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Roadbuilding

DelDOT website aims to help develop non-traditional transportation projects

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has launched a website aimed at helping to develop non-traditional transportation projects to provide choices for cyclists and pedestrians. The site was developed for the state’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)—a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) program created through the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Its purpose is to “encourage community-based […]

December 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Florida bridge opens after 3 years of construction

After three years of construction and a weekend of being closed for re-striping, Florida’s new Flagler Memorial Bridge between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach opened one lane in each direction on Monday, CBS12.com reports. The project cost taxpayers approximately $105 million dollars. Some businesses were negatively impacted during the years of construction, and some eventually closed, but for […]

December 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

President-elect Trump looking to create task force for infrastructure plans

The Washington Post reports president-elect Donald Trump is looking to form a task force for his infrastructure plans once he takes office. Citing a “person familiar with the initiative,” the Washington Post says the individual to lead the task force would not be “Cabinet level” but still would be integral in working with officials from […]

December 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana task force proposes boosted gas taxes, user fees for transportation funding future

The Indiana general assembly’s group dedicated to finding long-term solutions for road and bridge funding in the state has issued a report determining that a combination of fuel taxes, road usage charges and ancillary fees is needed. The Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger Safer Tomorrow Task Force (FIRSST) has met five times this year, […]

December 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards 18 contracts valued at $44.5 million

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 18 contracts valued at $44.5 million in its most recent contract announcements. Nine of the contracts total $27.8 million and cover resurfacing and maintenance projects for 84 miles of state highways. Seven of the contracts are valued at $11.8 million and will take care of rehabilitation work on […]

December 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT completes reconstruction, reopens Broad Street bridge

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that reconstruction of the Broad Street (M-57) bridge over the Shiawassee River in Chesaning has been completed and all lanes are now open to two-way traffic. The $5.8 million project included culvert work at Bear Creek and the replacement of a culvert at the East Branch of Deer Creek. At 9 […]

December 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Custom-built snowplows save Caltrans 33% in equipment costs

The California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) Division of Equipment has designed and custom built 14 snowplows, which it says has saved them 33 percent compared to purchasing commercial versions. To these trucks, the division added infrared pavement thermometers, backup cameras, high-speed attenuators, high-visibility striping and larger plows. Division employees also did all wiring and welding […]

December 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois DOT invests in drones to help with assortment of jobs

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) paid approximately $9,000 for a pair of new drones that it plans to use for an assortment of jobs, the Illinois News Network reports. “It could do (tasks) ranging from surveying work, maybe getting into some 3D imaging, to maybe looking at highway work zones,” IDOT spokesman Brian Williamsen told […]

December 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

East End Crossing opens to traffic, renamed as Lewis and Clark Bridge

The East End Crossing, the second half of the Ohio River Bridges project, has opened to traffic and has been renamed the Lewis and Clark Bridge. “Louisville and the surrounding region has needed these bridges for years,” says Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David Kim. “By reducing congestion, the East End Crossing and its massive partner […]

December 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

MnDOT adds personalization features to 511 traveler system

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has added several new features to its 511 traveler information system, including a personalization feature for specific travel routes. “Overall, the 511 traveler information system is getting better each year and more people are using it,” says Kelly Braunig, 511 program manager. “These new features will help the traveling […]

December 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Lori Tiefenthaler becomes first woman to chair ACPA

Lori Tiefenthaler has been named the first woman to chair the American Concrete Pavement Association’s (ACPA) board of directors in the group’s 54-year history. “I am extremely honored to accept this gavel and the responsibility of leading this great association in 2017,” says Tiefenthaler. “As I look back on the 53 chairmen that came before […]

December 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

La. task force recommends $700 million annual increase for infrastructure investment

The Louisiana Governor’s Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment has adopted 10 resolutions that address policy and financing recommendations, an action that comes after six months of meetings across the state. Gov. John Bel Edwards will consider the resolutions in preparation for the 2017 Regular Legislative Session. The most significant of the resolutions is the […]

December 19, 2016