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Roadbuilding

Road safety services provider CalAmp joins Together for Safer Roads

CalAmp, an Internet of Things solutions provider for road safety services, has joined Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of private sector companies with the goal of reducing deaths and injuries from traffic crashes. CalAmp’s services include including LoJack, CrashBoxx, FleetOutlook and SureDrive. The company was founded in 1981. “Vehicles are a top safety […]

August 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Eight projects from six states win Southern regional America’s Transportation awards

Eight projects from six states were named the top transportation projects in the Southern regional 2017 America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (SASHTO) annual meeting in Norfolk, Virginia. The Mid America regional winners and Northeast regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards were announced in July, and […]

August 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT, FAA to award $162.3 million in airport infrastructure grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to award $162.4 million in airport infrastructure grants through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The grants will affect 72 airports in 31 states. “The Airport Improvement Program helps to maintain our aviation infrastructure and supports safety, capacity, security and environmental improvements,” says Transportation […]

August 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT recognizes four employees with Director’s Award

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has recognized four employees with its Director’s Award. The honor, established nearly 30 years ago, is the agency’s top award for outstanding service and leadership. Denise Jones was recognized in the officials and administrators category. “She plays a significant role in the annual Call for Project (CFP) program, one […]

August 16, 2017

Roadbuilding

Neal Manufacturing launches retrofitting Generation IV sealcoating pumps

Neal Manufacturing’s new Generation IV sealcoating pumps require less frequent routine maintenance than previous versions and can be retrofitted to existing asphalt trucks. “Customers are continually seeking ways to increase productivity, and once again we listened,” says Jim Farrell, CEO of Neal Manufacturing’s parent company Blastcrete. “Our Generation IV pumps not only check all the […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Fluor, Lane contracted for privately-funded Texas bullet train, one of the largest civil projects in U.S. history

Texas Central, an investor-owned railroad company, has selected Fluor and The Lane Construction Corporation for the construction planning, cost estimates and other engineering activities of a bullet train linking Houston to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. When complete, the train will make the 240-mile trip in 90 minutes with a midway stop in the Brazos […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT developing guidance for estimating bridge construction time and costs

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has contracted with WSB & Associates Inc. to begin work on a research project titled “Bridge Construction Time and Costs” aimed at helping the state’s bridge office develop a tool for estimating bridge construction time and costs. MnDOT says the tool would give production rates based on design criteria and […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans holding job fairs to fill 1,100 vacancies

Citing the passage of the SB 1 transportation funding bill, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is holding a series of career fairs to fill more than 1,100 open positions. The agency expects “a workload increase associated with accelerating construction projects and addressing deferred maintenance needs” as a result of the $54 billion measure that […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

ABC cuts PennDOT bridge replacement from 6 months to 2 weeks

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will use accelerated bridge construction (ABC) to replace the Route 11 bridge in Dickinson and West Pennsboro townships, The Sentinel reports. PennDOT District 8 spokesman Greg Penny told the news agency that, if they hadn’t decided on ABC, the work would have taken six months if they closed the […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Larson proposes 10-year $1 trillion America Wins Act for infrastructure

Rep. John Larson (D-Connecticut) has proposed legislation targeting the much-touted $1 trillion infrastructure spending goal via the 10-year America Wins Act. “I am introducing the America Wins Act in order to repair our crumbling roads and bridges and to jump start transformative projects that can solve our infrastructure challenges,” Larson says. “This is a jobs program […]

August 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD contracts James Construction for I-10 widening

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has signed a $72 million contract with James Construction Group for widening I-10 from four to six lanes east of Highland Road to LA 73 in Baton Rouge. Construction is set to begin in early 2018 and will take roughly two-and-a-half years to finish. The project also […]

August 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ground broken on $500 million Alexandra to D.C. I-395 Express Lanes expansion

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Interstate 95 Express Lanes private partner and operator Transurban recently held a ground breaking ceremony for the I-395 Express Lanes expansion from Alexandria to Washington, D.C. “Anyone who travels on I-395 and I-95 today can attest that this is one of […]

August 14, 2017