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Roadbuilding

Trump said to reconsider private funding for $1 trillion infrastructure plan

President Donald Trump appears to be backing off plans to use public-private partnerships to finance his proposed $1 trillion infrastructure plan, the Washington Post and other media outlets report. The Post cited a House Democrat who attended a meeting Tuesday between Trump and members of the House Ways and Means Committee, in which he said […]

September 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

MDOT becomes first to mandate wet reflective paint and tape in work zones

To prevent crashes in work zones, the Michigan Department of Transportation and PK Contracting teamed up in 2015 to create wet reflective paints and tape that would alert drivers and protect workers. This year, the state became the first in the country to mandate their use. “Thirty-five percent of work zone crashes happen on rainy […]

September 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

S&S Builders wins N. Federal Boulevard contract in Wyo.

The $14 million reconstruction of North Federal Boulevard in Riverton, Wyoming, is scheduled to begin next March. S&S Builders of Gillette, Wyoming, was awarded the $13.9 million contract in September by the Wyoming Transportation Commission. “We visited with the contractor this week, and the contractor is tentatively planning to begin mobilizing equipment to the Riverton […]

September 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Adding paraffin oil to concrete can create roads that de-ice themselves

Drexel University researchers have discovered that adding a little paraffin wax to a road’s concrete mix could create roads that deice themselves, EurekAlert! reports. A paper published in Cement and Concrete Composites written by researchers led by Yaghoob Farnam, an assistant professor in Drexel’s College of Engineering, explains how substances like paraffin oil — known […]

September 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-35W overhaul means years of traffic jams for Minneapolis drivers

Drivers on Interstate 35 West in Minnesota can expect major delays over the next four years as the highway gets a $240 million overhaul – and that includes Vikings and Twins fans heading to their respective teams’ games this weekend. The project will extend from downtown Minneapolis to Crosstown and involve adding MnPASS express lanes, […]

September 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

CoDOT seeks snowplow drivers, road workers ahead of winter

If you’re looking for work and don’t mind cold weather, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants to talk to you. The CoDOT is getting an early jump on winter and is looking to hire both permanent and seasonal full-time and part-time snowplow drivers and road maintenance workers across the state. Hiring has already begun, with […]

September 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

R.I. I-295 exit signs to answer ‘how far have we gone?’

Rhode Island will soon renumber its exit signs on Interstate 295 in a way that will let drivers know how far they’ve traveled. Currently, the exit signs follow numeric order of 1, 2, 3, etc., but the Federal Highway Administration has asked states to adopt a standard of numbering exits by the mile marker. So […]

September 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

$150 million spreading throughout Indiana for roads and bridges

An infusion of $150 million is spreading to Indiana communities in matching funds to improve local roads and bridges. The state legislature started the program in 2016 in which cities, towns and counties apply for grants for local roadwork. Grant recipients must kick in a match ­of 25 to 50 percent, with larger communities having to […]

September 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Game Day traveling made easier by Miss. DOT

If you’re driving to see your favorite Mississippi college football team and want to check traffic conditions, the state’s department of transportation says it’s now got you covered. Before hitting the road, travelers can log onto MDOTtraffic.com for a free account that gives traffic alerts based on the routes you travel most often. These alerts are sent via […]

September 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Suspected drunk driver gets stuck on unfinished I-75 bridge after smashing through barricades

A driver suspected of being drunk swerved into a construction work zone on the Interstate 75 Rouge River bridge in Detroit Sept. 17, according to ClickOnDetroit. The northbound lanes of I-75 were closed while crews removed the vehicle from the southbound lanes. “We had a suspected drunk driver actually drive through the barricades on the southbound side […]

September 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Md. governor calls for massive $9B plan for I-270, I-495

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has kicked off a $9 billion plan to add four new lanes each to some of the most congested roads in the country: Interstate 270, Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway) and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (MD 295). The state will soon issue requests for information from developers to join what would become […]

September 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

$84.7 million worth of road projects let by Louisiana DOTD

Sixteen contractors submitted low bids for 25 road projects worth $84.7 million for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The projects and their apparent low bids, ranging from $150,000 to $20 million, are as follows, according to the DOTD: S. 190 superstreet project in St. Tammany Parish: $9,169,117.44 Livonia signage enhancement project in Pointe […]

September 25, 2017