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Roadbuilding

Worker killed in work zone backover accident in Pennsylvania

A construction worker installing guardrail along a Pennsylvania highway was killed last week when a vehicle or piece of equipment backed over him. According to a report from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 43-year-old Legrant Blackwell was in the blind spot of an unidentified “construction vehicle” inside a work zone on Route 22 in Washington County. The vehicle […]

April 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

Pennsylvania DOT accepting unsolicited proposals for P3 transportation projects

Contractors have until April 30 to submit unsolicited proposals for transportation projects to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) (www.P3forPA.com). This is the first of two unsolicited proposal periods for 2015. Infrastructure and PennDOT-owned projects are the primary focus for this open period, but proposals for “non-PennDOT-owned assets” also can […]

April 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Shuster leads Pennsylvania transportation roadshow for infrastructure needs awareness

Pennsylvania legislators, members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (TIC), and state department of transportation officials are hitting the road in Pennsylvania April 7-8 to promote the need for a long-term surface transportation bill. TIC Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) will lead the group of five committee members and five state (North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, […]

April 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

How Arkansas and Pennsylvania increased their highway funding

When events are beyond our control on a macro level, it becomes time to refocus and think both smaller in order to accomplish big things. Such is the situation now with the Federal government and the maelstrom/quagmire of events surrounding efforts to fund infrastructure in the United States. Will the Highway Trust Fund issue […]

April 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

PennDOT announces innovation mapping tool

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) secretary Barry J. Schoch has announced a new website that illustrates innovations that have been deployed on roads and bridges throughout the state. The State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Web Viewer is an online tool for users to locate transportation innovations such as pavement techniques that are environmentally friendly and improve […]

October 7, 2014

Roadbuilding

PennDOT invites 4 teams to submit proposals for state’s public-private bridge replacement initiative

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Barry J. Schoch announced Wednesday that the agency is inviting four teams to submit proposals for its public-private partnership (P3) initiative to replace 500 bridges in the state. Dubbed the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, the P3 initiative aims to lower costs by replacing similarly designed bridges through one contract. […]

March 27, 2014

Roadbuilding

States Aren’t Waiting Around for Federal Support

It’s time for a holistic approach at the federal level.

December 4, 2013