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Roadbuilding
Contract awarded for Outer Loop for future I-295 in N.C.
A team of engineering and contracting firms has won the $129.7 million contract to design and build another section of the Fayetteville Outer Loop in Robeson and Cumberland counties in North Carolina. The 6.1-mile section will eventually be part of the future Interstate 295, a 39-mile freeway by Fayetteville and Fort Bragg. The team consists [ā¦]
December 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
R.I. partners with Waze to provide real-time traffic data
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has joined Wazeās Connected Citizens Program, in which drivers can anonymously report traffic incidents to alert other drivers through the Waze app. RIDOT can then use that information to update its digital highway signs. The agency says the new partnership will save it $200,000, as Waze does not charge [ā¦]
November 23, 2017
Roadbuilding
Md. bridge named for Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) representatives joined elected officials and American Legion representatives to dedicate the Route 22 bridge over Interstate 95 in Aberdeen as the Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge in honor of Civil War veteran Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton, the only native born Medal of Honor recipient in [ā¦]
November 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Improvements planned for I-40 in N.C.
Repaving 16 miles of Interstate 40 is scheduled to occur this winter near Interstate 40ās intersection with I-95 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Penhall Co. of Los Angeles won the $10.2 million contract for the work, which also includes replacing the decks on 10 overpass bridges with more durable concrete, and sandblasting and painting four [ā¦]
November 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
South Carolina DOT worker killed after getting swept away by floodwaters
A South Carolina road worker died Sunday after floodwater overturnedĀ his truck and swept it away during the powerful storm flooding the state. According to the Greenville News, Timothy Wayne Gibson was workingĀ in Columbia when the flow of the floodwater overcameĀ the South Carolina Department of Transportation workerās truck. The rushing water was powerful enough to flip [ā¦]
October 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction worker protects woman during escape from abductor in Virginia work zone
Kevin Huntington, a construction crewmember who does work along Interstate 95 in Virginia, offered temporary sanctuary to a young woman allegedly being harassed and pursued by a man, according to a report by WTVR. Huntington was working near I-95 mile marker 155 in northern Virginia when an 18-year-old woman pulled up, jumped out of her [ā¦]
July 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Crews make final concrete pour on Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in Connecticut
Construction crews working on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge celebrated the final concrete pour to connect the second half of the new bridge in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven Register reportedĀ a concrete crew from Walsh Construction/PCL poured the last of the concrete May 22 with a spider and form travelers. Connecticut Department of Transportation [ā¦]
May 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Failed construction signs confuse drivers, causes traffic jams
Drivers heading northbound on Interstate 95 in Baltimore, Maryland, found themselves confused and sitting in traffic after the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to do its job. The state didnāt update signage to tell drivers how to navigate a new construction pattern. Officials changed a lane split to one right lane and three left lanes, [ā¦]
September 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Variable-price tolling possible on I-84, I-95 in Connecticut
Connecticutās Interstates 84 and 95 could include variable-price tolling in the future, The Hartford Courant reports. Related: Reason Foundation: Value-added tolling is ābetter dealā for drivers than gas tax I-95 has been toll-free since 1985, according to the report. If implemented, the highways would use all-electronic tolling (AET), which includes a network of overhead sensors [ā¦]
June 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
10 Highways American Drivers Hate
Most drivers dislike something about driving, whether itās a long commute, traffic congestion, seemingly unfair traffic lights, numerous potholes or a number of other aspects. Jalopnik readers have spoken up about highways they hate. The auto-focused website asked earlier this week, āWhat is the worst road in America?ā From that question, Jalopnik compiled a list [ā¦]
September 26, 2013
Roadbuilding
Illusions slow drivers in South Florida
Drivers in South Florida may start slowing down thanks to an optical illusion on the roadways. South Florida traffic officials are planning to test a new technique in coming months that would involve hash marks on the roadways, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The 1-foot-wide, 18-inch-long lines, created from thermoplastic tape, would be placed on [ā¦]
September 13, 2013
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