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Roadbuilding

FAST Act creates future I-14 from Central Texas Corridor, US 190

An amendment to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act signed by President Obama in early December designates the Central Texas Corridor, or US 190, as the future I-14. House Transportation Committee member Brian Babin (R-Texas), with help from Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), authored and introduced the amendment, while Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) sponsored it. “This […]

December 31, 2015

Roadbuilding

Family of road worker killed by dump truck is suing for $7.9 million

The family of a longtime supervisor for a road construction company who died after being run over by a dump truck is seeking millions in damages. The Oregonian reported that the $7.9 million lawsuit against several parties including the man’s former employer was filed on behalf of the family of Layne Battenfield following his May 1 death. […]

December 31, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Mexico State University, DOT work together on bridge inspections, research

The New Mexico State University Bridge Inspection Program has been working with the state department of transportation since the 1950s on bridge inspections across the state, an effort that helps prepare the next generation of engineers for the endeavor. Professional engineers supervise co-op undergraduate students from the school’s College of Engineering while performing on-site inspections. […]

December 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Chicago inspector general says preventative pothole work would save city millions each year

According to the city’s inspector general, Chicago isn’t doing enough to prevent potholes, and it’s costing the city money. The Chicago Tribune reported that city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson released a report saying that the best way for the city to improve roads would be to work on the roads before the potholes ever even […]

December 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Two retire from Kansas Department of Transportation with 75 combined years of service

Two long-term Kansas Department of Transportation employees retired in December with a combined 75 years of service. Sandra Tommer retired as Bureau Chief of Construction and Materials after 40 years with the agency. She graduated from Kansas State University and joined KDOT through the Engineer-in-Training program. From there she became a project engineer at the […]

December 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Dept. sees drop in accidents on icy roads thanks to electronic spreader control system

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has used an electronic spreader control system from Cirus Controls to help cut its winter maintenance spending by 29 percent over three years, and attributes the system to a drop in its three-year average of accidents on snowy and icy roads by 27 percent. “Idaho’s success is largely based on […]

December 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

North Carolina’s Triangle Expressway toll rate increases Jan. 1

The toll rate for North Carolina’s Triangle Expressway increases by 13 cents Jan. 1, the first in a string of increases for 2016 that will eventually raise the rate by 5 percent for the year. The North Carolina Turnpike Authority set the rate increase schedule based on financing needs for the expressway. Tolls collected help pay […]

December 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT begins using larger, safer HERO trucks

Georgia’s Highway Emergency Response Operator program just got an upgrade with bigger and safer trucks. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the HERO trucks that patrol the highways and help stranded motorists will help make the job safer for operators. “Georgia DOT HERO prides itself as being a leader for safety within the Safety […]

December 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Kentucky road worker killed after being struck by truck in multi-vehicle crash

A worker with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was killed after he was struck by a truck while doing bridge maintenance. According to the Bowling Green Daily News, Titus Morris, 34, was working on bridge maintenance at Bays Creek Bridge in Allen County on Dec. 22 when a pickup truck involved in a multi-vehicle crash struck […]

December 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Watch 2+ years of construction on Louisville’s new Abraham Lincoln bridge in this time-lapse

The centerpiece of the $2.3 billion Ohio River Bridges Project has been three years, and two names, in the making. A new video lets you watch the 2.5 years of hard work in just over a minute. The Courier-Journal has released a time lapse video that shows the construction of the newly renamed Abraham Lincoln Bridge. […]

December 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway refinances series 2008B bonds, saves $50.9 million

The Illinois Tollway has issued $333 million of series 2016A fixed rate refunding bonds that refunded $350 million of its Series 2008B bonds. These bonds will mature in 16-17 years and will reduce the agency’s bond principal and interest payments during fiscal years 2016 through 2032 by $50.9 million. “Refinancing these bonds at this time […]

December 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Idaho selects road and bridge projects to be funded by General Fund surplus

Idaho is taking some of the extra money it had at year’s end and is putting it toward roads and bridges. And the state recently announced the projects getting a piece of the $54 million. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, the state has selected 17 road and bridge projects to be funded by the general […]

December 28, 2015