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Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT reveals new license plate design

The Iowa Department of Transportation has revealed a new license plate design after the agency opened up public voting on three options for the new look online and at its State Fair booth. The City and Country Reboot design won with about 39 percent of the total votes. “Iowans made their voices heard in the […]

August 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

First span of NY’s Cuomo Bridge opens to traffic

The first span of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, previously known as the Tappan Zee Bridge, has opened to traffic. On Aug. 25 all four lanes of westbound traffic shifted from the existing bridge to the new span. Later this fall the four eastbound lanes will be shifted onto the new structure to […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

West Virginia Governor, DOH marks completion of Route 10 project

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Secretary of Transportation Tom Smith along with other state, federal and local leaders recently marked the opening of the final 6.7 miles of the upgraded four-lane section of WV Route 10 between Logan and Man. The project, which cost roughly $198 million, begins north of the Rita Mall and […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Timeline for completion of Gordie Howe International Bridge extended to 2023

Due to changing specifications and the complex bidding process, construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Detroit, Mich. probably won’t be completed until 2023, the Windsor Star reports. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority informed the three groups competing for the project that their detailed bids will not be required until next year. […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mass. breaks ground on Natick multimodal project

Massachusetts officials recently broke ground on a multimodal improvement project in the town of Natick that is funded through the state’s Complete Street Funding Program. The project will update 14 intersections and install pedestrian hybrid beacons, high visibility crosswalks, pedestrian warning signage and upgraded pedestrian signal and bicycle detection equipment to increase safety and accessibility […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Final piece of Bertha removed from Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel

The last piece of Bertha, the world’s largest tunneling machine, has been removed from Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel, marking the end of a four-month disassembly process. The machine finished its boring of the tunnel in early April, work that lasted four years. This breakthrough was roughly three years later than the original projected completion date, […]

August 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Kiewit Meridiam Partners to design/build Central 70, largest project in CDOT history

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) has selected Kiewit Meridiam Partners (KMP) as the preferred proposer to design, build and finance the reconstruction of Interstate 70 in Denver, as well as operate and maintain Central 70 for 30 years. At $1.2 billion, this is the largest project in CDOT’s history. […]

August 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards eight contracts valued at $41.3 million

The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved two construction contracts and six professional engineering service contracts valued at $41.3 million. The approvals were made during the group’s August meeting. “The contracts approved by the Tollway today not only invest our funds to ensure well-maintained, reliable roadways for our customers, but they also are serving […]

August 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Chinese city uses 3D printing to build bridge railings

A well-traveled bridge in Nanjing, China, recently had its unstable railings replaced with 3D-printed bridge railings constructed by Nanjing Jiayi Precision Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 3D Print.com reports. According to Li Jin, chairman of the company, using traditional methods to replace the railings would have taken at least a month, but 3D printing technology allowed the railings […]

August 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

A renewed push for corporate tax reform to fund infrastructure projects

Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) has been an advocate for bipartisan legislation to use revenues from overhauling the international tax code to pay for infrastructure upgrades. Now he is renewing a push for infrastructure and tax reform this fall, since the administration has not yet come up with a plan to pay for President Trump’s proposed […]

August 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT, FAA providing $282.6 million for 67 airport infrastructure projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration is awarding $282.6 million in airport infrastructure grants to 67 airports in 29 states as part of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). “The Airport Improvement Program helps to maintain our aviation infrastructure and supports safety, capacity, security and environmental improvements,” says Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.  “This is an […]

August 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

California OKs $690 million for 32 major projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has authorized $690 million in funding that will allow the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to start 32 major “fix-it-first” projects. Caltrans says the funding was made possible by the SB 1 legislation approved earlier this year that raised excise taxes on both gas and diesel. “The needs in California […]

August 24, 2017