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ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation seeks nominations for “Helping Hand” Awards

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Transportation Development Foundation is seeking nominations for its second annual “Helping Hand” Award program. The program was established in 2014 “to recognize extraordinary programs—outside the scope of normal business operations—that demonstrably benefit and help improve the quality of life in the community where the company is based […]

February 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. Department of Transportation celebrates 50 years

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) was formed 50 years ago under the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration and Alan Boyd served as the first Secretary of Transportation, the 12th cabinet post to be created. In honoring this milestone, USDOT is focusing its celebration on a different theme each month. The agency says the purpose of […]

February 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Mexico TRIP report finds poor road and bridge conditions cost motorists $1.9 billion a year

A quarter of New Mexico’s major locally and state-maintained roads are in poor condition and 16 percent of the bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, conditions that are costing motorists there $1.9 billion in vehicle operation costs, safety-related repairs and costs related to congestion, according to The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) recent report. […]

February 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana House passes plan to raise taxes on cigarettes and gas to pay for roads

The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that would raise the tax on gas and cigarettes in order to bring in $500 million a year for transportation funding. According to The Times of Northwest Indiana, the bill would increase the Indiana state gas tax 4 cents per gallon–bringing it to 22 cents per gallon—and […]

February 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wyoming DOT’s new travel app helps drivers plan a trip with spoken road conditions, mile marker location and more

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has released Wyoming 511, an app that provides pre-trip and en route travel information as well as a motorist’s location for emergency responders. The latter feature is dubbed the “Where Am I?” function. It uses GPS to find a users’ location by route and mile marker in addition to […]

February 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Obama proposes $10-per-barrel tax on oil production to fund green infrastructure

President Barack Obama is aiming to implement more measures to combat climate change, and this time he’s eyeing oil companies to foot the bill. The Hill reported that the White House announced Obama will propose with his budget request next week a $10-per-barrel fee on oil production in order to fund a new $32.4 billion per-year “green transportation plan.” The plan […]

February 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Imposter pranks TV anchors by saying he’s with VDOT, referring to prostitutes, drug deals

The recent winter storm that hit the East Coast disrupted everything in the region, but one prankster was more of a disruption for NBC Washington’s coverage of the weather. According to the DCist, the Washington, D.C. NBC affiliate interviewed a man claiming to be Virginia Department of Transportation spokesperson Jason Bond, it became obvious the man […]

February 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

AZDOT worker rescues puppy from highway

A small puppy is safe thanks to Phoenix traffic cameras and an Arizona Department of Transportation worker.  According to NBC News, AZDOT worker Gil Estrada was monitoring the traffic cameras last week when he spotted a small white dog on the monitor dodging through traffic on State Route 51. Estrada saw the dog dodge its […]

February 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans ordered to pay $12 million for construction crews’ exposure to fungus

The California Department of Transportation has been ordered to pay close to $12 million to five contracted construction employees for exposing them to a dangerous fungus. According to the Los Angeles Times, a jury in Solano County ruled that Caltrans knew there was a dangerous fungus that causes an incurable respiratory disease known as valley fever at the […]

February 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Christy Hall confirmed as secretary of South Carolina DOT

South Carolina’s Senate confirmed Christy Hall as the state’s new secretary of transportation. Hall had been serving as acting secretary since July of last year and was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to the position in October. “I am honored to serve … South Carolina and I greatly appreciate Governor Haley providing me this opportunity […]

February 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT launches near real-time snowplow tracking system

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched a system that will track and monitor snowplows in “near real-time” that will also allow the public to view vehicle location via an Automated Vehicle Location (AVL). At this time only 860 of the 970 snowplows in CDOTs fleet are fitted with the AVL system. “One of […]

February 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Minnesota road worker killed after being struck by SUV while clearing snow from road

A Minnesota worker died days after being struck by a vehicle while he was clearing snow from a road in Bloomington. According to KMSP, Bloomington Public Works Dept. employee Tyler Lenort was taken off of life support on Saturday and died soon after, two days removed from being hit by an SUV. Lenort had been clearing up snow near […]

February 2, 2016