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Roadbuilding

R.I. I-295 exit signs to answer ‘how far have we gone?’

Rhode Island will soon renumber its exit signs on Interstate 295 in a way that will let drivers know how far they’ve traveled. Currently, the exit signs follow numeric order of 1, 2, 3, etc., but the Federal Highway Administration has asked states to adopt a standard of numbering exits by the mile marker. So […]

September 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

Md. governor calls for massive $9B plan for I-270, I-495

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has kicked off a $9 billion plan to add four new lanes each to some of the most congested roads in the country: Interstate 270, Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway) and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (MD 295). The state will soon issue requests for information from developers to join what would become […]

September 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Road revenue gap worries transportation officials

Despite vehicle miles traveled reaching a record high, collections for the federal Highway Trust Fund have been flat for the last 10 months of the current fiscal year, according to the AASHTO Journal of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The fund, which is composed of federal gas taxes and taxes on […]

September 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

WSDOT opens new I-90 avalanche bridge in Snoqualmie Pass

The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently completed the eastbound section of a new avalanche bridge on Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass and opened it to eastbound traffic. The avalanche bridge is part of a major WSDOT project to widen a 15-mile section of I-90 between Hyak and Easton to six lanes and raise the roadway in areas where […]

August 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Highway workers recover family’s stolen heirlooms from ditch

Renee and Paul Bantista never thought they’d find the old jewelry box stolen from their home back in September. But the keen eye of an Illinois Department of Transportation worker reunited the couple with their lost treasures. According to the Herald & Review, the jewelry box was stolen while the couple was on vacation and a […]

March 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana House passes plan to raise taxes on cigarettes and gas to pay for roads

The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that would raise the tax on gas and cigarettes in order to bring in $500 million a year for transportation funding. According to The Times of Northwest Indiana, the bill would increase the Indiana state gas tax 4 cents per gallon–bringing it to 22 cents per gallon—and […]

February 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Obama proposes $10-per-barrel tax on oil production to fund green infrastructure

President Barack Obama is aiming to implement more measures to combat climate change, and this time he’s eyeing oil companies to foot the bill. The Hill reported that the White House announced Obama will propose with his budget request next week a $10-per-barrel fee on oil production in order to fund a new $32.4 billion per-year “green transportation plan.” The plan […]

February 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT to begin displaying weekly tallies of highway deaths

The Colorado Department of Transportation wants to help make the roads safer by giving drivers a weekly reminder of those who have died in crashes this year. CDOT announced that it would begin to display a weekly tally of the year-to-date deaths in the state each Wednesday on digital signs across the state. The signs, […]

January 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Democratic presidential candidates call for increased highway funding

During Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday night, all three candidates vowed that transportation funding would be one of their top priorities if they were elected to the White House. In the first question of the final Democratic presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, front-runner Hilary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Mayland Gov. […]

January 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

California governor proposes annual vehicle fee to fund road construction

California needs more money for its aging roads and bridges, but with so many electric and hybrid vehicle drivers, the state isn’t getting enough funding from fuel taxes to foot the bill. Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a new plan to try to put more funds back in the transportation budget. According to CBS San Francisco, […]

January 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

AED: Highway bill to stimulate more than $13 billion in heavy equipment sales

The newly passed FAST Act that pumps $305 billion into transportation over the next five years isn’t just good for the construction companies doing the road work and the drivers who might have an easier commute. It’s also major boon for the heavy equipment industry. Associated Equipment Distributors said that the Fast Act would pump $13.27 […]

December 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

States praise Congress for passing long-term highway bill

When Congress passed the first national long-term highway bill in a decade last week, it was a huge relief to state officials across the U.S. The constant uncertainty with patch after patch made planning for transportation projects difficult because state DOTs didn’t know if and how much money they might be getting from the federal […]

December 10, 2015