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Roadbuilding

Spray-applied sealants growing in use for bridge waterproofing

New high-performance waterproofing alternatives are replacing more traditional materials such as sheet goods and sacrificial short-term liquid sealants to help civil and structural engineers cost-effectively protect and maintain critical infrastructure ranging from rail, highway, and pedestrian bridges to tunnels, parking decks, airport terminals and DOT entrance/exit ramps. This new category of spray-applied waterproofing products are […]

November 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Hampshire governor nominates MassDOT veteran Sheehan for NHDOT commissioner post

Gov. Maggie Hassan has announced she will nominate Victoria Sheehan, currently with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), as the new commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). Sheehan would become the second woman to run the department Hassan’s formal announcement will come at the next New Hampshire Executive Council meeting August 26. The […]

August 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Massachusetts Turnpike toll collector killed after being struck by a pickup

A toll collector at the Massachusetts Turnpike died early Friday after he was hit by a pickup truck driving through the E-ZPass lane. Bill Pappas, 61, became the first Massachusetts toll worker killed since 1999 when he was struck by the truck as he was walking across the E-ZPass lane, the Worcester Telegram reported. Pappas died […]

August 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

MassDOT Secretary stepping down

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) secretary Richard A. Davey will step down at the end of the month, three years after his appointment by Governor Deval Patrick. “Rich has been such a pivotal member of our team and so effective at solving problems and advancing the transportation and economic agenda,” Patrick said. Davey’s last day will be on […]

October 14, 2014

Roadbuilding

7 state projects honored in northeastern America’s Transportation Awards

Seven northeastern state transportation projects have earned honors in America’s Transportation Awards, the sponsors announced Tuesday. The competition — hosted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — recognizes the top transportation projects in the U.S. each year. It is now in its seventh […]

June 10, 2014

Roadbuilding

Data contest aims to help Massachusetts DOT reduce congestion

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has teamed up with local planning agency Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to host a data contest that aims to reduce congestion, the Boston Globe reports. Dubbed the 37 Billion Mile Data Challenge, the contest encourages data enthusiasts to gather information from the state’s database — the Vehicle Census of Massachusetts […]

March 20, 2014

Roadbuilding

The State of the Nation’s Bridges

Our exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States is featured.

November 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

Massachusetts to include multimodal transportation options in future projects

Transportation projects in Massachusetts will soon include a wider variety of transportation options such as bicycling, transit and walking, thanks to a new approach from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). MassDOT announced today that it is implementing a new policy, called the Healthy Transportation Policy Directive, which requires all state transportation projects to promote […]

September 20, 2013

Roadbuilding

Top 10 finalists selected for America’s Transportation Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected 10 state transportation department projects as finalists in the 2013 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The top 10 projects are: 1.  Dumbarton Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit project: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) – $62.3 million 2.  I-285 […]

September 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

MassDOT to hold public meeting on all-electronic tolling

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will hold a public meeting on August 22 to discuss its all-electronic tolling (AET) proposal. MassDOT has proposed converting and replacing the I-90 Western Turnpike and I-90 Boston Metropolitan Highway System interchange-based manual cash and electronic toll collection systems with new AET systems, which would eliminate the need for […]

August 21, 2013

Roadbuilding

Massachusetts moves forward with all-electronic tolling plan

Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick and his administration are moving forward with a $250 million plan that would replace toll collectors in the state with all-electronic tolling, according to a report from The Republican. In addition to the push for all-electronic tolling, officials are working on a plan that would reinstate passenger-vehicle tolls between Exits […]

August 16, 2013

Roadbuilding

Road Science

The multiple values of accelerated bridge replacement.

December 2, 2011