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Roadbuilding

35 Conn. bridges to be re-examined after lead inspector arrested for falsifying reports

Thirty-five Connecticut bridges are scheduled to be re-examined by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) after the inspecting engineer, Akram Ahmad, was arrested in May on allegations that he falsified a bridge report in New York, myrecordjournal.com reports. Ahmad worked with a handful of contractors as team leader of those 35 inspections, including 13 with TranSystems of Meriden. […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT’s Cedar Rapids intermodal facility gets FASTLANE green light

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has been awarded $25.65 million from the FASTLANE grant program to build an intermodal transportation facility in Cedar Rapids. The total project cost is estimated at $46.5 million, and the remainder of the funds will come from the private sector led by Alliant Energy Transportation. “The facility directly […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission approves “more robust” 5-year STIP

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the state’s five-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Officials say the 2017-2021 program is “more robust” than plans from the last two years due to an improved economy, but isn’t strong enough to take on “high-priority” projects such as the expansion of I-70. “We have a long-term insufficient […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Infrared, all-in-one, 3D pothole repair solutions on the rise, but the basics still rule

The pothole is the bane of both the driver and a transportation department. It can ruin a morning commute and overshadow any positive roadway construction projects in an area. According to AAA, pothole damage costs U.S. drivers roughly $3 billion a year, with roughly 16 million drivers experiencing some form of pothole damage to their […]

July 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

ITD director explains how GARVEE program transformed Idaho’s infrastructure for the better

Idaho’s Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) program recently wrapped up following a decade of investment in the state’s roads and bridges. Along the way, the GARVEE program transformed the state’s infrastructure in a way we haven’t seen since the interstate system was built through Idaho in the 1960s. President Eisenhower signed the Interstate bill into law […]

July 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Maine DOT awarded $7.7 million in FASTLANE grants for terminal

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has received a $7.7 million FASTLANE grant to be used for the Maine Intermodal Port Productivity Project (MIPPP) in infrastructure improvements to the International Marine Terminal (IMT) in Portland. Officials estimate the MIPPP will cost $15.4 million and funds from the state and private sector will match the FASTLANE […]

July 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ohio’s I-480 Valley View Bridge project to begin two years early

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has announced a rehabilitation project for the Interstate 480 Valley View Bridge of the Cuyahoga River Valley will begin two years earlier than previously planned, according to a report by Cleveland 19. The project had been projected to start in 2019, but due to improved transportation funding, Kasich says the project […]

July 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crews ‘insert’ tunnel beneath Dutch highway in just one weekend

Dutch road construction crews are taking the word efficient to entirely new levels. In May crews with Rijkswaterstaat, the infrastructure management agency in the Netherlands, installed a tunnel beneath highway A12 near the city of Ede. The tunnel, which weighs 3,600 tons and measures 230 feet long was installed below the highway in just one […]

July 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Flooding damage to West Va. roads at $47 million and rising

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) reports damage to roads in the state resulting from recent flooding has reached $46.86 million, affecting roads in 19 counties. The agency expects the damage total to rise as it surveys more areas. Heavy rains hit the state for several days beginning June 23, killing more than 20 people […]

July 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana awarded $60 million FASTLANE grant for I-10 pavement replacement

Louisiana has been awarded $60 million in a U.S. Department of Transportation FASTLANE grant to use toward adding lanes and replacing 15 miles of pavement on Interstate 10. The state had applied for $100 million for the project in a submission in April. Officials say the total project cost will exceed $300 million.   “We are […]

July 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina DOT slates 10 bridges for replacement

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has slated 10 substandard bridges on state roads in Pickens County to be replaced, thanks to the roads legislation adopted by the Legislature this year, Greenville Online reports. The new legislation will generate $950 million over the next 10 years to replace 400 deficient bridges statewide and will allow the agency […]

July 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans launches 9-month Road Charge Pilot Program

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has launched its Road Charge Pilot Program, a nine-month study using volunteers to gauge the effectiveness of a pay-by-mile system of collecting fees to help pay for transportation infrastructure projects. Motorists who have volunteered for the test won’t actually pay a fee, but will instead make simulated payments on […]

July 8, 2016