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Florida DOT announces work on 3 Jacksonville bridges

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced plans to work on three Jacksonville bridges, News 4 Jax reports. Work on the Ortega River Bridge has already begun, and work will begin soon on Dames Point Bridge and Hart Bridge. Preliminary work on the Ortega River Bridge on Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 17) began in early June and is […]

July 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bomag updates Cedarapids CR662RM RoadMix to Tier 4 final

Bomag has updated its Cedarapids CR662RM RoadMix material transfer vehicle (MTV) and paver combo machine with a 260 horsepower Tier 4 final Cummins engine. The company says the CR662RM can be converted from an MTV to a paver in less than four hours by removing the rear conveyor assembly and replacing it with a screed. “If […]

July 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia Gov. McAuliffe touts Atlantic Gateway project to extend I-95, add rail service

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently touted a series of transportation improvements labeled Atlantic Gateway projects that would extend the high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along portions of Interstate 95, a new bridge over the interstate and rail improvements, according to a report by the Washington Post. McAuliffe spoke of the projects on WTOP’s “Ask the Governor” […]

July 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

AAA predicts record travel for July 4th weekend

AAA expects roughly 43 million people will travel over the Independence Day weekend, the highest volume ever for that time period and 5 million more than the Memorial Day weekend period this year. The association says 36.3 million of those travelers will drive, a 1.2-percent increase over 2015. AAA categorizes this holiday travel period as June […]

July 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

FIU’s Azizinamini lobbies USDOT, Congress for accelerated bridge construction

Atorod Azizinamini, who heads up Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering & Computing research on Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), made a presentation of recent ABC findings before the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 23, according to an FIU news release. The goals of the presentation were to encourage the department to place greater emphasis on ABC, which […]

July 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA releases guide for promoting electric vehicle fees for transportation funding

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) has released a guide to help state transportation programs craft “statutory language” for electric vehicle fees to be used for funding transportation programs. “Several states have enacted these types of fees,” says ARTBA Chief Economist and TIAC Director Dr. Alison Premo Black. […]

June 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Extreme heat in Nebraska county blamed for disintegration of county roads

County engineers in Lancaster County, Nebraska, say the recent extreme heat is a contributing factor in the disintegration of the county roads, 1011now.com reports. Local officials are trying to find a way to control the costs fixing the roads. Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman said that the heat and heavy construction-related traffic over-burdened the roadway on 40th St. near Rokeby […]

June 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans makes available long-term transportation plan, CTP 2040

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released its long-term California Transportation Plan (CTP 2040). The plan had been previously opened to public comments back in March. “The California Transportation Plan 2040 sets the correct course for the state’s transportation future,” says Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “With a growing population that requires an integrated, effective […]

June 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

AASHTO seeks nominations for McMinimee Transportation Vanguard Award recognizing innovation

The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is seeking nominations for its McMinimee Transportation Vanguard Award, an honor recognizing an employee exemplifying “commitment to excellence and implementation of innovative technologies and processes.” AASHTO says the award is “granted in honor” of James McMinimee, a 25-year veteran of the Utah Department of Transportation, who […]

June 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two Conn. bridges open to traffic 2 weeks after being demolished and rebuilt

Two new southbound bridges are now open on Route 8/25 in Bridgeport, ctpost.com reports. In less than two weeks, workers demolished the 44-year-old Lindley Street and Capitol Avenue bridges and in their place assembled pre-built bridge sections. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) had only designed 60 percent of the bridge prior to putting it out to bid, so the […]

June 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces Every Place Counts Design Challenge winning locations

The four winners of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Every Place Counts Design Challenge are set to receive “on-site technical assistance from the department and design experts in the field.” The program is an effort to “raise awareness” about barriers to transportation infrastructure and “identify innovative solutions” to reconnect people to essential services. The […]

June 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. miles driven in April reach 272.8 billion, up 2.6% over 2015

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for April is up 2.6 percent (6.8 billion) compared to the same month last year, reaching 272.8 billion, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. The seasonally adjusted figure is 267.3 billion miles, which is slightly less than the statistics for March, dropping by 0.3 […]

June 29, 2016