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Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT marks 100 years of service in August
The origins of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) began 100 years ago August 16, following the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 that required a state highway department be formed to receive federal funds. The State Highway Department of Georgia was revamped in 1972 to its current name. The agency started out small, but [âŚ]
August 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
TRIP: Traffic, deteriorating roads costs California drivers $53.6 billion per year
California motorists are hit with $53.6 billion per year in additional costs due to congested roads and deteriorating road conditions, according to a recent report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). âThe TRIP report confirms what everyone in California knows: the transportation system in this state is in bad shape,â says Will Kempton, executive director of [âŚ]
August 18, 2016
Roadbuilding
Louisiana flooding closes more than 280 state roads, portions of interstates
The flooding in Louisiana August 12-14 led the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) to close more than 280 state roads, as well as portions of Interstate 12 and I-10 in the Baton Rouge and Slidell areas. At one point two main sections of I-12 were closedâeastbound between U.S. 61 and Louisiana 1026 and [âŚ]
August 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT picks HNTB for design, engineering on âMixmasterâ interchange replacement
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has chosen HNTB Corporation to lead the design and engineering team charged with studying and recommending replacement options for âThe Mixmasterâ in Waterbury, also known as the Route 8/Interstate 84 interchange. The project cost is estimated to range from $3 billion to $7 billion depending on the degree of [âŚ]
August 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
WSDOT opens new I-90 avalanche bridge in Snoqualmie Pass
The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently completed the eastbound section of a new avalanche bridge on Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass and opened it to eastbound traffic. The avalanche bridge is part of a major WSDOT project to widen a 15-mile section of I-90 between Hyak and Easton to six lanes and raise the roadway in areas where [âŚ]
August 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
OReGO marks one-year anniversary as Oregonâs road usage charge pilot
The Oregon Road Usage Charge Program, known as OReGO, recently hit its one-year anniversary with 1,025 active vehicles participating in the program, just 20 percent of the limit the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) set last year. Participants in the program, which began July 1, 2015, pay 1.5 cents per mile for driving distances logged [âŚ]
August 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Florida Turnpike named an Engineering Project of the Century
The Florida Engineering Society (FES), which is celebrating is 100th anniversary, recently named the Florida Department of Transportationâs Florida Turnpike System as one of its Engineering Projects of the Century. FES has designated nine âstellarâ Engineering Projects of the Century as part of its effort to emphasize âA Century of Innovationâ illustrating the âevolution of [âŚ]
August 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
N. Carolina DOT to add stateâs first on-ramp signals to I-540 in Raleigh
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is planning to add its first on-ramp signals to portions of westbound Interstate 540 in the north Raleigh area. âWhile this is the first time we are using this technology in North Carolina, on-ramp signals are used effectively in several other states and extensively throughout Europe,â said Kevin Lacy, [âŚ]
August 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT renames State Route 840 as I-840, adds 77 miles to interstate system
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has designated State Route 840 as Interstate 840, in a move that adds 77 miles to the interstate system and âencourages more economic growth along the corridor and more traffic diversion around Middle Tennesseeâs urban core.â âHaving an interstate designation could encourage more industries to consider locating in Middle [âŚ]
August 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
Rhode Island will spend $223.4 million on maintenance of 4 Narragansett Bay bridges
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) Board approved a 10-year $223.4 million spending plan, approximately $22 million per year, for the maintenance of the four Narragansett Bay bridgesâthe Newport Pell Bridge, the Mount Hope Bridge, the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, and the Sakonnet River Bridge, the Providence Journal reports. The Pell Bridge will receive approximately $116 million, more than [âŚ]
August 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
How crews are lifting the Bayonne Bridgeâs roadway while keeping its arch in place
A video report recently posted by SILive.com provides a tour of the Port Authority of New York and New Jerseyâs $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge construction project, which began in 2013 and is âRaising the Roadwayâ without altering the bridgeâs existing arch. âOne of the interesting things about the Bayonne Bridge is that, with most bridges youâre [âŚ]
August 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT begins first leg of $1 billion I-75 Modernization Project in Oakland County
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) begins today the first leg of a 14-year, $1 billion project to improve a section of Interstate 75 in Oakland County north of Detroit. The entire project will cover roughly 18 miles of the interstate traveling through Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Township, Tory, Madison Heights, Royal Oak and Hazel Park. [âŚ]
August 15, 2016
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