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Roadbuilding

Senate sends 3-week transportation funding patch to Obama’s desk

The Senate has passed a three-week patch to the Highway Trust Fund just a day before it was set to expire, sending the bill to the Oval Office. The Hill reported the Senate followed in the footsteps of the House of Representatives—which passed the patch Tuesday—and quickly passed the short-term measure to extend road spending until Nov. 20. […]

October 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

L.A. is looking for an artist to help lower its number of traffic deaths

Sure, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Los Angeles is hoping art could be worth even more lives. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last week the city would begin accepting applicants for its first ever Creative Catalyst Artist in Residence—a program for artists to work together with city departments on “innovative ways […]

October 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

TRIP finds one-third of Maine’s local, state bridges structurally deficient or functionally obsolete

The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) latest report from 2014 data shows 33 percent of Maine’s locally- and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. TRIP also said Maine has labeled 11 percent of these bridges as poor, a rating that is similar to the federal rating of structurally deficient. The report indicates 18 percent […]

October 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA sets schedule for LoTrans transportation management and safety virtual conference

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has set its 2015 Local Transportation Management & Safety Virtual Conference (LoTrans) for Nov. 17 from 11 am to 5 pm EST. The program is in its fourth year and there is no charge to register. LoTrans scheduled topics and speakers include: Trends in state and local transportation […]

October 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

House passes 3-week Highway Trust Fund patch for time needed to craft long-term bill

The House of Representatives has passed another short-term transportation funding patch, but the countdown to another deadline will go by much faster this time around. Lawmakers in the House approved the three-week measure Tuesday, just two days before the Oct. 29 expiration date of the Highway Trust Fund. It’s the the 35th short-term HTF patch since 2008. But […]

October 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT worker awarded for saving life of man stuck in his truck during flood

A Texas Department of Transportation worker was honored with the department’s Extra Mile Award recently for his heroics on the job when he halted work to save the life of a man during record floods earlier this year. May 21 was already an abnormal day for maintenance officer Craig Hosts, according to a report from News […]

October 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Alabama’s Corridor X, aka I-22, requires heavy underground work

The final segment of work required connecting Corridor X, soon to be known as I-22, with I-65 in Birmingham, Alabama, presented unseen challenges. The Corridor X interchange begins northwest of I-65 and extends southeast of I-65 to U.S. 31. The interchange is complex geometrically, with four levels and nearly 20 bridges, and traffic is busy […]

October 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT postpones 34 projects over federal funding uncertainty

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will not release 34 federally funded projects for bids in December due to funding uncertainty. The projects, valued at $123 million, are being postponed while Congress works toward either a long-term solution or a temporary patch for funding the Highway Trust Fund. “It has been 10 years since Congress has […]

October 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

House lawmakers propose one more highway funding patch while working on long-term bill

With the Highway Trust Fund set to expire this week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives have proposed a three- week patch to give them time to work on a long-term transportation funding bill. The House introduced the measure to fund and extend transportation programs through Nov. 20. Only extending the HTF by three weeks signals that lawmakers in […]

October 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT’s 10-year plan provides $4.7 billion for bridge and road projects

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has released to the public a $4.7 billion 10-year transportation improvement program that promises to repair 453 bridges in the first five years and fund $708 million in pavement projects. “A predictable and reliable capital program is a critically important part of putting RIDOT’s house in order and the […]

October 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Indiana DOT installing new signage to raise awareness for safer driving in work zones

The Indiana Department of Transportation has teamed up with the Road Construction Awareness Corporation to install new signs on interstate highways throughout the state that raise awareness for driving safely through road construction zones. According to the INDOT, the new eye-catching orange signs for the “Save-A-Life” campaign will stand at 8-foot by 15-foot and display a message […]

October 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Washington State DOT releases public transportation plan for comment

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking public input on its recently released draft transportation plan. The plan puts forth WSDOT’s goals in improving the state’s public transportation system, which includes bike and pedestrian paths. “All of our lives are better because of public transportation,” WSDOT Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton said. “Whether it’s […]

October 27, 2015