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Roadbuilding

Maryland DOT seeks public comment on 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its Fiscal Year 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The plan covers four years of transportation projects compiled from state, local and regional plans. Projects included in the STIP, the agency says, were developed using the 2035 Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP).  The plan is a […]

June 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

AASHTO adopts Mississippi DOT software for billboard controls as national standard

The American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is adopting the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) control system for outdoor advertising on billboards, which will allow the software to be used across the country and become the national standard for billboard controls. “MDOT’s goal was to develop an interactive system to electronically permit, manage and […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

MoDOT begins work on first of 2 major road projects in St. Louis

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began work on one of two major road construction projects planned for St. Louis in June, Fox 2 News reports. On June 2, the agency began removing the Grand Bridge over Interstate 44. Crews will demolish and rebuild the bridge in two halves so that Grand can remain open to traffic. One lane […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT employees honored for assistance during house fire

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has recognized four employees from its Equipment and Maintenance Division in Halifax County for their assistance during a house fine in late April. The employees, Teresa Skinner, David Griffies, Thomas Jernigan and Keith Hurdle received the Extra Mile Award, an honor given to employees who “go above and […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT contractor injured in I-25 work zone accident

A Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) contractor was injured after a vehicle struck the worker’s vehicle in a work zone on Interstate 25 near Johnstown, according to a report by the Greeley Tribune. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when the driver of a 2011 Ford Escape traveled north on the southbound section […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

This interactive map animates work commutes for the entire U.S.

We’re all familiar with the mundane view from our daily commute to work, whether its the drone of bumper-to-bumper traffic or a picturesque rural highway drive. But what might it look like to see all of the thousands upon thousands of commuters converge upon their city of employment at once? Thanks to data analyst and systems […]

June 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mississippi DOT proceeds with I-269, its largest active project

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced it is continuing work on its largest active construction project, Interstate 269, in DeSoto and Marshall Counties in the northern part of the state. The first section of the highway, MDOT says, opened in October last year from Mississippi 302 to the Tennessee state line. MDOT District […]

June 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Vermont governor signs $612.6 million transportation bill

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law the state’s fiscal year 2017 Transportation Bill, approving $612,574,418 for construction and maintenance of highways, bridges, rail lines, airports and transit projects. “While maintaining a quality integrated transportation system is critical to the overall economic health of Vermont and the prosperity of Vermonters, safety remains the overriding […]

June 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tennessee General Assembly votes to increase county roads, bridges funding

There’s a lot of road work ahead for county roads and bridges in Tennessee. The Tennessee General Assembly voted to triple the amount of funding allotted for county roads and bridges with an additional $42 million to divide between the counties, whjl.com reports. It also voted to allow counties to pay only 2 percent of the cost for road and bridge […]

June 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT opens up road and bridge data to the public

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has made roadway pavement and bridge conditions, along with other transportation system data, available to the public online. The creation of Open Data follows Gov. Tom Wolf’s proclamation to make the state’s data more “transparent and accessible” to the public. “At PennDOT we’ve taken the governor’s mission of transparency and […]

June 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT unveils monument honoring Lewis and Clark River Bridge engineer

On May 24, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) unveiled an interpretive display on the western approach to the Lewis and Clark River Bridge to honor the craftsmanship of Conde B. McCullough, the state bridge engineer who designed 13 bridges along the Oregon Coast between 1919 and 1935, The Daily Astorian reports. The state is in the midst of a […]

June 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA and 6 states collaborate on pollinator habitat for Monarch butterflies

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and DOTs in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have agreed to improve pollinator habitat along Interstate 35, which follows a migratory corridor for the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch butterflies’ birth and egg-laying cycles take them on a route from Canada to Mexico, a roughly 2,000-mile trek. The land […]

June 3, 2016