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S. Carolina highway workers safety act becomes law

Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law H. 4033, legislation that significantly increases the penalties for motorists who speed through work zones above the posted limits, with fines ranging from $500 to $5,000. The fines are specifically for categories that span endangering a highway worker without injury, to causing bodily harm, to the death of […]

June 15, 2017

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Bergkamp celebrates 40 years providing pavement preservation equipment

Pavement preservation equipment manufacturer Bergkamp Incorporated, based in Salina, Kansas, is celebrating 40 years in business this year. The company was started by Melvin and Marjorie Bergkamp in 1977 and originally offered metal fabrication in Salina, Wichita and Kansas City. Three years later the company began making pavement preservation equipment when Melvin Berkamp was asked […]

June 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Chao issues notice on federal regulatory reform for infrastructure projects

During President Trump’s closing “Infrastructure Week” remarks last Friday, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public input on ways to reduce regulatory obstacles the slow down infrastructure projects. “We are so fortunate because this President is a builder, he understands the challenges […]

June 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina officials mark opening of new I-73 section near Greensboro

Gov. Roy Cooper, Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon and Board of Transportation Chair Michael Fox recently celebrated the opening of a new 9.4-mile section of Interstate 73 near Greensboro. Cooper said the new roadway is one of the most important transportation projects of the last 20 years in the Triad area. “Interstate connections bring mobility, economic […]

June 14, 2017

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Nevada County (Calif.) to replace 3 bridges in summer 2017

The Nevada County (Calif.) Department of Public Works has begun replacing one of three bridges that the state deemed “structurally deficient” in Nevada County, the Union reports. The McCourtney Road bridge over Rock Creek was the first, and it will be followed by the replacement of an unsafe bridge on Garden Bar Road over Little […]

June 14, 2017

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Bomag marks 60 years as a supplier to road construction

Bomag GmbH this year is celebrating 60 years of serving the road construction industry through soil and asphalt compaction. The company was founded in October 1957 in the town center of Boppard/Rhine in Germany and now has roughly 2,200 employees and annual revenue of about € 700 million ($783 million), with production plans in Germany, […]

June 13, 2017

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GM R&D, Michigan DOT collaborate on smart traffic signals

General Motors Research & Development, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Macomb County Department of Roads have recently conducted demonstrations in the county near GM’s Warren Technical Center in developing vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) at two intersections. During the demo on Mound Road, the GM vehicles were able to receive data from the traffic controllers […]

June 13, 2017

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FHWA launches microsite for roadway safety hardware

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has launched a microsite aimed at serving as a central resource for details about roadside safety hardware such as guardrails. “Safety is our top priority and enhanced data will improve road safety,” says Acting Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Butch Waidelich. “Our goal is to provide state DOTs with information they can use […]

June 13, 2017

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I-80 SMART Corridor Project awarded Operational Efficiency Project of the Year

The California Transportation Foundation has named the California Interstate 80 SMART Corridor Project as the Operational Efficiency Project of the Year, with tech engineering company Parsons, who supplied the intelligent transportation tech in the project, accepting the award. “Intelligent Transportation Systems are an essential part of maximizing the capacity and efficiency of the nation’s roadways,” […]

June 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Work zone collision throws worker from truck

A highway construction worker was involved in an accident June 6 on Interstate 35 near Mason City, Iowa. CBC online reports that, at approximately 12:53 p.m., the Iowa State Patrol was called to the scene of the accident and found that a 2015 Ford transit van traveling north on the interstate had driven into a work zone, striking a truck with workers […]

June 12, 2017

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Arizona DOT’s first highway P3 delivering South Mountain Freeway 3 years ahead of schedule

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reports the state’s first highway public-private partnership (P3) is delivering the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway sooner than anticipated. The P3, which involves Connect 202 Partners, allowed for the final piece of the Loop 202 system to be built as a single project, rather than nine individual projects as […]

June 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway to open new DDI at Elmhurst Road on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

The Illinois Tollway plans to shift traffic on Elmhurst Road crossing over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) to a new diverging diamond interchange (DDI) configuration this week. After the morning rush hour on June 16, the Tollway says lane closures and traffic stops will be scheduled to direct traffic crossing I-90 on the […]

June 12, 2017