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Nebraska proposal would create transportation infrastructure bank to accelerate road and bridge projects

Nebraska State Senator Jim Smith and Gov. Peter Ricketts have unveiled a transportation infrastructure bank proposal aimed at accelerating road and bridge construction and repair in the state. The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) would administer the bank, which will help provide matching funding to counties for quicker bridge repair work, fund transportation projects that […]

January 11, 2016

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Colorado’s second diverging diamond interchange opens at McCaslin Boulevard bridge at U.S. 36

The second diverging diamond interchange (DDI) in Colorado has opened at the McClasin Boulevard bridge over U.S. 35 in the Louisville/Superior area. A ribbon-cutting ceremony held Jan. 7 featured officials from the two municipalities, the U.S. 35 Express Lane Project team, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and CDOT’s High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE). “Opening […]

January 11, 2016

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Alabama road worker killed after being struck by a vehicle

An Alabama road worker was killed and another one was seriously injured just as they were finishing up work on Thursday. According to the Gadsden Times, the two workers were preparing to reopen the right lane on the northbound section of Interstate 59 where resurfacing was taking place when the crash happened. The two men […]

January 11, 2016

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FHWA data shows U.S. driving sets a record for October 2015

Data from the Federal Highway Administration’s Traffic Volume Trends report shows a record level of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for October 2015 at 273.5 billion miles. That is the highest number of miles driven in any October on record and brings the yearly total for 2015 through that month to 2.63 trillion miles. The report also includes seasonally […]

January 8, 2016

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Minnesota DOT provides roughly $32 million in grants for state highway projects designed for economic development

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has awarded approximately $32 million in grants for state highway projects that are designed to support economic development in addition to updating the states transportation system. The grants come from Minnesota’s Transportation Economic Development (TED) program through a partnership with the state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). […]

January 8, 2016

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Wyoming governor names new head of DOT

Wyoming Gov. Matt Meat recently named William Panos as the state’s new Department of Transportation director. According to KGWN, Mead tapped Panos following Panos’ service as the interim director of the department since October. Panos replaces an 11-year veteran at the position in John Cox. “Bill Panos has proven himself as a talented leader and effective manager as […]

January 7, 2016

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Kentucky governor cuts $112.5 million from transportation budget

Kentucky might see several road construction projects delayed after the governor ordered a $112.5 million cut – 5.6 percent – in the state’s transportation budget. Gov. Matt Bevin issued the budget reduction order this Monday to offset an expected shortfall in transportation funding revenues, with Bevin saying the reduction will “prevent a deficit in the […]

January 7, 2016

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Oregon DOT plans listening sessions for Transportation Safety Action Plan

The Oregon Department of Transportation has planned a series of listening sessions to gather public comments on the department’s draft Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP) that would span the next five years. The TSAP offers short- and long-term policy that address “core transportation safety challenges and opportunities facing Oregon.” ODOT says the plan also serves […]

January 7, 2016

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Patrick Cassity named group executive vice president of Parsons Infrastructure

Parsons Corporation has named Patrick Cassity its new group executive vice present of Parsons Infrastructure, a business unity that offers full-service engineering and management services for aviation, rail and transit, transportation systems and bridge and tunnel markets. Cassity will lead Parsons Infrastructure’s global operations and support business development and strategy. “We are pleased that Pat […]

January 7, 2016

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Alabama holding meetings about raising its gas tax

Alabama drivers might see an increase in the gas tax for the first time in more than a decade. The Alabama Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee is holding a series of five meetings across the state this month to discuss a gas tax increase, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. It would mark the first state gas tax […]

January 6, 2016

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Caltrans gets grant to update traffic data collection equipment and software

The California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has given the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) a $400,000 grant to help update traffic data collection equipment and software for the state’s highway system. The Model Inventory of Roadway Elements (MIRE) grant will update a system that is used in traffic […]

January 6, 2016

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Alaska DOT hosts public meetings to discuss budget issues due to low oil prices

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) Northern Region is hosting a series of public meetings across the state to discuss budgetary restraints faced by the agency due to decreased revenues from the state’s oil industry. The department says potential cuts will impact highway maintenance among other modes of transportation, including six maintenance […]

January 6, 2016