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Roadbuilding

Colorado House members “postpone indefinitely” $3.5 billion transportation bond bill

The Colorado House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put an end to Senate Bill 16-210 that would have put to public vote the authorization to bond $3.5 billion in funding for transportation projects in the state. Party-line votes, led by House Democrats, killed the bill. It had been previously approved May 6 by the […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA recognizes Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Dave Gehr with Bartlett Award

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized Dave Gehr, senior vice president and highway market leader at Parsons Brinckerhoff, with the George S. Bartlett Award at its recent Federal Issues Program. In a career that spans more than 40 years, Gehr served in multiple roles at the Virginia Department of Transportation, ranging from […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD, Baton Rouge partner with Waze Connected Citizens Program

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Louisiana DOTD) and Baton Rouge City-Parish have partnered with the crowdsourced navigation app Waze and will contribute to the company’s Connected Citizens Program. Louisiana DOTD and Baton Rouge join several state DOTs sharing data with Waze, including California, Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. “This level of […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. Navy Seabees built a safer gravel road for a community in Djibouti

The United States Navy is doing its part to improve road conditions abroad. According to a report by the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 (Seabees) completed a road construction project in Chebelley, Djibouti on May 2. A mile-long gravel road was put in place to provide a safer route […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

RIDOT detection system stops 47 potential wrong-way collisions

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) wrong-way driving detection system has helped prevent 47 wrong-way driving incidents from resulting in crashes. Roughly 360 people die in wrong-way crashes across the U.S., and Rhode Island has had 13 deaths in the past eight years. RIDOT says most wrong-way crashes occur during evening and overnight hours […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT awards $19.7 million on construction projects

The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently awarded $19.7 million in road construction and rehabilitation projects. Smith-Rowe of Mount Airy was awarded an $11.6 million contract for extending Idols Road roughly two miles from Hampton Road to Clemmons Road in Forsyth County. The project includes paving, drainage and grading. The contractor can begin work June […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Why Oregon DOT’s curve speed advisory update led to increased limits

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is changing out speed advisory signs across the state,  increasing the speed in many instances. The effort will extend over the next three years on public roads with more than 1,000 vehicles per day traveling across them. This shift is due to several reasons, including federal requirements to have […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT partnership pairs Zipcar rentals with Amtrak train times

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Amtrak Cascades and Zipcar have partnered to launch “Zip and Ride” to position Zipcars walking distance away from three Amtrak train stations. The program will allow Amtrak Cascades customers to use a Zipcar in time with the train service, a moved aimed at avoiding “traffic headaches and parking stress” […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans partners with Pavia for real-time data management on Livermore highway project

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is partnering with Pavia Systems to use HeadLight software for real-time data management on a widening project on SR 84 in Livermore east of San Francisco. HeadLight, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) inspection platform, compiles real-time, direct input from project inspectors on the job and is designed “exclusively for road-owning government […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Only 16% of Michigan’s roads are in good condition

A new annual roads and bridges report released by the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council on May 2, indicates that roads throughout Michigan are continuing to deteriorate. According to Woodtv.com, the report notes that, for 2015, only 16 percent of roads are in good condition, 45 percent are in fair condition and 39 percent are […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two Ohio Turnpike plazas to feature 17 native perennial plants

Two Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission service plazas, Middle Ridge and Vermilion Valley, will feature 17 Ohio-native plants as part of the Ohio Turnpike Native Plant Garden initiative. Keep Ohio Beautiful and The Davey Tree Expert Co. are partnering with the agency on the project. Students from the Lorain County Joint Vocational School are scheduled […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tri-State Asphalt first lab accredited by AASHTO for pavement preservation standards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) has accredited Tri-State Asphalt for micro-surfacing and slurry pavement preservation mix design testing. The Morris, Illinois-based firm is the first in the U.S. to receive such accreditation for pavement preservation standards. “Tri-State built its foundation from two main principles: high quality products and superior customer […]

May 9, 2016