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Roadbuilding

Miss. DOT wins PR awards

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has received the Judge’s Choice Award for its Centennial Campaign celebrating 100 years of service to the people of Mississippi. The award was presented during the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) Annual Conference. The agency also won a PRism Award for the campaign and honors for individual entries, including […]

November 1, 2017

Construction Equipment

N.J. offering contractors grants for engine retrofits

New Jersey will get more money to retrofit and replace diesel engines on construction equipment to reduce emissions. The state’s Department of Environmental Protection has recently received a $258,480 EPA grant to add to the $3.8 million the state has received since 2008 to reduce diesel emissions. The state has been offering grants to construction […]

October 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Florida DOT seeks solutions to fuel shortages during evacuations

A few weeks after calling on the Florida Department of Transportation to re-examine hurricane evacuation routes, Gov. Rick Scott is now directing the agency to look for ways to increase fuel capacity during such emergencies. During evacuations for Hurricane Irma, gas stations around the state reported running out of fuel. Scott said the FDOT study, […]

October 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Overpass near Dodger Stadium painted Dodger blue for World Series

To honor the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the National League pennant and earning a spot in the 2017 World Series, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) workers painted over the graffiti on the Park Row Overcrossing that spans the Stadium Way exit off of the 110 Freeway; it was painted Dodger blue, the Los Angeles Daily […]

October 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

With start of cold weather, CDOT urges drivers to watch out for wildlife

The cooler Colorado weather also means animals are coming down the mountain searching for food, which leads to more animal-vehicle crashes. The state has seen a rise in such accidents over the past four years, with more than 4,600 deer killed on state highways in 2016, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. “As days […]

October 31, 2017

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TRB publishes transportation worker safety videos

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) published a series of videos approximately one hour long that highlight a transportation worker safety analysis done by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, according to Safety & Health. We’ve embedded each of the three videos below, but you can also check out the whole series at this link. Faculty members from the […]

October 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Construction crews goof up new San Antonio bridge

A recently built bridge over New Braunfels Avenue in San Antonio, Texas, has caused many drivers to do a double take. The span replaces an old bridge that had been damaged and later demolished. The new bridge, however, has an aesthetic problem. Several of the arched windows on the bridge rail are crooked. The Texas […]

October 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Topcon updates SmoothRide for mapping roads at optimal speed

Topcon has released an upgrade to its SmoothRide road-mapping system to simplify setup and automatically detect the position of the wheel sensor during data collection. SmoothRide, released last year to allow mapping of road surfaces at highway speeds from a vehicle mount, is designed to replace typical road surveying equipment and eliminate the need for […]

October 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Maryland to spend $50 million to install new Smart Traffic Signals

The state of Maryland is preparing to embark on a $50.3 million project to install Smart Traffic Signals designed to adjust to real-time traffic conditions. The system uses computer software to adjust the signals to optimize traffic flow and ease congestion. It will replace 20-year-old traffic signals. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) State Highway […]

October 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Drone’s eye view of Vail’s new I-70 underpass and roundabouts

A $30 million project to build an Interstate 70 underpass and roundabouts to improve traffic flow in Vail, Colorado, has been completed ahead of schedule, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The underpass connects north and south frontage roads between the Vail resort area and West Vail mall areas. The new Sandstone Underpass is […]

October 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Radios in Ala. traffic signals could prevent crashes, talk to vehicles

The University of Alabama has teamed up with the Alabama Department of Transportation to install communication radios in traffic signals to collect data that could help reduce crashes and prepare for self-driving vehicles. The project was inspired by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ national challenge to install 20 of the radios […]

October 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Girders go up on new I-10 interchange in Phoenix

The first girders have been installed for the longest of five flyover ramps for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway Interstate 10 interchange in west Phoenix. The girders are more than six stories above I-10 and each weigh 150,000 pounds. The flyover ramp will span 1,565 feet and connect to I-10 West. The project is part […]

October 27, 2017