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Wrongly fired DOT employees return to work

Two years after being fired from their jobs, Steven Scott and Ken Morrow have returned to work for the Iowa Department of Transportation. An administrative law judge ruled that both men should be reinstated to their jobs they were fired from in August of 2012. The judge also ordered the state to pay back wages, legal […]

September 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

Geosynthetics speed construction

Geosynthetics Speed Construction While Enhancing Pavement Performance Geosynthetics comprise a family of value-added products that allows highways, roads and bridges to be built faster, cheaper and longer lasting. Some geosynthetics enhance pavement longevity by separating good materials from bad. Some promote water flow from pavement structures as they facilitate drainage. And while most geosynthetics are planar […]

May 1, 2014

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT uses facial recognition to catch 40-year fugitive

One man who escaped from a North Carolina prison 40 years ago is again behind bars because of the Iowa Department of Transportation. The agency used facial recognition technology — the same technology police in Massachusetts used to identify one of the Boston marathon bombers — to catch the man after he tried to use […]

April 23, 2014

Roadbuilding

iPhone app helps Iowa DOT clear snow from roads

New technology could help could help one agency more effectively clear snow from roads. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has been testing the use of cameras in snowplows to help the agency get a better idea of how much snow is covering the roads, The Gazette reports. The camera, an iPhone 4s mounted […]

February 11, 2014

Roadbuilding

Bridging the Gap Between Economics and Innovation

When Iowa’s Jesup Bridge became a safety hazard, the local agency found a way to design and fund reconstruction of this important thoroughfare.

February 7, 2014

Roadbuilding

No Strings Attached

How the use of stringless paving technology on the UTAH I-15 Corridor Expansion Project saved time and money.

January 8, 2014

Roadbuilding

The Durable Performance of Perpetual Pavements

When the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) opened a new stretch of U.S. Highway 151 in Linn County back in 1966, they wanted a road that would last a long time, but they never imagined the traffic loads and heavy-weight trucks that drive on U.S. highways today. Despite this, U.S. 151 is still in place and in […]

October 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT: TXTL8R

The Iowa State Department of Transportation plans to launch an app in 2014 called “TXTL8R” as a way to reduce the number of young drivers who text while driving. Iowa DOT Spokeswoman Andrea Henry says the agency would like to be able to turn off texting availability of phones any time a speed of more […]

September 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT to release anti-texting app for teen drivers next year

The Iowa Department of Transportation next year will release a new smartphone app intended to prevent teen drivers from texting behind the wheel, according to a report from the Des Moines Register. The app, called “txtl8r,” is expected to be released in early 2014. Iowa DOT spokeswoman Andrea Henry said the app turns off texting […]

August 14, 2013

Roadbuilding

Applications & Innovations

8 techniques for restoring concrete roads.

January 9, 2013

Roadbuilding

Getting Smoothness and Density Just Right

An Iowa-based contractor has won 80 percent of the available bonus payments on a successful 18-mile, two-lane asphalt paving project near Grinnell, Iowa.

November 12, 2012

Roadbuilding

Superthin Concrete Overlays

Spurred forward by some brave new thinking, the concrete pavment industry is moving toward thinner concrete overlays these days — down to three inches, even two inches.

October 9, 2012