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Delaware DOT adds interactive project map, other features to mobile app

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has added an interactive project map, street light outages reporting and DMV driver license practice test to its mobile app. “Our free mobile app has been downloaded nearly 60,000 times and is a great resource for anyone traveling around Delaware. We continue to add new features to the app […]

April 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

BTS provides quarterly update to National Transportation Statistics guide

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released its quarterly update to the National Transportation Statistics (NTS) guide. The NTS includes more than 260 tables of national data, with this quarterly release providing updates to 36 of those. These updates include: Transportation System  – System Mileage Within the United States, U.S. […]

April 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Utah DOT announces top 10 highway construction projects for 2017

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released its annual top 10 construction projects for 2017, with the Bangerter Highway, which includes five interchanges, topping the list. UDOT has 180 highway projects on its construction docket for 2017, with a combined value of $1.3 billion. The Bangerter Highway project, which is set to be complete […]

April 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

2018 New York State budget targets $100 billion for infrastructure, creates inspector general for transportation position

The recently approved 2018 fiscal year (FY) New York State budget “supports and expands” $100 billion dedicated to infrastructure and creates a new Office of Inspector General of New York for Transportation. Transportation project highlights of the budget include: Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Round II This includes $100 million for Round II of the Downtown Revitalization […]

April 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $9 million for 77 transportation safety improvement projects on tribal lands

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) is providing $9 million for 77 projects aimed at improving transportation safety on tribal lands. The agency reports reports it received 172 applications from 128 recognized tribes requesting $40.3 million in assistance. “Transportation is a key to accessing opportunity and we are committed to […]

April 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tennessee DOT launches new Work Zone safety campaign

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced the launch of a new safety campaign asking motorists to “Work with Us – move over and slow down” for highway workers. TDOT spread the message throughout Tennessee during National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-7, after three employees died in 2016. “Last year was absolutely tragic for our TDOT family; […]

April 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-85 collapse: Georgia DOT offering contractor incentives to complete bridge reconstruction in May

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is offering multiple incentives to contractor C.W. Matthews to complete the reconstruction of the I-85 bridges over Piedmont Road in Atlanta in May. GDOT reported last week it expected the work to rebuild the collapsed sections of I-85 would be finished by June 15. GDOT Director of Construction Marc […]

April 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Nevada DOT adds roadway information systems to boost safety on U.S. 395

The Nevada Department of Transportation has begun installing “enhanced information systems” to U.S. 395 in the North Valleys region in an effort to improve traffic safety and mobility. The installation of technologies such as new roadway signage, ramp meters and wrong-way drive detection systems will continue through early 2018, NDOT says, and will require “periodic” […]

April 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Construction worker rescued after fall from Tappan Zee Bridge

A construction worker injured his ankle when he fell while working in a hard-to-reach area under the span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge April 7, the lohud Journal News reports. The man, whose identity had not been released, was installing electrical systems in a catwalk at Pier 38 on the Westchester side of the […]

April 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT donates snowplow to Riverland Community College truck driving program

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has donated a snowplow to Riverland Community College in Austin, Minnesota, to use in the school’s truck driving program. The program “offers hands-on and classroom training for careers in the transportation industry,” and equipment such as the snowplow exposes students to real-world equipment and scenarios, the department says. MnDOT also plans to […]

April 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-85 collapse update: Atlanta commute times up, but travelers seeking alternate routes, transportation options

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) says an analysis of traffic patterns on Monday indicates metro Atlanta commuters are following the agency’s recommendations for alternative routes, public transit and telecommuting in the wake of the collapse and reconstruction of sections of Interstate 85. GDOT says there were “comparable volumes” in the area on most major […]

April 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri state auditor wants overhaul of Transportation Development Districts due to $941 million in unapproved taxpayer debt

A report from Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway finds Transportation Development Districts (TDD) have created roughly $941 million in “outstanding project costs” that will have to be funded with sales taxes that state citizens did not approve. Galloway says the TDDs have been “engaging in questionable practices with little oversight or transparency” due to weak […]

April 12, 2017