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Roadbuilding

Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas create I-10 Corridor Coalition

A voluntary Interstate 10 Corridor Coalition, created by heads of the Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas departments of transportation, has been created to support and foster innovation development along the interstate that travels through the four states. “The efficient flow of commerce in Arizona drives our state’s economic vitality,” says Arizona DOT Director Halikowski, […]

June 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Gov. Haley signs into law S. Carolina’s $2.2 billion highway funding bill

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed into law S. 1258, an infrastructure funding bill that allows the state to borrow $2.2 billion over 10 years to help fund highway projects for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). “SCDOT can now move forward with the planning and development of several projects and needed repairs […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT’s US 70 Goldsboro Bypass officially opens

State officials, including Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Sec. Nick Tennyson, recently celebrated the opening of the US 70 Goldsboro Bypass, a route designed to relive congestion and improve local access and safety on the roadway. “The Goldsboro Bypass is a great example of what we are working to accomplish throughout […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., undergo reconstruction

Two bridges in Chippewa Falls, Wisc.–the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Main Street and the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge on Spring Street—will undergo reconstruction in this month, according to a report in The Chippewa Herald. Work on the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge started June 6, and work on the Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to start June […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Low road funds prompts Kentucky’s Pause-50 plan to delay new transportation projects

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Sec. Greg Thomas recently announced the agency’s Pause-50 plan, an effort to rebuild the agency’s Road Fund cash balance by delaying new state-funded transportation projects at all stages. “For the first time in recent history, the Cabinet faces a low Road Fund cash balance, which compromises our ability to authorize new […]

June 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT TIGER grant program receives $9.3 billion in request funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program has received $9.3 billion in requested funding for this year, a figure that is more than 18 times the amount that will actually be awarded. USDOT reported 585 applications have been submitted for the $500 million in funding available this year. Most, […]

June 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

MDOT warns drivers that roadwork will soon begin on I-94 near Detroit Metro Airport

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is warning drivers that roadwork will begin on Interstate 94 in the Detroit area soon. According to the Detroit Free Press, MDOT will close I-94 in Detroit this weekend so that road crews can set new bridge support beams for the Trumbull Road overpass replacement, and next week, the agency will […]

June 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Construction of Burns Memorial Bridge in Mass. one of the more beautiful time-lapses you’ll see

In November, the new and improved Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge was opened to the public following more than three years of construction. Construction on the new 870-foot bridge, which connects Worcester and Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, began in August 2012, according to a report from MassLive.com. Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation released the time-lapse video below chronicling […]

June 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois DOT releases 6-year, $11.2 billion infrastructure improvement plan

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has released a transportation infrastructure plan that would provide $11.2 billion in fixes over six years. The FY2017-22 Proposed Highway Improvement Program would be an increase of $2.8 billion over a previous plan. “Our latest multiyear highway program is more promising than a year ago, but we still have our […]

June 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Maryland DOT seeks public comment on 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its Fiscal Year 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The plan covers four years of transportation projects compiled from state, local and regional plans. Projects included in the STIP, the agency says, were developed using the 2035 Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP).  The plan is a […]

June 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

AASHTO adopts Mississippi DOT software for billboard controls as national standard

The American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is adopting the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) control system for outdoor advertising on billboards, which will allow the software to be used across the country and become the national standard for billboard controls. “MDOT’s goal was to develop an interactive system to electronically permit, manage and […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

MoDOT begins work on first of 2 major road projects in St. Louis

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began work on one of two major road construction projects planned for St. Louis in June, Fox 2 News reports. On June 2, the agency began removing the Grand Bridge over Interstate 44. Crews will demolish and rebuild the bridge in two halves so that Grand can remain open to traffic. One lane […]

June 7, 2016