by accident on Arkansas highway jobsite

A crane operator in Arkansas died recently after an accident on a highway construction site in Pope County, Ark. According to KATV, Matthew Kyle Ferrari, 28, was operating the crane at the Highway 7 construction site north of Dover, Ark. It’s not known exactly how Ferrari was injured. Ferrari was operating the crane to help conduct […]

March 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA offering scholarships to children of highway workers killed or disabled on the job

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation is once again offering scholarships to the children of highway workers who were killed or permanently injured while doing road work. ARTBA announced earlier this month it was seeking applications from qualified high school students for the 2016/2017 Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program. The scholarship […]

February 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana House passes plan to raise taxes on cigarettes and gas to pay for roads

The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that would raise the tax on gas and cigarettes in order to bring in $500 million a year for transportation funding. According to The Times of Northwest Indiana, the bill would increase the Indiana state gas tax 4 cents per gallon–bringing it to 22 cents per gallon—and […]

February 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Obama proposes $10-per-barrel tax on oil production to fund green infrastructure

President Barack Obama is aiming to implement more measures to combat climate change, and this time he’s eyeing oil companies to foot the bill. The Hill reported that the White House announced Obama will propose with his budget request next week a $10-per-barrel fee on oil production in order to fund a new $32.4 billion per-year “green transportation plan.” The plan […]

February 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

South Carolina proposes $725 million plan to widen Interstate 27

The South Carolina Department of Transportation wants to upgrade sections of Interstate 26, but it’s not going to be cheap. The department announced proposals for two new widening projects for the interstate—one located in Newberry, Lexington and Richland Counties and the other in Charleston County. The former is estimated to cost more than $241 million, while the […]

January 29, 2016