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Roadbuilding

PennDOT develops construction inspection app that will save agency $28 million over 2 years

A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) mobile construction app, MCDocs, will save the agency at least $28 million in administrative costs over a two-year period. “We have nearly 400 inspectors on staff and 1,200 under contract to check on the roughly $2.5 billion worth of construction work we have underway each year,” PennDOT Secretary Leslie […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

MassDOT’s federal funding windfall helps with new project advertisements

With the Massachusetts Department of Transportation receiving additional federal funds totaling $65.15 million, allowing it to fully fund projects in its 2016 State Transportation Improvement Plan, it can now advertise five new projects. The bonus money comes from a pool created from federal transportation funds states do not spend before federal deadlines. “This new funding […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Saugatuck Island (Conn.) to replace 87-year-old wooden bridge to mainland

Saugatuck Island, Connecticut, will soon have a new bridge connecting it to the mainland, the Westport News reports. The current one-lane, 87-year-old wooden bridge has weight restrictions that prevent emergency vehicles from accessing the island in times of need, which has been a concern of island residents for some time. The bridge, which was originally built in 1929, […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Hawaii DOT to test mileage user fee to supply highway fund, replace fuel tax

The Hawaii Department of Transportation’s (HDOT) Highways Division plans to test a mileage-based user fee to provide revenue for the State Highway Fund and a possible replacement to the fuel tax, which accounts for 33 percent of the fund. The agency received a nearly $4 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration as part of the […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tenn. lawmakers repeal law that would have cost state $60 million in transportation funds

The Tennessee general assembly has repealed a law that lessened underage penalties for driving under the influence (DUI), legislation the federal government considered out of “zero tolerance” compliance with national drunk driving guidelines and thereby making the state ineligible for certain federal highway funds estimated at $60 million. Gov. Bill Haslam had called for a special legislative […]

September 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Penn. county will use P3 to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges

Pennsylvania transportation officials will be watching Northampton County for the next few years as it begins a program to replace or repair more than a fourth of its bridges. The Morning Call reports that the county’s General Purpose Authority will award a Private-Public Partnership (P3) contract to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges in record time, while locking in the county’s costs. […]

September 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT submits 2017-2019 transportation proposal, meeting Gov. Walker’s deadline

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Sept. 15 submitted its proposed 2017-2019 transportation budget to Gov. Scott Walker per his mandate from earlier this year. Most notably, the proposal involves no fee or fuel tax increases. “This budget provides more funding to local governments for their roads and bridges, keeps borrowing at historically low levels, and […]

September 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Utah DOT adds technology that allows crossing guards to increase walk time at crosswalks for students

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is implementing new technology into crosswalk signals that will allow crossing guards to add extra walk time at peak times as an effort to increase safety for students crossing busy streets. The new system involves a key on signal boxes that crossing guards can use to add 10 to […]

September 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOT to seek design-build bids for I-10 widening in Ascension, East Baton Rouge parishes

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) will soon seek design-build bids for widening work on Interstate 10 from Highland Road to Louisiana 73 to help ease congestion between Ascension and East Baton Rouge parishes. “When I took office in January, my administration made a commitment to […]

September 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ala. community shows appreciation for bridge workers replacing dangerous Double Bridges

On Friday, September 9, the Asbury community in Alabama showed the bridge construction crew working on the Double Bridges project in Marshall County just how much they appreciated what they were doing.  WHNT19 reports that the community members provided lunch for the workers. State and local officials showed their appreciation by attending the luncheon, as well. […]

September 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

MassDOT approves $44.2 million contract to reconstruct I-95-Dedham Street Interchange, three bridges

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) board of directors approved a contract valued at $44.2 million for the reconstruction of the I-95/Dedham Street Interchange in Canton and three bridges. MassDOT awarded the contract, funded by state and federal sources, to SPS New England. “I would like to thank the MassDOT Board members for approving this […]

September 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department recognized for safe driving campaigns at TransComm 2016

Two of the Idaho Transportation Department’s (ITD) safe driving campaigns have received TransComm 2016 awards. This is the third year in a row the agency has been recognized by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) communications subcommittee. AASHTO recognized the Idaho group in the Skills Contest portion of the event with a […]

September 15, 2016