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Roadbuilding

2016 Better Roads Bridge Inventory: 2-year decline in deficient U.S. bridges snapped

At first, it seems like the typical bad news statistic you tend to get when you ask state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to comment on the condition of the bridges in their areas: Half of the state bridge engineers responding to our 2016 Better Roads Bridge Inventory said that low funding was their top obstacle […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT started bridge inspections within minutes of recent 5.0 quake

Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews began bridge inspections within 15 minutes of a recent earthquake, according to a report from The Ponca City News. The quake struck Payne County, just west of Cushing at 7:44 p.m. November 6. Just before 8 p.m., ODOT crews had begun visually inspecting 110 state highway system bridges within a 30-mile radius […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Washington State DOT selects Graham Contracting for I-405 project

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has selected Graham Contracting of Bellevue, Washington, as the design-build contractor for the Interstate 405 Northbound Peak-Use Shoulder Lane project. It is the first project funded by I-405 express toll lanes revenue, which has helped speed up the project’s timeline. Originally funded by the state legislature with an […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards $45 million for projects including resurfacing and maintenance

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 22 contracts valued at $45 million in its most recent round of approvals, including 14 projects for resurfacing and maintenance on state highways and seven contracts for bridge rehabilitation and construction. These contracts bring the total warded for fiscal year 2017, beginning July 1, to $184 million […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA designates 55 routes in 35 states as alternative fuel corridors

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated 55 routes across 35 states that will be the basis for a network of alternative fuel corridors stretching 85,000 miles. This effort is part of a directive in the FAST Act and would indicate locations for plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen, propane and natural gas fueling […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT director Trombino resigns unexpectedly

Iowa Department of Transportation director Paul Trombino has resigned from his position to “pursue opportunities outside of state government,” according to Andrea Henry with the agency’s Office of Strategic Communications. His last day is reported to be November 28. Trombino was appointed Iowa DOT director in May 2011 and had previously served at the Wisconsin […]

November 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas gets $285 million TIFIA loan for I-35 expansion near Dallas

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is providing a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $285 million to the Texas Transportation Commission to finance expansion of portions of Interstate 35 near Dallas. The TIFIA loan program is administered by the department’s Build America Bureau, which has the purpose of streamlining credit and […]

November 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT sets up road usage charge pilot research program

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched the website for its Road Usage Charge Pilot Program (RUCPP) as part of its efforts to test out a per mile fee to help provide transportation project funding. The site is located at ruc.codot.gov. CDOT plans to sign up 100 drives to participate in the program, which […]

November 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana festival celebrates three historic bridges joined together to form one

Hamilton County Parks and Recreation held the Historic Bridges Dedication Ceremony and Festival Thursday, to celebrate the connection of three 100-year-old bridges to form one 285-foot-long bridge across the White River at Strawtown Koteewi Park and White River Campground in northern Noblesville and Cicero, Indiana. According to a report from the Current in Westfield, Hamilton County paid approximately $600,000 […]

November 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Five workers fall into canal while painting NY bridge, one drowns

On the morning of November 6, a cable is believed to have broken, sending five contract workers who were painting the Smiths Basin Bridge on Route 149 in Kingsbury, N.Y. for the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) into the waters of the Champlain Canal, Time Warner Cable News reports. One worker was killed in the accident […]

November 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Multiple state and local governments feature transportation measures on ballots

State and local governments across the country featured transportation measures on their ballots November 8, with 69 percent of 280 funding measures approved across the country, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The association reports 22 states approved ballot measures accounting for $201 billion in funding for state and local projects, with […]

November 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA hosting Project Management Academies in Chicago, Charlotte

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) will host two Project Management Academies in December for transportation construction leaders, with one located in Chicago and the other in Charlotte. “Both programs are built around interactive settings,” the association says. “Participants will learn from industry experts in key disciplines that are tailored to the needs […]

November 10, 2016