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Roadbuilding
CoDOT to install weather, speed monitoring on I-70
The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to install interconnected weather and road sensors and other devices on a particularly dangerous section of the Interstate 70 Glenwood Canyon corridor to improve driver safety. Three weather monitoring stations will be installed along a 15-mile stretch of east and westbound lanes to give drivers advanced warning of dangerous [âŚ]
September 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT to launch I-17 driver safety project near Phoenix
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will launch a driver safety project on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix to include alerts for speeding, curves and traffic conditions. Included in the project are digital displays showing drivers their current speed in relation to the speed limit, new signs indicating curves in the highway ahead of the [âŚ]
November 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Texas launches campaign to urge Spring Breakers not to drink and drive
There were more than 45o alcohol-related crashes involving young people during Spring Break 2015 in Texas, with 16 deaths and 43 serious injuries. But the stateâs Department of Transportation is hoping to change that this year. TxDOT is running a âPlan While You Canâ campaign during the peak Spring Break period of March 1-19. In addition to [âŚ]
March 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Tennessee asks drivers to âHo Ho Holdâ their calls this holiday season
Tennessee followed in the footsteps of Utah and Iowa in telling drivers to get their âhead out of their appsâ while on the road. But the Tennessee Department of Transportation is also using the digital signs to get into the holiday spirit while also reminding drivers to stay safe. TDOT has added new slogans like [âŚ]
November 30, 2015
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT: âGet your head out of your appsâ
âGet your head out of your apps.â Thatâs the playfully blunt message drivers in Utah got on Monday on electric highway signs in the state this week, according to KSL in Salt Lake City. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of highway deaths in the era of smartphones, and the Utah Department of [âŚ]
November 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ohio to begin displaying traffic fatality stats on highway message boards
A drive down a road in Ohio might be a bit more grim due to the new message on electronic traffic signs: the total number of traffic deaths during 2015. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the stateâs Department of Transportation have teamed up to try to get drivers to be safer on the highways, according [âŚ]
July 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Utah DOT getting creative with electric roadside signs during â100 deadliestâ traffic days
Utahâs Department of Transportation has a message to drivers: You look good. With a seatbelt on, that is. UDOT has started changing the message on its electric road signs to raise traffic safety awareness, the Deseret News reported. Instead of the ominous âClick it or Ticket,â UDOTâs new signs let drivers know âThat seat belt [âŚ]
June 4, 2015
Safety
DOT highway signs tell drivers âGet Your Head Out of Your Appsâ
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 theyâre beginning to come up with some pretty clever slogans to catch driversâ eyes. At the forefront is a phrase first used [âŚ]
November 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Rhode Island DOT to invest $2 million in driver safety
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning to install a $2 million system on its highways to prevent drivers who are entering via ramps from driving the wrong way, WPRO News reports. The agency intends to start installation of the system at 20 locations throughout the state in April, with a large focus on [âŚ]
March 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT to improve driver safety on portions of I-77
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will improve driver safety on Interstate 77 in the Fancy Gap area of Carroll County by building a new safety system. The $7.5 million Active Traffic and Safety Management System (ATSMS), which features technology including electronic signs and cameras, will be designed [âŚ]
February 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
TxDOT uses Vine videos to urge teens to buckle up
When I was a teen driver, I always remembered to buckle my seatbelt. Thatâs not because I was necessarily the best kid in the world. I just knew that I would experience the full wrath of my mother (who had eyes all over our small town) if I was caught disobeying traffic laws. But not [âŚ]
February 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Sober teen punished for helping friend, keeping roads safe
I thought the idea was to make roads safer. Itâs a fact: Teenagers do stupid things. We all do. However, this is ridiculous. And this wasnât stupid â at least not on the part of 17-year-old honor student Erin Cox, captain of the North Andover (Massachusetts) High School volleyball team. When Cox received a phone [âŚ]
October 17, 2013
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