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Roadbuilding

Texas DOT bridge worker dangles from nearly 200 feet before being rescued in Houston

A Texas Department of Transportation subcontractor had to be rescued after he fell while working under the Houston Slip Channel Bridge and was left dangling below. According to KPRC in Houston, Rex Godsey was doing maintenance work when he slipped and fell October 7. Still attached to his safety harness, he dangled 175 feet above the Houston […]

October 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Lack of funding front and center in ARTBA Student Transportation Video Contest winners

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association named two students the winners of the fifth edition of the organization’s Student Transportation Video Contest. ARTBA announced that Maryland high school student De’Jia Long-Hillie and University of North Texas undergraduate Alexis Gamboa were named the winners of this year’s contest. ARTBA said the goal of the contest is […]

October 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Lafarge Tarmac’s new pavement can drain 15 gallons of water per minute. But there’s a catch

Larfarge Tarmac’s Topmix Permeable pavement has been making headlines the past couple of weeks with what appears to be an unquenchable thirst for water. And in the company’s product video (below), it does seem to take on huge amount of liquid, touted at 600 liters per minute per square meter. Do some conversion work and it’s […]

October 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Optimizing pavement levels of service

A pavement’s level of service is a measure that combines a pavement’s design criteria – such as freeway, primary arterial, collector and local street or road—with traffic conditions such as speed, travel time, freedom to maneuver, user comfort and convenience, traffic interruptions and safety. As pavement performance and durability impacts a highway’s level of service […]

October 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Jersey DOT commissioner Fox resigns amid controversy

New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox has announced that he wills step down from his position at the end of the month, just one year after being sworn into office and in the middle of accusations of ethics violations. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the decision last week in a press release that […]

October 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT director Joe Weber to retire at end of the year

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Executive Director Joe Weber announced this week that he would retire from his post at the end of the calendar year. He did not cite a specific reason for his retirement. “The opportunity to lead and serve at your side over the past 18 months has been a true highlight […]

October 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Montana tops list of 10 deadliest states for motorists

Forbes has a new list out of the top 10 deadliest states in America for drivers, and Montana’s 80 mph speed limits and rural roads pushed it to the top spot. Washington, D.C., was named the safest place to drive. The Forbes list is based on a study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research […]

October 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Virginia DOT gets $55.5 million in extra federal funds for road work

The Federal Highway Administration recently reallocated $55.5 million in federal funds to Virginia that will go toward repaving 400 miles of roadways and improving 17 Interstate bridges across the state. The money was initially allocated to other states, but the FHWA reviews funding each fall to see which states will be able to put the federal funding to […]

October 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Gray joins North Carolina DOT as chief deputy secretary

Walt Gray has joined the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) as chief deputy secretary, a move from his previous position as administrator of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Gray, who also serves on the North Carolina Supplemental Retirement Plans Board of Trustess, takes over the position from Nick Tennyson who assumed the Transportation Secretary […]

October 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA foundation presents safety awards to Florida, Michigan and Virginia contractors

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has recognized three contractors for worker safety efforts across their programs as part of the group’s Transportation Development Foundation (TDF) Contractor Safety Awards. Presentations were made during ARTBA’s recent national convention in Philadelphia. The awards program is designed to “promote worker safety and health as core values […]

October 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT receives $5 million in FHWA emergency relief funds for road and bridge damage

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is making available $5 million in emergency relief funds to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to repair bridges and roads affected by the recent flooding following heavy rains. Some areas of the sate received more than 20 inches of rain and caused nearly 400 roads and close to […]

October 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Bayonne Bridge completion date pushed back 2 years

The completion of the $1.3 billion Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway” project has been pushed back two years, with the renovated bridge now expected to be complete in 2019. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced October 1 that the delay in construction would mean the larger “post-Panamax” ships won’t be able to navigate into […]

October 7, 2015