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Kansas DOT approves $64 million in highway construction and maintenance projects

The Kansas Department of Transportation approved more than $64 million in highway construction and maintenance projects as its most recent letting. The projects also involve bridge replacement work. Approved projects include: District One — Northeast Atchison – 159-3 KA-3077-01 – U.S.159, bridge #050 (Little Stranger Creek) located 4.8 miles west and north of the east […]

April 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two Arizona DOT facilities recognized for efforts to reduce environmental impact

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) Tucson and Springerville repair and maintenance facilities have been recognized by the agency’s Green Shop program for reducing their impact on the environment. “We’re reducing the cost to the state because we’re keeping waste down,” says Nathan Carroll, the fuel, scales, environmental and training manager for ADOT Equipment Services. […]

April 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT’s 5-year transportation plan includes $6.8 billion for highway restructuring and repair

In November, Michigan passed a $1.2 billion road funding law that will raise money for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) through fee hikes, fuel tax increases, and budgetary shifts. Although full funding through that law won’t be available until 2021, mLive reports, when $600 million from the state general fund begins transferring to MDOT, there’s still a […]

April 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT approves 31 contracts for $146.6 million in work statewide

The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded 31 contracts valued at $146.6 million for projects across the state, including road widening and new bridge construction made possible by bridge bonds appropriated by the state legislature in 2015. Projects, announced the first of April, include: $31.2 million for widening and new bridge construction in Coffee County […]

April 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

North Carolina DOT designates Big Horse Creek Scenic Byway as the 60th in the state

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has renamed an 18-mile stretch of highway from Warrensville to the Virginia border as Big Horse Creek Scenic Byway. The designation marks the 60th Scenic Byway in the state. “The byway offers a unique picture of North Carolina’s landscape, taking travelers past dense forests and creek beds and […]

April 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

‘Don’t mess with Texas’ campaign marks 30 years

The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) is celebrating 30 years of its “Don’t Mess with Texas” campaign aimed at reducing roadside litter. “ ‘Don’t mess with Texas’ is more than an iconic slogan, it’s an appeal to our Texas pride to keep our great state beautiful and litter-free,” says Texas Transportation Commissioner Jeff Austin III. […]

April 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana faces bridge and road budget crisis after recent flooding

Louisiana suffered approximately $20 million in damage to its bridges and roads due to recent flooding, state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Shawn Wilson said during a meeting of the subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, according to a report in the New Orleans Advocate. The subcommittee is reviewing the DOTD’s proposed $583 million operating budget for the 2016-2017 […]

April 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Utah DOT announces top 10 bridge and highway projects for 2016 valued at $722 million

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has announced its top 10 bridge and highway projects for this year, with a total value of $722 million. UDOT has scheduled more than 150 projects this construction season. Here’s the top 10: 1. I-215—300 East to S.R. 201, $105 million Construction starts May 2016; scheduled completion fall 2017. […]

April 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT seeking unsolicited public-private partnership proposals

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting its next round of unsolicited public-private partnership proposals for transportation projects. Submissions are for PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure and the deadline is April 30. Since 2012, Pennsylvania has been working on P3 projects after the signing of the Public-Private Transportation Partnerships Act. It allows state transportation authorities […]

April 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia DOT turns to ‘Pothole Hunter Phil Itkwik’ to motivate motorist reports

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is using humor with its Pothole Hunter Phil Itkwik campaign to motivate motorists to report potholes. The Phil Itkwick (pronounced “fill it quick”) campaign ties into the current political atmosphere in the video seen below, with a crowd of supporters waving signs and cheering on the character’s message. “VDOT […]

April 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan researchers looking at ways to lessen spring thaw impact on roads

Researchers with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michigan State University (MSU) have created a statistical model in an attempt to predict soil frost conditions to better time when the state’s “frost laws” go into affect. These load restrictions help reduce damage to roadways. MDOT requires truck weights be reduced 25 percent for concrete […]

April 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas lawmakers take a hard look at toll roads

Lawmakers in the state of Texas are taking a long, hard look at toll roads, and there has been a push to do away with them altogether. Many are beginning to question whether toll roads are actually being built to ease congestion, which was the original plan, or whether they are just being built to […]

April 8, 2016