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Roadbuilding

Penn. offers testing recommendations for Highly Automated Vehicles

The Pennsylvania Autonomous Vehicles Testing Policy Task Force has developed guidance for creating policies for overseeing testing of highly automated vehicles (HAV). The goal of the task force was to create a “framework for testing HAVs in Pennsylvania that balances public safety with innovation and provides for the flexibility required to keep the state in […]

December 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island officials unveil new design for $400 million 6/10 Interchange

Rhode Island officials have announced a new road design for the 6/10 Interchange in Providence aimed at improving safety, traffic flow and makes land available for development. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo ordered a fast-track reconstruction of the 6/10 Interchange, considered the state’s “most traveled expressway.” The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) worked with the […]

December 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

California allocates $236 million for 40 transportation projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $236 million for 40 transportation projects across the state. “Allocations like those made today help Caltrans continue to invest in, maintain and modernize California’s transportation system,” says California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Director Malcom Dougherty. “Each of these projects is an opportunity to improve safety, access and mobility […]

December 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

London awards contract to turn city’s bridges into “light sculptures”

On Dec. 7, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that a British-American team—light artist Leo Villareal of New York and British architecture group Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands—has been chosen from 105 teams worldwide to illuminate the 17 bridges that span the River Thames in central London, The New York Times reports. The 20 million pound ($25 million) project, which […]

December 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT uses remote-monitoring system to manage Maricopa traffic in real time

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has added a wireless communication system on Arizona 347 in Maricopa that allows technicians in Phoenix to keep an eye on traffic conditions and rework the time of signals and lights to keep traffic flowing efficiently.   “We’re working to make the best use of the existing road through […]

December 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mississippi DOT opens I-20 railroad overpass replacing insufficient structure

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has opened a new railroad overpass on Interstate 20 west in Hinds County, replacing a low-sufficiency-rated bridge the department says had become a danger to motorists. T.L. Wallace Construction began the $12 million project in spring 2015. “The old bridge was built in 1953, and its construction had outgrown […]

December 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

California bill would provide $6B in annual infrastructure funding

On Dec. 5, California Assemblyman Jim Frazier (D – Oakley) introduced a new bill that offers a plan to repair the state’s crumbling transportation infrastructure, East County Today reports. AB1 would raise an additional $6 billion in annual funding to repair state and local roads, improve trade corridors and support public transit, and will also include measures […]

December 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

NCDOT’s Mansfield receives national vegetation management award

The National Roadside Vegetation Management Association (NRVMA) has presented its Turney Hernandez Award of Excellence to the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Pat Mansfield. Mansfield is the roadside environmental engineer for the department’s Division One area, covering 14 counties in the northeastern section of the state. NRVMA honored Mansfield for her “dedication and success […]

December 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Delaware DOT opens state’s first diverging diamond interchange

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has opened the state’s first diverging diamond interchange (DDI) at SR 1 and Route 72 after construction began in May. DDIs eliminate left turns that have to clear opposing traffic, a design that is useful in high-traffic areas. They can cut down on congestion, improve safety, and move traffic […]

December 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse captures construction of towers at on-schedule Tappan Zee Bridge

Construction of the new $3.9 billion Tappan Zee Bridge is entering its fourth year. “There’s a lot of good progress,’’ Jamey Barbas, the New York State Thruway Authority’s project director, told the board during an update report on Dec. 5, the recordonline.com reports. According to the news agency, Barbas told the board that the eight, 419-foot signature towers of the superstructure […]

December 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT seeks applicants for Beyond Traffic Innovation Centers

The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking applicants to create a network of “centers” using academic activities and programs focused on providing solutions to transportation issues outlined in the “Beyond Traffic” draft report. The report outlines trends in U.S. transportation through the year 2045 and was created as “an invitation to the American public … […]

December 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia approves $3.3 billion Hampton Roads Crossing expansion

The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved a “preferred alternative” for improving traffic on the I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel that will widen roughly 12 miles of the interstate from I-664 in Hampton to I-564 in Norfolk. The plan, referred to as Alternative A, will widen roughly 12 miles of I-64 to six lanes and will […]

December 9, 2016