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Roadbuilding

ARTBA presents 2016 Division Awards in 4 categories during annual convention

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) presented division awards in four categories during its recent national convention in Tucson, Arizona. Winners include: Guy Kelcey Awared: Tim Faerber, senior vice president, HNTB Corp. This award, which honors Guy Kelcey, one of the Planning & Design (P&D) Division’s organizers, is given each year to an […]

October 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT activates first tunnel LED lighting system in state

The Arizona Department of Transportation has activated its first LED lighting system in a tunnel at the Queen Creek Tunnel on U.S. 60 east of Superior. ADOT received a $1 million federal grant to help fund the project. “The new lighting system improves visibility in the tunnel, which was built in 1952, by using an adaptive […]

October 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana DOT announces $80 million in federal transportation funding grants

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced that $80 million in federal transportation grants will go to 64 cities, towns, and counties in rural Indiana for infrastructure improvements, according to a report by the Washington Times Herald. “Over the last decade, Indiana has demonstrated a commitment to investing in infrastructure that is nearly unmatched,” Indiana Lt. […]

October 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

With aim of ending traffic deaths in next 30 years, USDOT and National Safety Council partner on Road to Zero initiative

Three U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) agencies and the National Safety Counil have teamed up to launch the Road to Zero coalition aimed at ending traffic fatalities on U.S. roads over the next 30 years. The department has committed $1 million per year for the next three years for grants to groups working on “lifesaving” […]

October 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Jersey general assembly approves gas tax increase for Transportation Trust Fund

The New Jersey General Assembly approved legislation that will provide for the state’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) with a gas tax increase of 23 cents per gallon. The measure, approved 44-27, now moves on to Gov. Chris Christie for his signature. The legislation will put an end to the shutdown of TTF projects Christie ordered […]

October 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department director a finalist for Navigator Award

Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Director Brian Ness has been named a finalist for Route Fifty’s  2016 Navigator Awards for the Agency and Department Chiefs category. The awards program aims to honor those working in or with a state, county and municipal government who demonstrate abilities to “implement a great idea” that benefits the areas or sectors […]

October 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Canandaigua Road bridge opens over Erie Canal in New York

The new Canandaigua Road bridge over the Erie Canal in Macedon, New York, opened October 1, the Times of Wayne County reports. The new steel bridge is supported by two piers and features two 11-foot travel lanes with 4-foot shoulders on each side and a 5-foot concrete sidewalk on the west side that connects the Erie Canalway […]

October 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Maryland DOT, state police collect for food bank drive

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland State Police (MSP) collected 33,379 pounds of food last month during the fourth annual Hunger Action Month drive for the Maryland Food Bank. Donations, including money, were collected at 15 community events hosted by the two agencies. “From Oakland to Salisbury and many towns in between, […]

October 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

APAC-Kansas donates Roadtec paver to spur interest in diesel technician careers

APAC-Kansas Inc., an Oldcastle company, donated a 2003 Roadtec asphalt paver valued at $20,000 to Salina Area Technical College and treated students students and faculty to a BBQ lunch, ksal.com reports. Mike Warren, equipment manager for APAC-Kansas in Salina, and area manager Jason Heis told the news agency that the company wanted to donate the paver […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA agrees with Rhode Island’s truck-only bridge tolling

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has executed 13 Memorada of Understanding with the Federal Highway Administration, indicating the federal agency agrees with the state’s bridge tolls on heavy commercial trucks. The tolls provide part of the funding to bridge repairs under the RhodeWorks program. RhodeWorks, signed into law in February, provides for the […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT dedicates stormwater runoff treatment testing center

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is dedicating the Stormwater Technology Testing Center in Northeast Portland today (October 7), which will provide a site for municipalities and private companies to test technologies that treat stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff must comply with the federal Water Quality Act and the Endangered Species Act, making stormwater quality management […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Alaska DOT to close maintenance stations due to limited operating budgets

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) plans to close or “reduce operations” at five of its maintenance stations due to “declining operating budgets.” The agency reports a 22-percent reduction—$60 million—in its general fund since last year, which hamstrings it in maintaining and operating roads, airports and ferries. Stations to be closed include: […]

October 6, 2016