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Roadbuilding

Last two of Virginia’s Route 29 Solutions projects open

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has opened the last two of the Route 29 Solutions design-build projects. The projects were designed to address safety issues and congestion along Route 20 in Charlottesville. The projects add lanes on Route 29 and a local road parallel to the roadway to provide an alternate for motorists traveling […]

July 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon House passes $5.3 billion transportation funding bill

The Oregon House has passed HB 2017, a $5.3 billion transportation funding bill, spread out over 10 years, that would incrementally increase the state’s gas tax 10 cents per gallon over a seven-year period. The legislation would also add a 0.1 percent payroll tax to fund transit programs, a 0.5 percent privilege tax on vehicle […]

July 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina sets out 10-year transportation plan through increased funding

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) says the combination of the recent gas tax and vehicle sale tax increases will help with its 10-year plan for rebuilding the state’s highway system. The gas tax increase, which began July 1, will increase steadily for six years, beginning with a bump of 2 cents per gallon […]

July 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT provides $537.1 million TIFIA loan for Penn Station improvements

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Build America Bureau (BAB) is providing a $537.1 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the New York State Urban Development Corporation D/B/A Empire State Development (ESD) for the Moynihan Train Hall Redevelopment Project. The project aims to ease congestion at New York City’s Penn Station. […]

July 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois budget impasse halts 900 road projects, impacting at least 20,000 jobs

Illinois still does not have a budget established, despite a special legislative session and a budget presented to Gov. Bruce Rauner who immediately vetoed the measure. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) shut down transportation projects in the state July 1 as a result of the impasse. The state Senate voted to override the veto […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two paving company employees arrested for purchasing asphalt with hot checks

The New Holland (Pa.) Police Department reports that two people from Traditional Paving, a Lancaster paving company, have been arrested for writing six bounced checks for asphalt, according to PennLive. Police told the news agency that Dorothy Miller and George Stanley were charged with theft by deception and criminal conspiracy for issuing bounced checks totaling […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

NCDOT adds 144 projects valued at $2.5 billion to 10-year plan

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has updated its draft 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan to include an additional 144 projects totaling $2.5 billion compared to the draft released in January. Officials say the projects were added following updated revenue projections. The agency will also be able to accelerate another 350 projects […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

FHWA, Maine DOT select preferred alternative for Frank J. Wood Bridge project

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have selected a preferred alternative for replacing the Frank J. Wood Bridge that connects the towns of Brunswick and Topsham. Built in 1937, the three-span bridge carries Route 201 over the Androscoggin River. It extends 815 feet and is 30 feet wide. MaineDOT […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD worker struck and killed by vehicle in work zone

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) District 3 employee Paul Featherston was struck and killed by a vehicle July 3 while performing routine road maintenance in Iberia. LDOTD reports Featherston had worked at the agency for 24 years. “While many of us are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with our loved ones, let us […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Hot weather causing Utah roads to buckle and crumble

Extremely hot weather is wreaking havoc on Utah roads, causing the roadways to buckle and crumble and keeping the state Department of Transportation (UDOT) busy making repairs, kutv.com reports. “Utah is the perfect place for these kind of buckling issues to happen, because we have the extreme temperatures,” UDOT’s John Gleason told the news agency. […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT reopens Pawtucket Ave. Bridge 5 weeks early

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has reopened the Pawtucket Avenue Bridge in East Providence about five weeks earlier than scheduled. RIDOT reports 23,000 vehicles per day travel across the structure over the Interstate 195 corridor and is one of the most traveled bridges in the city. The agency’s project management team worked with […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

California’s Low Carbon Transit program provides $34.5 million to 125 projects

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reports the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program is providing $34.5 million to fund 125 local projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emission and improving public transportation sustainability. “This program is one of the methods Caltrans is using to help the state meet its ambitious goals to address climate change,” […]

July 5, 2017