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Roadbuilding

PennDOT, Gov. Wolf announce $550 million in bridge & highway projects across Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Gov. Tom Wolf have announced the Philadelphia region will experience more than $550 million in bridge and highway projects during the 2017 construction season. “The funding allocated for these projects not only reduces the backlog of Pennsylvania’s pavement and bridge demands, but significantly improves the growing need for […]

June 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards 11 contracts valued at $53.7 million

At its May meeting the Illinois Tollway’s board of directors approved five construction contracts and six professional engineering service contracts valued at $53.7 million. “The contracts approved today will allow us to make good on our commitment to deliver Move Illinois projects on schedule and within budget and keep our system in a state of good repair,” […]

June 1, 2017

Class 7-8

PHOTOS: Volvo’s 2017 Ride for Freedom truck honors U.S. military with beautiful custom graphics

The New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia, built Volvo Trucks latest Ride for Freedom truck, which joined approximately 160 motorcycles from Volvo’s Washington, D.C., plant for the Memorial Day weekend “Run for the Wall” motorcycle rally. The Ride for Freedom honors men and women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. military. Volvo’s […]

May 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Six months later, Tennessee DOT details work on Gatlinburg wildfires

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has produced a video highlighting the stories of those who worked on cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of the wildfires that ravaged Gatlinburg. Fourteen people were killed as a result of the Nov. 28 fires, with 2,460 structures destroyed or heavily damaged, with an estimated cost of $500 […]

May 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

NCDOT division crews hold Roadeos to test operation skills

Employees at several North Carolina Department of Transportation divisions recently tested their skills and safety awareness at Roadeos across the state. The winners from each of the agency’s 14 divisions will compete at a statewide Roadeo in Raleigh, Aug. 3 at the state fairgrounds. Skills tested include maneuvering a dump truck, tractor, backhoe, low-boy trailer […]

May 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Indiana hosts launch of new national work zone safety campaign

A group of construction workers and contractors launched a new national work zone safety campaign at the Indiana State Police District 52 on May 25, cbs4indy.com reports. Indiana was chosen for the launch because of its higher-than-average work zones accident rate. Seventy-two percent of Indiana highway contractors reported that vehicles crashed into their work zones in 2016. “There […]

May 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

State Farm sponsors Colorado DOT’s Motorist Safety Patrol Program

State Farm is the now sponsoring the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Motorist Safety Patrol Program, which provides motorists with roadway assistance. The program, previously known as the Courtesy Patrol, will now be called the “CDOT State Farm Safety Patrol.” CDOT says the State Farm support will offset the state funding costs used for program […]

May 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon’s Historic Columbia River Highway cleared and open for traffic

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has reopened U.S. 30, the Historic Columbia River Highway, after crews cleared debris from a rock slide that had closed the highway since May 7. “Crews have been busy removing over 670 cubic yards of rock and debris from the slide area,” says ODOT Operations Coordinator Scott Peters. “In […]

May 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

AASHTO recognizes winners of 2017 TRAC Bridge Challenge

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently recognized winners of the 2017 annual Transportation and Civil Engineering (TRAC) Bridge Challenge during its spring meeting last week in Portland, Maine. High school students build miniature bridges out of balsa wood, glue and string during the event. Judges test the structures for strength […]

May 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Virginia DOT’s SMART SCALE wins Richmond Technology Council innovation award

The Richmond Technology Council (RVATech) has awarded the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) SMART SCALE web tool with an award for Innovation in Development in the public sector category. The SMART SCALE system prioritizes transportation projects based on need using a data-driven analysis. It stands for System for the Management and Allocation of Resources for […]

May 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

New concrete mixture would allow roads to resist corrosion from road salt

Deicing salt is used on roads every winter to improve driving conditions, but the calcium chloride salt commonly used in this application reacts with the calcium hydroxide in concrete, forming a chemical byproduct called calcium oxychloride that causes roadways to degrade, crack, and crumble. According to a Drexel University press release provided to Phys.org, Yaghoob Farnam, a civil engineer, […]

May 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

AGC launches summer work zone awareness campaign aimed at drivers

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has launched a national advertising and outreach campaign aimed at motorists to remind them to pay attention while driving through work zones this summer. This effort follows AGC’s report showing 44 percent of highway contractors surveyed say motor vehicles have crashed into their construction work zones in the […]

May 29, 2017