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Roadbuilding

ACI offers travel stipend to international students for FRC Bowling Ball Competition

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced that $50,000 will be available to help student teams from international universities participate in the Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Bowling Ball Competition during the ACI Concrete Convention & Exposition March 25-29, 2018. The competition gives participating teams a chance to demonstrate the effect of fibers in reinforced concrete, gain experience in forming and fabricating a […]

August 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Road Institute releases schedule for 52nd season of roadbuilding training classes

Volvo CE’s Road Institute, held at training centers in Shippensburg and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona, has released its training schedule for its 52nd season spanning October this year through May 2018. “The road building industry is changing, and placing different requirements on jobs — such as an increase in the number of states with […]

August 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans seeks public comments on transportation legislation planning grant guides

The California Department of Transportation is seeking public input on the final drafts of the SB 1 Sustainable Communities and Adaptation Planning Grant guides. SB1 is the landmark transportation funding bill the state passed earlier this year. The legislation provides more than $270 million in local community planning grants for 10 years. “I encourage the […]

August 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

SCDOT awards 100 road projects valued at $39 million

Wasting no time in taking advantage of its new transportation funding, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has awarded 100 road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects valued at $39 million. The agency recently awarded the first project contracts as part of the road funding bill that went into effect July 1. It raises funds through the […]

August 7, 2017

Business

EPA seeks comments on proposed WOTUS rule withdrawal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule to withdraw the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that defines what streams, wetlands and other wet areas are controlled by the federal government and subject to the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act. This is the first […]

August 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

U.S. motorists drive 281.2 billion miles in May

The latest Federal Highway Administration data shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for May this year reached 281.2 billion miles, surpassing the figure for May 2016 by 2.2 percent. This is the highest figure for May FHWA has reported in its monthly Traffic Volume Trends report going back to 1992. This brings the year-to-date VMT to […]

August 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

More than half of all U.S. states have raised fuel taxes for highway funding

With transportation revenue lagging, 26 states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation to raise the gas tax in the past four years, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The most recent additions in 2017 include California, Indiana, Montana, South Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In addition, Utah enacted […]

August 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT finds growing traffic congestion in Portland

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released a report indicating that more highway improvements such as auxiliary lanes and RealTime traffic signs are needed to address increasing congestion in the Portland area. The report, “2016 Portland Region Traffic Performance Report,” looked at data from 2013 through 2015 and shows drivers, commuters and freight haulers […]

August 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway soliciting management support for Move Illinois program

The Illinois Tollway is seeking firms to provide program management office support to help with the agency’s overall program management, technical and administrative services for the Move Illinois program, as well as construction corridor management for the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) Project. The Tollway reports the program management support contract will cover reviewing the “current […]

August 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

North Dakota DOT, UGPTI seek Transportation Innovation Program ideas

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) are seeking submissions for the next round of the Transportation Innovation Program (TRIP). TRIP is in its third year and holds up to four solicitations each year. The program aims to “identify and implement innovative solutions for transportation related projects, […]

August 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

$646 million St. Croix Crossing project officially opens

The $646 million St. Croix Crossing project officially opened during a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday featuring Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. It has been under construction since 2012. The project, which spans the St. Croix River connecting Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, and St. Joseph, Wisconsin, is a 5,000-foot extradosed bridge that […]

August 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

Marootian named District DOT interim director

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Jeff Marootian as interim director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), following the resignation of Leif Dormsjo from the director position last week. Marootian will take the position on Aug. 11 when Dormsjo officially leaves to take a position in the private sector. Marootian currently serves as […]

August 3, 2017