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Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT to repair flood damages to M-94 in Spring 2017
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans to begin repairs as soon as possible this spring to the M-94 culvert damaged during a flood October 18. A section of the roadway was washed out after a four-culvert system for the east branch of the Chocolay River failed. āWe approached this emergency repair project with the [ā¦]
November 15, 2016
Safety
Three inventors recognized for ideas to reduce work-related hearing loss
During the first āHear and Now ā Noise Safety Challengeā held on October 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., three inventors were recognized for their ideas for reducing work-related hearing loss. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [ā¦]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT begins survey of public opinion on department performance
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has initiated a customer satisfaction survey to determine how the public feels about the departmentās performance. The agency last conducted the survey in 2014. This time around, WYDOT is looking to get responses from 900 state residents. Beginning November 17, the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University [ā¦]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
2016 Better Roads Bridge Inventory: 2-year decline in deficient U.S. bridges snapped
At first, it seems like the typical bad news statistic you tend to get when you ask state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to comment on the condition of the bridges in their areas: Half of the state bridge engineers responding to our 2016 Better Roads Bridge Inventory said that low funding was their top obstacle [ā¦]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT started bridge inspections within minutes of recent 5.0 quake
Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews began bridge inspections within 15 minutes of a recent earthquake, according to a report from The Ponca City News. The quake struck Payne County, just west of Cushing atĀ 7:44 p.m. November 6. Just before 8 p.m., ODOT crews had begunĀ visually inspecting 110 state highway system bridges within a 30-mile radius [ā¦]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Washington State DOT selects Graham Contracting for I-405 project
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has selected Graham Contracting of Bellevue, Washington, as the design-build contractor for the Interstate 405 Northbound Peak-Use Shoulder Lane project. It is the first project funded by I-405 express toll lanes revenue, which has helped speed up the projectās timeline. Originally funded by the state legislature with an [ā¦]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT awards $45 million for projects including resurfacing and maintenance
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 22 contracts valued at $45 million in its most recent round of approvals, including 14 projects for resurfacing and maintenance on state highways and seven contracts for bridge rehabilitation and construction. These contracts bring the total warded for fiscal year 2017, beginning July 1, to $184 million [ā¦]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA designates 55 routes in 35 states as alternative fuel corridors
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated 55 routes across 35 states that will be the basis for a network of alternative fuel corridors stretching 85,000 miles. This effort is part of a directive in the FAST Act and would indicate locations for plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen, propane and natural gas fueling [ā¦]
November 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT director Trombino resigns unexpectedly
Iowa Department of Transportation director Paul Trombino has resigned from his position to āpursue opportunities outside of state government,ā according to Andrea Henry with the agencyās Office of Strategic Communications. His last day is reported to be November 28. Trombino was appointed Iowa DOT director in May 2011 and had previously served at the Wisconsin [ā¦]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Texas gets $285 million TIFIA loan for I-35 expansion near Dallas
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is providing a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $285 million to the Texas Transportation Commission to finance expansion of portions of Interstate 35 near Dallas. The TIFIA loan program is administered by the departmentās Build America Bureau, which has the purpose of streamlining credit and [ā¦]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT sets up road usage charge pilot research program
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched the website for its Road Usage Charge Pilot Program (RUCPP) as part of its efforts to test out a per mile fee to help provide transportation project funding. The site is located at ruc.codot.gov. CDOT plans to sign up 100 drives to participate in the program, which [ā¦]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Indiana festival celebrates three historic bridges joined together to form one
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation held the Historic Bridges Dedication Ceremony and Festival Thursday, to celebrate the connection of three 100-year-oldĀ bridges to formĀ one 285-foot-long bridge acrossĀ the White River at Strawtown Koteewi Park and White River Campground in northern Noblesville and Cicero, Indiana. According to a report from the Current in Westfield,Ā Hamilton County paid approximately $600,000 [ā¦]
November 11, 2016
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