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Roadbuilding

FHWA $10.4 million grant allows Delaware DOT to immediately advertise 3 new projects

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) says a recent $10.4 million Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) grant is allowing the agency to advertise immediately for three highway projects. The agency says the grant allows them to immediately advertise bidding for the first three projects listed below. DelDOT staff will work on the design elements of the […]

September 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT sees 17% average cost savings with cold-in-place recycling projects

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) says four cold-in-place recycling projects this year show and average cost savings of 17 percent per mile compared to mill and overlay work. Total savings reached $1.47 million. The agency says it was able to reuse approximately 93,450 tons of material on resurfacing 28.47 centerline miles. This would be […]

September 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT awards $99.2 million contract for I-40 reconstruction in Winston-Salem

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded a $99.2 million contract for reconstruction of a 1.2-mile stretch of Interstate 40 Business/U.S. 421 in Winston-Salem, dubbed the Business 40 Improvement Project. The agency awarded the contract to a team made up of Flatiron Constructors Incorporated/Blythe Development Company Joint Venture and HDR Engineering Incorporated. NCDOT […]

September 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mass. town receives $13.4 million federal grant for improvements to 6 bridges

Six bridges in Lowell, Massachusetts, are slated for improvements beginning in 2017 and finishing up in the fall of 2022, The Lowell Sun reports. The city received a $13.4 million federal grant in October 2015 to pay for a majority of the repairs or replacement of eight bridges, including a bridge that carries Kearney Square over the Eastern Canal that was repaired in […]

September 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Connecticut DOT, UConn receive Governors Highway Safety Association safety award

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has awarded the Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award in the Field of Highway Safety to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the University of Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC). CTDOT and CTSRC were recognized for the motor vehicle crash reporting system and development of the Connecticut […]

September 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT releases Federal Automated Vehicles Policy guidelines for autonomous vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSA) has issued the long-awaited Federal Automated Vehicles Policy covering guidance for automated/autonomous vehicles on the nation’s highways. The 116-page document, available here, covers four main categories: Vehicle Performance Guidance for Automated Vehicles; Model State Policy; NHTSA’s Current Regulatory Tools; and Modern […]

September 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT hosts 15th annual Construction Career Day in Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Civil Rights Division recently hosted its 15th annual Construction Career Day for students in the Oklahoma City metro area as an effort to provide hands-on experience with industry experts. The theme for this year was “Tools to Build Your Future.” The hands-on portion of the event included students being […]

September 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT develops construction inspection app that will save agency $28 million over 2 years

A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) mobile construction app, MCDocs, will save the agency at least $28 million in administrative costs over a two-year period. “We have nearly 400 inspectors on staff and 1,200 under contract to check on the roughly $2.5 billion worth of construction work we have underway each year,” PennDOT Secretary Leslie […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

MassDOT’s federal funding windfall helps with new project advertisements

With the Massachusetts Department of Transportation receiving additional federal funds totaling $65.15 million, allowing it to fully fund projects in its 2016 State Transportation Improvement Plan, it can now advertise five new projects. The bonus money comes from a pool created from federal transportation funds states do not spend before federal deadlines. “This new funding […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Saugatuck Island (Conn.) to replace 87-year-old wooden bridge to mainland

Saugatuck Island, Connecticut, will soon have a new bridge connecting it to the mainland, the Westport News reports. The current one-lane, 87-year-old wooden bridge has weight restrictions that prevent emergency vehicles from accessing the island in times of need, which has been a concern of island residents for some time. The bridge, which was originally built in 1929, […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Hawaii DOT to test mileage user fee to supply highway fund, replace fuel tax

The Hawaii Department of Transportation’s (HDOT) Highways Division plans to test a mileage-based user fee to provide revenue for the State Highway Fund and a possible replacement to the fuel tax, which accounts for 33 percent of the fund. The agency received a nearly $4 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration as part of the […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tenn. lawmakers repeal law that would have cost state $60 million in transportation funds

The Tennessee general assembly has repealed a law that lessened underage penalties for driving under the influence (DUI), legislation the federal government considered out of “zero tolerance” compliance with national drunk driving guidelines and thereby making the state ineligible for certain federal highway funds estimated at $60 million. Gov. Bill Haslam had called for a special legislative […]

September 16, 2016