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Roadbuilding

Phoenix residents can now hail Waymo’s driverless vans for free

Waymo has launched a test of a fully autonomous ride program in the Phoenix metro area and is looking for people to sign up for free rides in vehicles without drivers. Waymo, which started as Google’s self-driving project in 2009 and became a private company in 2016, has been testing autonomous vehicles in Phoenix without […]

November 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

R.I. partners with Waze to provide real-time traffic data

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has joined Waze’s Connected Citizens Program, in which drivers can anonymously report traffic incidents to alert other drivers through the Waze app. RIDOT can then use that information to update its digital highway signs. The agency says the new partnership will save it $200,000, as Waze does not charge […]

November 23, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat fires back at Wirtgen with patent infringement complaint; ITC to investigate

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday said it will investigate allegations by Caterpillar that German manufacturers Wirtgen GmbH and Joseph Vögele AG violated patent laws. The probe is based on a complaint filed by Cat on October 26, a complaint that is nearly identical to one filed to the ITC by Wirtgen against Cat in […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse captures construction of Grand Ave. Bridge in Colo.

The time-lapse video below shows construction of the Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs, Co. from start to finish. Construction of the bridge began in January 2015 after four years of planning. The new bridge features wider lanes, better structural stability, more efficient traffic flow, and curved alignment, as well as an aesthetically pleasing design. […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

New Mississippi River bridge connects Ill. and Iowa

The Mississippi River has a new bridge connecting Illinois and Iowa. The $80.6 million span recently opened and replaces a bridge built in 1932 that will be dismantled in spring. The 20-foot-wide bridge was too narrow, causing safety issues as wider vehicles would overlap the center line markings, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ga., Ala. open work lanes for Thanksgiving travelers

The states of Georgia and Alabama have announced they will halt work-zone lane closures on their respective interstates for Thanksgiving holiday drivers. The Alabama Department of Transportation will stop lane closures from noon November 22 through midnight November 26. The Georgia Department of Transportation will do the same from 6 a.m. November 22 to 5 […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Thanksgiving holiday drivers will find cheaper gas

AAA reports that 46 million Americans will hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, and they’ll be finding cheaper gasoline along the way. Drivers will be able to find prices of $2.50 a gallon or less at more than half of the gas stations in the country, the association says. The cheapest gas will be […]

November 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

House tax reform disregards highway funding, ARTBA says

A national transportation association says the U.S. House “has dropped the ball” on highway funding with its new tax bill. The bill, designed to provide corporate and individual tax relief, fails to address the Highway Trust Fund, which the American Road & Transportation Builders Association says will become insolvent in 2021. ARTBA also said in […]

November 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mass. Turnpike project estimated at $1.2 billion, to begin in 2020

A plan to rebuild the Allston Interchange on the Massachusetts Turnpike could cost $1.2 billion with work starting in 2020, The Boston Globe reports. The project, on Interstate 90 between Boston University and the Charles River, is needed to replace the deteriorated Allston viaduct, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation says. The bridge has average daily […]

November 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Vancouver cable-stayed bridge to get winter safety upgrade

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that, in January 2018, it will install a new cable collar system on the over the Fraser River in Greater Vancouver, B.C., to improve winter safety and reliability in January 2018, CTV News Vancouver reports. The new system, which is similar to the one on the Port […]

November 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

WV Turnpike authority seeking corporate sponsorships

More advertising could be coming to the West Virginia Turnpike, as the tollway’s authority seeks corporate sponsorships to help defray costs of maintaining and improving the 88-mile road. West Virginia would join other states such as Florida that see corporate sponsorships of rest areas, vehicle breakdown services and various signage as a way to prevent […]

November 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Andy Warhol Bridge to reopen in Pittsburgh after $26 million rehab

The rehab of the Andy Warhol Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh is finished, and the bridge reopened November 18 after being closed since August 2016. Also known as the 7th Street Bridge, it opened in 1926 as one of the first self-anchored suspension bridges in the United States. It is one of the city’s famous three […]

November 20, 2017