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Caltrans veteran joins OCTA

Jim Beil, a 22-year transportation veteran from Caltrans, will join the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) as the new executive director of Capital Programs. Beil, Caltrans deputy district director of Capital Outlay Programs, will begin his new post at OCTA on Aug. 16. Beil will be responsible for directing the delivery of highway, rail and […]

July 23, 2010

Rep. Duncan: Reauthorization stalled because no one can agree

U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member, told his colleagues during a hearing on using innovative financing practices to deliver surface transportation projects that the main reason that reauthorization has been stalled is because Congress continues to agree to disagree. Here’s his opening statement: “This is an important hearing […]

April 15, 2010

Safety is in the numbers for pothole patching crews

If a main street, highway or expressway is in need of a pothole patching job, a crew of between six and 10 workers may be required to safely get the job done, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in a March 29 Chicago Tribune report. Although only two or three of the crew […]

March 30, 2010

TRIP report: North Carolina faces $20 billion shortfall in next 20 years

TRIP today released a North Carolina report at news conferences in Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. The report, “The Future of North Carolina’s Transportation System,” analyzes road and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, economic development and job creation, highway safety, and transportation funding in North Carolina. The report also finds that the state faces a $65 billion […]

March 23, 2010

$17.6 billion ‘jobs bill’ passes Senate, transfers $19.5 billion into Highway Trust Fund

St. Patrick’s Day must be lucky for than the Irish. Looks like the transportation industry is in luck until at least the end of the year. The Senate voted 68-34 on March 17 to pass H.R. 2847, the $17.6 billion “jobs bill” known as the HIRE Act, which extends the current surface transportation law until Dec. 31 […]

March 17, 2010

Hanson Pipe and Precast Replaces Collapsed Metal Culvert with Concrete on Major Canadian Highway

Hanson Pipe & Precast provided 15 pieces of 2,400-mm diameter concrete pipe on March 2 for the eastbound lane of Highway 417, in Ottawa, Ontario, after road contractors filling potholes discovered the collapse of a deteriorating 30-year-old metal culvert beneath the road. This is the second culvert collapse in two years for Highway 417, and […]

March 15, 2010

Highway, transit shutdown ends with enactment of one-month extension

The Senate approved a bill Tuesday night to extend legal authority for the Highway Trust Fund for 30 days, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama, who has now signed the measure, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) reported. The president’s signature on HR 4691 will end a shutdown of the […]

March 4, 2010

Highway, transit shutdown ends with enactment of one-month extension

The Senate approved a bill Tuesday night to extend legal authority for the Highway Trust Fund for 30 days, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama, who has now signed the measure, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) reported. The president’s signature on HR 4691 will end a shutdown of the […]

March 3, 2010

Is the Senate’s approval of a highway bill extension a step in the right direction or two steps back?

The Senate passed an extension of the highway bill through the end of December, which seems like it would be a move in the right direction. But that one advancement forward may very well be one move in the right direction but two steps backward. An analysis by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association […]

February 26, 2010

Tennessee DOT obligates all — $572 million — highway stimulus funds

TDOT credits partnership with metropolitan planning organizations statewide NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Transportation has obligated 100% of the $572 million in Highway Infrastructure Investment funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act two weeks ahead of the March 1 deadline required under the Act. TDOT received approval of its last project […]

February 17, 2010

Indiana fully invests highway, bridge stimulus funds

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) it has fully advertised or awarded all $658 million of Indiana’s highway and bridge allocation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act has funded 1,082 transportation projects spread across all 92 counties, with 62 percent of the funds invested in economically distressed counties. “While the full […]

February 10, 2010

MoDOT has obligated all recovery act funds a month ahead of schedule

JEFFERSON CITY , Mo.– The Missouri Department of Transportation has obligated all of the $524.6 million it received in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for MoDOT administered projects, meeting the required deadline a month ahead of schedule. State departments of transportation are required by ARRA guidelines to obligate (or commit funds to a specific […]

February 8, 2010

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