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Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway seeks bids for 16 contracts valued at $55 million

The Illinois Tollway is seeking bids for design and construction management services for 16 contracts estimated at a value of $55 million. The advertised contracts, which are part of the sixth year of the Move Illinois program, include: ♦  Five design contracts for the new Interstate 490 Tollway ♦  One design contract for the Illinois […]

March 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Maryland DOT wins 17 awards from state’s Quality Initiative Consortium

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently won 17 Maryland Quality Initiative (MdQI) Consortium Awards of Excellence for “planning studies, programs and construction projects” for 2016. The MdQI is made up of private sector industry associations and public sector transportation agencies. It was founded in 1993 by MDOT’s State Highway Administration (SHA) and private sector […]

March 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Caltrans’ Akiyama named a CIO of the Year for California

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Chief Information Officer George Akiyama has been named one of two CIOs of the year in the state by the California Public CIO Academy. The group cited him for his “ongoing dedication and commitment to the state of California’s information technology initiatives.” Akiyama has served as the Caltrans CIO since […]

March 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two-bridge, $1.9 million PennDOT replacement project includes 108-year-old span

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began work on a $1.9 million project to replace two structurally deficient bridges in Berks County on March 6, 2017, The Mercury News reports. Crews will replace the Weavertown Road Bridge over Monocacy Creek in Amity Township, and will replace the superstructure (beams and deck) on Scarlets Mill Bridge over Hay Creek […]

March 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Acrete is a new concrete made from fly ash engineered to be lighter, stronger

Jinhong Zhang, an associate professor of mining and geological engineering at the University of Arizona’s (UA) College of Engineering, has developed a substitute for concrete, according to a university press release. The new material is made almost completely from fly ash and is said to be lighter, stronger and less expensive to produce than concrete. “Once the […]

March 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Arizona governor sends Trump transportation wish list topping $500 million

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has submitted a “wish list” of priority transportation projects, valued at more than $500 million, to be considered as part of the Trump administration’s infrastructure improvement plans, according to a report by the Arizona Daily Star. The request was one of several recently sent to the president in the hopes of tapping into […]

March 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina House approves gas tax increase

The South Carolina House, in a 97-18 vote, has approved H. 3516, legislation that would increase the state’s gas tax by 2 cents per gallon a year for five years. At the end of five years, the state gas tax would be 26 cents per gallon, compared to the current rate of 16 cents per […]

March 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ohio House approves two-year, $7.8 billion transportation plan

The Ohio House has approved House Bill 26 that would provide $7.8 billion over two years for the state’s transportation and public safety budget. The transportation department would get the bulk of the funds with $6.5 billion. The legislation would also create the “Variable Speed Limit Pilot Program” which the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) […]

March 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bertha stopped after veering off course in home stretch of Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel

Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) stopped Bertha, the largest tunnel boring machine in the world, on Feb. 28 to make adjustments before it continues on its last 1,000 feet of the 9,270 tunnel for SR 99. Officials report recent surveys indicate the machine is potential out of alignment by several inches. “STP is conducting additional survey […]

March 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT holds Safety Message Contest voting

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has narrowed down the entries into its Safety Message Contest for overhead signs to 20 finalists and has opened online voting to select the winner through March 15. Finalist messages and voting are available at azdot.gov/signcontest. The winning messages will appear on overheads signs for one day each in April. […]

March 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

California universities working to develop longer-lasting highways

The recent wet weather in the Bay Area has caused potholes and damage to many of California’s roads. The East Bay Times reports that, on March 1 emergency repairs were completed on a pothole that had developed in one of the northbound lanes of Interstate 680 in Fremont Feb. 28, noting that was just one of the […]

March 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Poor road, bridge conditions cost Colorado motorists $6.8 billion a year

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says in its latest condition report the poor conditions of Colorado’s bridges and roads cost motorists there an aggregated $6.8 billion each year in vehicle operation, safety and congestion issues. The report, “Colorado Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” shows 41 percent […]

March 3, 2017