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Texas DOT reports increase in work zone fatalities

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports that, in 2016, there were 25,713 work zone crashes in Texas, which resulted in 181 fatalities—an increase of 27 percent. Of those fatalities, 174 (96 percent) were motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. “People often think work zone crashes result in the deaths of roadside workers, but statistics show the vast majority of these fatalities […]

April 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

10 DOTs win 2016 Perpetual Pavement Award

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) presented 10 departments of transportation with 2016 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award recognizes state transportation departments and local agencies for asphalt pavements at least 35 years old that have proven, high-quality structural design and are performing well. The pavement must have had a structural failure, should have an average of at least 12 years between […]

April 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

California roads and bridges pay heavy price for rains that end drought

California’s highways, roads and bridges have paid a heavy price for the rain that ended the state’s drought in 2017. Graniterock reports that the rain caused massive destruction to the state’s transportation infrastructure that will cost more than $1 billion to repair. On top of the damage caused by the rains, California has a $6 billion annual backlog […]

April 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mass. 14th Middlesex District receives $2.4 million in transportation funding

The 14th Middlesex District of Massachusetts is receiving a total of $2.4 million in transportation funding, the Marlborough Patch reports. This includes approximately $783,000 for the Town of Westborough, $516,000 for the Town of Northborough and $1,143,000 for the City of Marlborough for a total investment of $2,443,871.19. The House of Representatives passed legislation authorizing […]

April 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Work begins on new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi

The last week of March marked the beginning of work on the $809.2 million Harbor Bridge replacement project, which is part of U.S. Highway 181 that will connect downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, with North Beach, My San Antonio reports. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) planned to replace the bridge because it was unsafe and had […]

April 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

ACI taps new slate of officers with Awad as president

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its new slate of officers during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, Mich., in March 2017. The institute announced that Khaled W. Awad was elected to serve as the institute’s president for 2017-2018, Randall W. Poston will serve as vice president for two years, and David A. Lange will serve as […]

April 4, 2017

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Georgia plans a Safety Stand-Down during National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that in observance of National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-7, 2017, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will partner with the state of Georgia, local government organizations and employers to sponsor one-hour Safety Stand-Down events to train road workers on the dangers […]

April 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

Idaho legislators send $320 million highway bill to governor’s desk

On Monday, the Idaho Senate and House approved legislation to invest $320 million-plus in the state’s road system. According to The Spokesman-Review, the bill passed the Senate on a 19-16 vote, and the House voted 51-19 in favor of sending it on to Gov. Butch Otter’s desk for approval, but not without some disagreement. The bill authorizes $300 […]

March 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ready Mix USA donates concrete mixing truck to Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Ready Mix USA donated a concrete mixing truck to Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) in Clarkston, Georgia, to teach individuals at its Regional Transportation Training Center in Lithonia the skills required to become concrete-mixer truck drivers, The Covington News reports. Cynthia Dorsey Edwards, GPTC’s vice president of economic and community development, Consuelo Godden, director of GPTC’s regional […]

March 30, 2017

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Former WV Transportation Sec. invents tire-based pothole repair method that “will last indefinitely”

Morgantown inventor and former West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Samuel G. Bonasso and his partner, Jim Matuga, have developed what they say is a long-term repair for potholes called the Pothole Terminator by Mechanical Concrete, and they hope the West Virginia Division of Highways will begin using it. “We’ve got a long-term, permanent solution that can actually reduce […]

March 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bridge worker falls to his death in North Carolina

Construction worker Anthony Ramos died after falling 30 feet from a bridge west of Asheboro, North Carolina, March 20, The Courier-Tribune reports. The contractor Ramos worked for, Wright Brothers Construction, reports that the accident occurred at 11:30 a.m. while Ramos was working on the bridge, which is part of a new U.S. 64 Bypass project. […]

March 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Idaho installing Bluetooth sensors along I-15 to monitor traffic during construction

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is installing Bluetooth-based roadway sensors in the median of Interstate 15 to provide real-time travel information for drivers during construction work that will start this spring, Traffic Technology Today reports. ITD is planning to make bridge repairs and resurface the deteriorated pavement on I-15 in eastern Idaho, which is expected to […]

March 27, 2017