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Colorado DOT Engineering Applications Group launches website for contractor software support

The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Engineering Applications Group recently launched a website for contractors to serve as a clearinghouse for software support. The site includes training schedules, documents, SiteManager access, Pay Estimates, Bridge Applications, Payment Resources, and Project Bids. “We felt that the software information that contractors needed was difficult to locate and required […]

April 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

North Carolina students honored for winning state Model Bridge Building Competition

Students from a middle school and high school in Wake County won their divisions of the annual North Carolina Model Bridge Building Competition. The Carolinas Associated General Contractors and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) sponsor the event that began in 2000 as a way to “encourage students to develop math and science skills.” […]

April 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Clever crosswalk’s 3D paint job appears as a road block to stop drivers

A new crosswalk design is being implemented in the state of Ahmedabad in India that brings drivers to a halt using an optical illusion. According to reports from Wired and The Architect’s Newspaper, the design is the brainchild of mother and daughter Saumya Pandya Thakkar and Shakuntala Pandya. As you can see in the photo above, the crosswalk […]

April 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Kansas DOT to delay FY2017-2019 large projects due to low highway fund revenues

The Kansas Department of Transportation is delaying for fiscal years 2017-2019 two categories of road projects, modernization and expansion, due to low State Highway Fund revenues. KDOT says these types of projects are “generally the larger projects under the current T-WORKS (Transportation Works for Kansas) transportation program.” Modernization projects, it adds, would include adding shoulders […]

April 26, 2016

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Work begins on Idaho’s surplus-funded critical-need transportation projects

Work has begun on critical-need projects identified by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and is being funded by a surplus from the state’s general fund. There are 17 projects in all to be funded by the surplus. The first project includes critical safety improvements to eight bridges on U.S. 20 in the eastern part of the […]

April 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT bathes I-35W bridge in purple light to commemorate life of Prince

The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently bathed the Interstate 35 West bridge in purple light to honor the life of musician Prince, a native of the state, who died April 21. The bridge features a computerized lighting system MnDOT uses to change the color of the bridge, which it does to coincide with “significant regional […]

April 26, 2016

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Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY2017 THUD bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill that includes $16.9 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The annual bill, which was approved 30-0, provides the discretionary spending amounts and authorizes funding for the Highway Trust Fund, […]

April 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Russia looks to the Netherlands’ plastic roads project

Russia is looking to learn from the Netherlands’ experience in building plastic roads. According to a report in Pravda.ru, Alexander Starovoytov, Russia’s State Duma deputy from the LDPR faction, has appealed to the Federal Road Agency of the Russian Federation to study the Netherland’s pilot project, which involves an entirely different technology for the construction of roads from […]

April 25, 2016

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AASHTO highlights sustainability and environmental stewardship among state DOTs

In recognition of Earth Day last week, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a video detailing the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s efforts to make its system more sustainable. “Earth Day is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate how states are taking a wide-ranging approach to responsible environmental stewardship,” says Bud Wright, […]

April 25, 2016

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Georgia DOT begins celebration of 100-year anniversary

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has begun celebrations marking its 100-year anniversary. April 20-22 the public was allowed to visit a “Centennial exhibit” at the agency’s headquarters. “While a centennial is a time to reflect on the past, it is also a time to look ahead to new challenges,” Commissioner Russell McMurry said. “Drones, […]

April 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan bill would reimburse cities for cost of operating moveable bridges

A bill introduced by Michigan state Sen. Mike Green, R-Mayville, would have the state reimburse municipalities for the cost of operating movable bridges that they own. According to a report from mlive.com, Senate Bill 105 was approved in the Senate and is working its way through the House transportation subcommittee, before heading to the appropriations committee and then the full House. […]

April 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT accepting applications for Transportation Alternatives Program

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is accepting applications for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). The measure provides federal funds to projects that “expand travel choices, strengthen local economies, improves quality of life and protects the environment.” TAP will provide roughly $22 million to projects across the state for fiscal years 2018-2020. Types of eligible […]

April 22, 2016