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Roadbuilding

Maine to borrow $105 million for transportation projects

Maine voters approved the issuance of $105 million worth of bonds in the November 7 election to pay for roads and bridges. The borrowing will match about $137 million in federal and other funding. The bulk of the money would be for secondary roads and bridges, and about $20 million would go toward rail, aviation, […]

November 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Expanded LBJ Expressway in Dallas to include more toll lanes

More toll lanes could be coming to a future expanded Interstate 635 in Dallas, Texas. Work on expanding 11 miles of the LBJ Expressway to five lanes in each direction would begin in 2019, according to NBC DFW. The $1.8 billion project would include two managed toll lanes in each direction for the entire stretch, […]

November 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Crowded rest areas prompt states to help truckers find parking spaces

Eight Midwestern states have joined together to try to solve the lack of available parking for long-haul truckers. The goal is to establish an app that truckers could access to find parking spots in rest areas and truck stops. The technology is now needed more than ever as a federal law takes effect in December […]

November 9, 2017

Construction Equipment

Excavator and operator tumble into water below bridge in Ontario

An excavator with the operator still inside the cab fell off a bridge in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 1, CTV News Windsor reports. The Ministry of Labour closed the bridge while it was investigating the accident. The police told the news agency that it appeared that a guard rail had given way, causing the […]

November 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans makes century-old San Diego bridge safe from earthquakes

The California Department of Transportation has won praise for bringing a 100-year-old bridge up to current earthquake safety standards with minimal effect to the bridge’s architectural integrity. Caltrans’ $38 million rehab of the Cabrillo Bridge in San Diego, also known as the Laurel Street Overcrossing, has earned the 2017 Seismic Award. The award is presented […]

November 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Left-lane hogs face fines in Okla. under new law

Tired of traveling down the highway and seeing slow drivers hogging the left lane? The Oklahoma legislature is too, and on November 1, its new law took effect to prevent slow drivers from using the passing lane as a travel lane. Signs began appearing on Oklahoma highways’ digital monitors with such statements as “Camp at […]

November 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tybot robot performs tedious job of tying rebar on bridge decks

Steve Muck, CEO and chairman of Brayman Construction Corp., teamed up with Jeremy Searock, former technical program manager at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center, to create Advanced Construction Robotics Inc., a new company that has produced an autonomous robot called Tybot that can do the tedious job of tying rebar for bridge decks […]

November 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

80th vulnerable bridge replaced in N.Y.–20 more to go

The New York State Department of Transportation has completed 80 of 100 bridges set to be replaced throughout the state as part of the $542 million Empire Bridge Program. The other 20 bridges are under construction, NYSDOT reports. “Across New York, we are investing in transportation infrastructure, making vulnerable and aging bridges stronger and more […]

November 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Improvements planned for I-40 in N.C.

Repaving 16 miles of Interstate 40 is scheduled to occur this winter near Interstate 40’s intersection with I-95 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Penhall Co. of Los Angeles won the $10.2 million contract for the work, which also includes replacing the decks on 10 overpass bridges with more durable concrete, and sandblasting and painting four […]

November 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ariz. DOT can now send traffic alerts to phones

The Arizona Department of Transportation has launched a free travel app called ADOT Alerts to help drivers avoid traffic jams and provide updates on road conditions. The app will send alerts to drivers about major changes in traffic. The alerts are sent by a public information officer at ADOT’s Traffic Operations Center. ADOT recommends enabling […]

November 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

2017 Bridge Inventory: States get proactive on funding, expect to lower rate of poor bridges

States continue to take the lead on road and bridge funding, with eight states to date in 2017 either raising gas taxes or approving other funding. And once you factor in states that passed road funding during the past four years – 27 plus the District of Columbia, according to the National Conference of State […]

November 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Contract awarded for upgrades to Sarasota’s Highway 41

IBT of Miami won a $12.6 million contract to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety on U.S. Highway 41 in Sarasota, Florida. The work is part of the Downtown-Bayfront Connection project planned by the Florida Department of Transportation and the city of Sarasota. The goal of the project is to reconnect the downtown and Bayfront with a […]

November 6, 2017