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Roadbuilding
GDOT holds public meeting to discuss plans for new toll lanes on I-285
The toll lanes would ease traffic congestion and link the growing network of toll lanes around the Perimeter between Acworth and Buford. Details here.
May 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
Carma app, Bluetooth beacons detect passengers for automatic HOV-lane toll refunds
North Texas drivers could use an app to qualify to receive toll refunds. The Carma app counts each person in a vehicle when traveling the lanes on toll roads.
October 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Tampa plans new $814M I-275 bridge with toll lanes
The new Howard Frankland Bridge will connect St. Petersburg and Tampa with new southbound/westbound lanes and express lanes. Learn more on Equipment World.
August 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
$1.5B in highway, bridge grants awarded by USDOT
Bridge and highway projects large & small around the country are scheduled to receive an infusion of federal money after the U.S. DOT announced its INFRA Grants.
June 14, 2018
Roadbuilding
Smith-Midland wins $9 million I-66 safety barrier contract
Smith-Midland, out of Midland, Virginia, says it won a $9 million contract to supply and install up to 245,000 linear feet of J-J Hooks precast safety barrier on a Virginia highway project. The firm contracted for the work with FAM Construction, a partnership of Ferrovial Agroman US and Allan Myers, the lead construction firm on […]
January 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
Contract awarded to add Express Lanes on northern Colo.’s I-25
The Colorado Department of Transportation has approved a $248 million contract to add Express Lanes on Interstate 25 from Johnstown to Fort Collins, with work expected to start this summer. Kraemer/IHC won the contract to add an Express Lane in both directions, replace aging bridges, widen bridges, create new pedestrian and bicycle access under I-25 […]
January 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
Partners sought for Va.’s Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion
The Virginia Department of Transportation is searching for private-sector partners to design and build the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion. The project is estimated to cost $3.3 billion to $3.8 billion. It involves building another bridge-tunnel and widening segments of Interstate 64 in Hampton and Norfolk, VDOT says. The project would eventually become part of a […]
January 3, 2018
Roadbuilding
Fla. Turnpike widening expected to be completed in 2018
The widening of the Florida Turnpike in the Miami area is expected to be completed in mid-2018, according to the state’s department of transportation. The turnpike is being widened from north of Eureka Drive/SW 184th Street to south of Killian Parkway/SW 104th Street. The project, which began in 2014, includes adding express lanes and realigning […]
December 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
No new tolls planned for Texas in revised transportation plan
Critics of tolls in Texas have been heard. The Texas Transportation Commission has decided to remove all new toll projects from its 10-year, $70 billion construction plan, The Associated Press reports. That includes removing additional express lanes planned for Interstate 35 through Central Texas, according to AP. The commission had previously proposed adding up to […]
December 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
I-66 Inside Beltway tolls speed up rush hour commutes, VDOT says
The Virginia Department of Transportation says morning and afternoon commutes are getting faster on I-66 Inside the Beltway with new Express Lanes that opened December 4. The lanes are designed to encourage carpooling, with vehicles carrying two or more passengers exempt from tolls. Solo drivers pay a toll to use the less-congested lanes. The toll […]
December 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
New I-66 tolls reach $40, but VDOT stands behind them
Tolls on Virginia’s new Express Lanes on Interstate 66 Inside the Beltway have been raising eyebrows – and emptying wallets – with some drivers paying as much as $40 to travel 10 miles. The first week of the new lanes’ operations, which began December 4, has seen a backlash from drivers, and politicians are vowing to curtail […]
December 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
VDOT breaks ground on $3.7B I-66 expansion project
A groundbreaking ceremony on Monday marked the beginning of a $3.7 billion dollar highway project that will expand Interstate 66 to 10 lanes — three regular and two express lanes in each direction — outside of the Beltway in northern Virginia, wtop.com reports.The project includes plans for major interchange improvements, park-and-ride lots, and accommodations for bicyclists and pedestrians. […]
November 29, 2017
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