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Roadbuilding

MnDOT closes busy stretch of I-35W in Minneapolis; resumes work on $239 million project

As Minnesota begins to thaw, MnDOT is kicking off a busy construction season by closing Interstate 35W in both directions for the weekend between I-94 and Highway 62 in Minneapolis. The closure begins at 10 p.m., Friday, March 2, so crews can demolish the 38th Street bridge.  Southbound I-35W will be open to traffic south […]

March 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

In Ill., long-term project begins on westbound I-88 (Reagan Memorial Tollway)

The Illinois Tollway is beginning work on the reconstruction and widening of the westbound side of the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) between I-290 and York Road in Oak Brook. More than 130,000 vehicles use this stretch of I-88 daily. Electronic message signs and construction signage will alert drivers in advance of work that will affect  traffic. […]

February 26, 2018

Roadbuilding

Gorman named new executive director of Illinois Tollway

Former Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Gorman has been named the new executive director of the Illinois Tollway, effective March 1. She brings both public and private sector experience, which includes leadership to deliver economic growth, transportation and public safety initiatives, according to tollway officials. As executive director, Gorman will lead the Illinois Tollway, which […]

February 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT will require contractor to hire local for I-70 expansion through Denver

In granting a $1.2 billion contract for the expansion of Interstate 70 through north Denver, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will require the contractor to hire 20 percent of its workforce (approximately 350 people) from the 15 neighborhoods adjacent to I-70 in Denver and Aurora, the Denver Business Journal reports. The project includes expanding […]

July 12, 2017

Business

Year-end report: Construction spending dips slightly in December, shows 4.5 percent year-over-year gains in 2016

U.S. construction spending in December was 0.2 percent below the revised November estimate, yet still 4.2 percent over the December 2015 figures, according to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Also releasing its year-end numbers, the Bureau places the 2016 value of construction at $1.162 trillion, which is 4.5 percent above the $1.112 trillion […]

February 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ky. Transportation Cabinet names Patty Dunaway as state highway engineer

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has named Patty Dunaway as the new state highway engineer, marking the second time a woman has served in this capacity. The state highway engineer oversees the agency’s Department of Highways and its 12 highway districts and multiple offices and divisions. “Patty’s extensive career in engineering will help shape our […]

April 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT set for $2.1 billion in transportation projects in 2016

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) reports it will work on roughly 1,100 new transportation projects in 2016 at a value of $2.1 billion. “We’re charged with the care of Ohio’s largest man-made asset—the transportation network,” says ODOT Director Jerry Wray. “We take this very seriously, because investments in our infrastructure are vital to Ohio’s […]

April 4, 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

Safety

Excavator operator killed after machine tumbles down Virginia mountainside

An excavator operator part of a crew on a highway job in Virginia was killed late last month when his machine overturned. According to a report from WSLS TV, 64-year-old John T. Ferguson was moving the excavator from a work zone on North Fork Road in Elliston Oct. 22 when the ground gave way beneath the machine, causing […]

November 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT lets public pick I-275 lane closure plan during construction

The Michigan Department of Transportation put lane closure plan options up to a public vote for an upcoming Interstate 275 project and will proceed with the most popular option selected. The winning option, as tabulated from 3,765 responses and receiving 87 percent of the vote, will close and detour one direction of interstate traffic at […]

October 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker struck and killed by dump truck in Tampa work zone

A construction worker doing pavement work died last week after he was hit by a dump truck. According to WFLA, 26-year-old Kimbrough Haines III was working on Veterans Expressway in Tampa late Wednesday night when the dump truck he was standing behind began to back up. Haines was hit by the truck and stuck underneath. […]

September 16, 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