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Roadbuilding

RIDOT redesigned website wins National Award

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) newly redesigned website has been named ‘Best DOT Website, Without Consultant’ by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Communications Subcommittee (Transcomm). Transcomm is comprised of representatives from DOTs across the country. “We are honored to have been selected by our peers across the country for this […]

October 21, 2014

Roadbuilding

7 state projects honored in northeastern America’s Transportation Awards

Seven northeastern state transportation projects have earned honors in America’s Transportation Awards, the sponsors announced Tuesday. The competition — hosted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — recognizes the top transportation projects in the U.S. each year. It is now in its seventh […]

June 10, 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 […]

March 4, 2014

Roadbuilding

The State of the Nation’s Bridges

Our exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States is featured.

November 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

Top 10 finalists selected for America’s Transportation Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected 10 state transportation department projects as finalists in the 2013 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The top 10 projects are: 1.  Dumbarton Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit project: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) – $62.3 million 2.  I-285 […]

September 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Better Bridges 2012 Bridge Inventory

America’s structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge count slowly, steadily falling.

November 12, 2012