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Montana DOT wins AXIAM Award for asset management excellence

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) won first place in the new AXIAM Award that recognizes public or private agencies for “demonstrating excellence in infrastructure asset management.” The award was presented during the AgileAssets 2016 International Users Conference in Austin, Texas. MDT was recognized for their new safety information management system (SIMS) used to support […]

November 23, 2016

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Michelin honors transportation industry heroes who keep the holidays moving

Michelin North America, Inc. is once again launching the transportation appreciation campaign, #KeepThanksMoving, a social and digital media initiative that celebrates transportation industry heroes who work behind the scenes to keep the holidays moving forward. As part of the campaign, Michelin encourages people everywhere to share their appreciation either by Twitter via the hashtag #KeepThanksMoving or […]

November 23, 2016

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Cobb County DOT adds to Georgia’s partnership with Waze

Cobb County, a part of the metropolitan Atlanta area, has partnered with crowdsourced traffic and navigation app Waze on the Connected Citizens Program. The county’s transportation department follows the Georgia Department of Transportation’s recent agreement with the company to share traffic and construction data. “Joining the Connected Citizens Program was a logical step to take to […]

November 23, 2016

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Michigan DOT research: Tow plows could improve winter maintenance efficiency

As winter maintenance costs rise, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is looking into innovative approaches to increase snow removal efficiency. As part of this effort, the department recently estimated the costs and benefits of incorporating tow plows into its equipment fleet. Results show that tow plows remove snow just as well as standard plows […]

November 22, 2016

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National Operations Center of Excellence, TRB sponsor transportation student video contest

The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) are sponsoring a “Why Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)” contest for students in the field or considering entering the field. The organizations are seeking submissions from students of a 30 to 60 second video explaining why TSMO matters them as future […]

November 22, 2016

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West Virginia DOH seeks public assistance to establish fallen worker memorial

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) is asking for the public’s help in establishing a statewide fallen worker memorial for highway safety to honor employees who have been killed on the job. The first step of this project, the agency says, is collecting the names of those killed on the job. WVDOH has collected […]

November 22, 2016

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TxDOT teams up with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to protect ocelots

In an attempt to help protect ocelots that frequent the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is joining with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to build 12 corridors beneath two roads where many of the endangered cats have been killed by traffic. KSAT abc 12 reports that the $8 million project in Cameron County is […]

November 22, 2016

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The engineering behind the new earthquake-proof bridge near Seattle’s SR99 tunnel project

The bridge being built near the south entrance of the tunnel for the State Route 99 project under Seattle is designed to be earthquake-proof, King 5 reports. If that project sounds familiar that’s because it’s the tunnel being dug by Bertha, the largest tunnel boring machine in the world and a piece of equipment whose exploits we’ve […]

November 21, 2016

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NHTSA adds sound requirement for hybrid and electric vehicles to alert pedestrians

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requiring all new hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to emit some type of sound, a requirement meant to provide a means of alerting pedestrians of the presence, direction and location of these vehicles. The agency says the aim of the requirement is to help […]

November 21, 2016

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U.S. drivers use record amount of gasoline in first half of 2016

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reports U.S. motorists used a record 71.8 billion gallons of gasoline in the first half of this year, marking an increase of 3 percent compared to the same time last year and the sixth consecutive increase for that time period. The figures were released in FHWA’s recent “Monthly Motor Fuel […]

November 21, 2016

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North Dakota DOT’s final 2017-2020 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program available

The North Dakota Department of Transportation’s (NDDOT) final 2017-2020 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is now available. The plan is available here through the Final STIP 2017-2020 link under the Plans and Reports section. The plan provides a listing of transportation improvements to be funded through the federal highway and transit budget and covers updates to […]

November 21, 2016

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Ohio River Bridges–East End Crossing wins Envision sustainable infrastructure award

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has awarded the Envision Platinum sustainable infrastructure honor to the joint Indiana-Kentucky Ohio River Bridges-East End Crossing (ORB-EEC) project. “The Envision framework and rating system recognizes sustainable infrastructure across the full range of environmental, social and economic impacts throughout the project’s life cycle,” ISI states. The program was created […]

November 18, 2016