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Roadbuilding

Minneapolis residents aren’t happy about all of the road work

When departments of transportation get complaints, it’s usually about some road or another needing work done. But the Minnesota Department of Transportation has been getting complaints that they are simply doing too much road work. KARE 11 reported that MnDOT has seen a spike in complaints from drivers in the Minneapolis area asking why the […]

July 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

PaveXpress 2.0 pavement design tool adds asphalt overlay module

PaveXpress, a free, online pavement design tool created with support from the National Asphalt Pavement Association and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations, has launched an update including an asphalt overlay design module. Version 2.0 of PaveXpress “makes it easy to design asphalt overlays that preserve a pavement’s structure while improving smoothness, safety, and drivability.” The […]

July 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Light-emitting concrete, RCC for highway use and more research that may fuel tomorrow’s road projects

Research influences how state and local transportation officials approach future road projects. A primary venue for transportation officials to get current research findings is the Transportation Research Board meeting, held each January in Washington, D.C. Topics discussed here may be reflected in tomorrow’s bid documents. Four of these papers – involving full-depth reclamation (FDR) for […]

July 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

NAPA panel: Asphalt durability relies on mix design, density, and paving basics

Members of the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) Pavement Performance task group told attendees of the association’s midyear conference that asphalt pavement durability boils down to elements of mix design, density and going back to the basics of paving best practices. The group was formed from members of NAPA’s Executive Committee, its Engineering Advisory Council […]

July 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Alaska DOT seeks public comment on 2016-2019 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has made its Statewide Transportation Improvement Program for fiscal years 2016-2019 available for public comment through August 27. Alaska’s STIP outlines a four-year program of partial or fully-funded federal projects and preservation efforts for the state’s transportation system, including Interstate and state highways, bridges, public transportation […]

July 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

House Republicans say latest stopgap is best route to a long-term highway bill

With just two weeks to go before the Highway Trust Fund expires, Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed yet another stopgap to fund transportation projects for another five months. The bill would provide $8.1 billion through December 18. The House plan was released by House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) and Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill […]

July 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Foxx tells DOTs Highway Trust Fund reimbursements to stop Aug. 1 unless Congress acts

Yesterday morning Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent out letters to the departments of transportation of all 50 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., advising their leaders that reimbursements for work would stop Aug. 1 if Congress didn’t act to at least extend transportation funding. “Unless Congress acts prior to this date, the Federal Highway Administration […]

July 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker shortage delays major highway expansion project in Austin

Austin is the latest city in the U.S where contractors are concerned over the shortage of skilled construction workers. According to a report from KVUE, construction crews are adding one toll lane in each direction to the congested 11-mile stretch of Texas State Highway Loop 1 (the MoPac) from Parmer Lane to Cesar Chavez Street. “It’s a […]

July 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

NAPA to hold silent auction at 2016 annual meeting to endow emergency benevolent fund

The National Asphalt Pavement Association will hold a silent auction at its 2016 annual meeting to help fund and take a step toward long-term endowment of the NAPA Care Emergency Benevolent Fund. The announcement was made at the association’s first general session of its midyear meeting in Denver. The program provides immediate funds ($5,000) to […]

July 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

NAPA presents Operational Excellence awards at midyear meeting

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) presented its 2014 Operational Excellence Awards in five categories during the associations first general session of its 2015 Midyear Meeting in Denver. The winners and finalists include: Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations Award For most innovative safety practices Winners Lakeside Industries Inc., Issaquah, Washington, custom-fitted hearing protection Payne & Dolan […]

July 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT releases road and bridge condition details for each state to highlight Highway Trust Fund needs

To highlight the dwindling amount of time left in providing for the Highway Trust Fund, which ends July 31 without Congressional action, the U.S. Department of Transportation has released road and bridge conditions for each state. As the deadline approaches, legislators are starting to warm up to action with a tax reform proposal and cosponsoring a […]

July 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

Senate committee set to vote on “comprehensive” transportation reform Wednesday

U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) announced the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will consider and vote on transportation reforms on Wednesday. The Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act would authorize the office of the Secretary of Transportation for the next six years (fiscal years 2016 through 2021). The legislation would also add transportation […]

July 13, 2015