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NAPA, FHWA survey shows increased use of recycled materials, warm-mix asphalt

This year’s “Asphalt Pavement Industry Survey on Recycled Materials and Warm-Mix Asphalt Usage” shows that recycled materials is being used more in asphalt mixes, along with increased usage of warm-mix asphalt — trends that highlight increased sustainability in the asphalt paving industry. The survey, conducted by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the Federal […]

November 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Utah DOT: ‘Get your head out of your apps’

“Get your head out of your apps.” That’s the playfully blunt message drivers in Utah got on Monday on electric highway signs in the state this week, according to KSL in Salt Lake City. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of highway deaths in the era of smartphones, and the Utah Department of […]

November 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wyoming DOT considers raising speed limits on 2,000+ miles of state highways to 70 mph

A new study from the Wyoming Department of Transportation has found that 2,358 miles of non-interstate highways in the state could possibly use a speed limit hike. A report commissioned by WYDOT from Vista West Engineering revealed that of the 6,400 miles of non-Interstate highways in Wyoming, well over a third of those highways might be eligible […]

November 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Mexico DOT seeks comments on State Transportation Improvement Program

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is seeking public comment on its most recent 5-year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) covering 2016 through 2021. The 304-page document, which includes lists of specific proposed road and bridge projects on state and federal highways across the state, is available here. The plan calls for expenditures of […]

November 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT starts campaign to end nearly 5,500-day streak of road deaths

As of Nov. 7, at least one person had died on Texas roads for 5,478 days straight. That’s at least one death every single day for 15 years and a total of 51,832 road fatalities. The Texas Department of Transportation is beginning a campaign with the hopes of ending that fatal streak. TxDOT recently launched the #EndTheStreakTX […]

November 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Senate votes to meet with House to finalize highway bill

The United States Senate is officially set to meet with members of the House of Representatives in order to finalize a long-term transportation bill. The Senate passed the measure 78-20, with two senators abstaining, in order to send a delegation of Senators to meet with members of the House in a conference committee to work on the […]

November 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Study: No ‘significant difference’ between cost of gas tax and RUC on California drivers

Fuel efficient cars have been a boon for the environment and the wallets of drivers, but it’s had the side effect of bringing in fewer tax dollars to support roads in California and across the nation. As a result, some states are looking toward adopting a new road user charge (RUC) that taxes drivers based […]

November 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT holds public webinar on long-range transportation plan revisions

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is holding a public webinar Nov. 12 to discuss “forecasts and strategies” in the state’s “MI Transportation Plan: Moving Michigan Forward.” The current plan covers the years 2005 to 2035 and MDOT is looking to add plans continuing to 2040. “MDOT is revising the plan in order to maintain […]

November 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to share traffic data via Waze navigation app

The transportation departments for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are partnering with the Waze crowdsourced naviation app to share traffic data with motorists travelling through the three states. The partnership is part of the Waze Connected Citizens Program, which has been designed to “help users of the app (called “Wazers”), along with drivers and local […]

November 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Giant hole swallows 12 vehicles in Mississippi

While the owners of 12 vehicles were dining at a Mississippi IHOP, the parking lot decided to have a meal of its own when a massive hole opened and swallowed 12 vehicles. You can see aerial footage of the hole, taken by Jason Hartwig with a DJI Phantom 3 drone and uploaded to YouTube, below. No one is […]

November 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Boeing partners with WSU, Washington Stormwater Center on stronger permeable pavement

Boeing is providing a $212,000 research grant and recycled carbon fiber composite material to the Washington Stormwater Center for research work at Washington State University (WSU) to develop stronger permeable pavement. The donation is part of a larger effort to reduce the flow of stormwater runoff and help filter pollutants from the water. “Water is […]

November 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards $396 million in contracts, including deferred projects

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded $396.2 million in contracts across the state, including projects worth $264 million that had previously been deferred. GDOT announced last month it would not release 34 federally funded projects for bids in December due to federal funding uncertainty. A few of the previously deferred projects approved in […]

November 9, 2015