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Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT deputy chief engineer Van Portfliet to retire

Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Randy Van Portfliet, deputy chief engineer, bureau director of Field Services and Superior Region engineer, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2016. “It’s hard to put into words, what MDOT means to me,” Van Portfliet says. “The culture of MDOT and the people who work here are […]

October 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT installing smart work zone system on I-35 near Austin

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is installing a smart work zone system on a section of Interstate 35 near Austin included in the Mobility35 project. The system, set to start today, will provide real-time details to motorists of highway construction impacts on travel. TxDOT says the system includes side-scanning microwave radar used to measure […]

September 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT testing ramp meter timing to improve Arizona 51 rush hour traffic

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) next week (Oct. 3) will begin testing the effect of ramp meter timing signals on Arizona 51 in Phoenix in an effort to improve rush hour traffic flow. The testing will take place over a three week period in the afternoons on ramps along the route, also known as […]

September 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

NCDOT opens bridge spanning future Winston-Salem Northern Beltway

The Walkertown-Guthrie Road bridge over the future Winston-Salem Northern Beltway was completed last week, reopening an important secondary road connection in eastern Forsyth County that had been closed since January 2016, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. Pat Ivey, division engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Forsyth County, told the news agency that the bridge […]

September 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department named finalist for Idaho Innovative Company of the Year

The Idaho Technology Council (ITC) has named the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) one of three finalists for the Idaho Innovative Company of the Year award. “It is a notable accomplishment by a state agency competing in a private-sector arena,” says ITD Chief Administrative Officer Charlene McArthur. “I think ITD stood out in the mind of […]

September 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Kansas Turnpike Authority raising 10 bridges over Turnpike/I-35

The Kansas Turnpike Authority awarded a contract of close to $3.7 million to Burns & McDonnell of Kansas City to begin work on increasing the clearance level of 10 bridges crossing over the Turnpike/Interstate 35 between south Wichita and the Oklahoma border, ksn.com reports. Each bridge will be lifted to provide at least 15 feet, 9 inches of […]

September 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOT seeks design-build bids for I-10 expansion in East Baton Rouge, Ascension parishes

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) for design-build bids for widening seven miles of Interstate 10 spanning Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the project earlier this month as a means for easing congestion in the area. “The widening of I-10 in […]

September 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department cites culture change for improvements in customer service, safety

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) says it has experienced a “significant change” in the “work and accountability culture” within the agency that has resulted in better customer service and safety standards for the state’s citizens. ITD says this determination came from a recent survey of roughly 1,600 of its employees. The Center for Health and […]

September 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves $5.5 million in construction and engineering contracts

The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved $5.5 million in construction and professional engineering contracts this month, with one determined by Earned Credit Program (ECP) credits. The tollway’s ECP, launched in 2007, is a way contractors and subcontractors can earn bid credits for future bids when they hire from “a pool of qualified, pre-screened […]

September 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Florida DOT developing SunTrax, a transportation R&D facility, with Florida Polytech

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Florida Polytechnic University plan to build a 400-acre transportation technology testing site, dubbed SunTrax, in Polk County between Tampa and Orlando. SunTrax would include a 2.25-mile oval track and would be developed as a “high-tech hub for the research, development and testing of emerging transportation technologies related to […]

September 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Updates to Arizona’s SR 189 to begin 2 years ahead of schedule

Updates to a section Arizona’s SR 189 aimed at improving international traffic through the Mariposa Port of Entry will start two years earlier than previously planned after approval from the Arizona State Transportation Board. The work can begin earlier due to a $25 million appropriation the state recently passed. An additional $40 million will come […]

September 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Jersey bill would require DOT to compensate municipalities affected by TTF shutdown

A new bill proposed by members of the New Jersey general assembly would require the New Jersey DOT (NJDOT) to compensate local governments for “delay damages” on transportation projects that are caused by the shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects. Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of TTF projects July 8 in response to legislative […]

September 27, 2016