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Roadbuilding

PennDOT launches online map that details road and bridge work

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a new online map for drivers in the state to get up-to-date information about road and bridge projects across the state. PennDOT revealed the new interactive map, which details the projects and other improvements in the works on state highways as a result of the state’s transportation financing bill, Act […]

August 31, 2015

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD develops debris management process in Katrina aftermath

Removing and dealing with the sheer volume of debris was a major challenge for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) following the storm surge, winds and flooding from Hurricane Katrina. But in the following years, the department has created a debris management plan that will make clean up following weather events a much […]

August 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Report estimates nearly 400,000 highway construction and maintenance job openings to be created between 2012 and 2022

A joint transportation jobs report released by the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Labor and Education estimates 388,904 highway construction and maintenance job openings will be created between 2012 and 2022, with the majority being for semi-skilled and highly skilled workers. The report, “Strengthening Skills Training and Career Pathways across the Transportation Industry,” provides a look […]

August 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Stronger Big Bertha cutter head lowered back into its pit for tunneling

Big Bertha’s massive cutter head is back underground after months of repairs were made to get the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine back to work. According to the Seattle Times, Big Bertha’s new, stronger front end took the 120-foot dive into the pit Tuesday as Dutch lifting company Mammoet lowered the 2,000-ton machine back down. In […]

August 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Florida DOT to test autonomous truck mounted attenuators in work zones later this year

Autonomous vehicles are nothing new by now, but what two companies have teamed up to develop in this new-technology space is: a vehicle that combines driverless capability with a truck designed to improved safety in highway work zones. Pennsylvania-based Royal Truck & Equipment and Florida-based Micro Systems have created an Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) vehicle. It […]

August 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD details I-10 Twin Span Bridge repair in aftermath of Katrina

In its second video commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development feature the rebuilding of the Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge connecting New Orleans to Slidell. The first video provides and overview of planning and evacuation efforts now in place for future hurricanes. In “I-10 Twin Span Bridge: Rebuilt […]

August 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ten state DOT projects named America’s Transportation Awards finalists

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), along with AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected the top 10 project finalists from this year’s regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards (ATA). Each year four regional competitions are held and the 10 winners with the highest overall scores are selected […]

August 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Transportation Construction Coalition launches ads targeting House members about highway bill

Just as the House of Representatives gets ready to get back to work after the August recess, quite a few congressmen are likely to have a few more phone calls urging action on transportation thanks to new radio ads. The Transportation Construction Coalition is running an advertising campaign directed at 16 members of the House Ways and […]

August 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD launches Katrina video series documenting improvements made since the storm

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is releasing a video series that features employees involved in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which decimated portions New Orleans 10 years ago this week. The videos also focus on LDOTD’s infrastructure improvements designed to help in mass evacuations, one of the major problems […]

August 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $7.1 million in grants for innovative traffic safety improvements

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is providing $7.1 million in grants to seven states and the National Park Service by way of the agency’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program to be used for “cutting-edge” traffic safety improvements. “This country’s transportation needs continue to grow, and we need to adapt our […]

August 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

New Hampshire governor nominates MassDOT veteran Sheehan for NHDOT commissioner post

Gov. Maggie Hassan has announced she will nominate Victoria Sheehan, currently with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), as the new commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). Sheehan would become the second woman to run the department Hassan’s formal announcement will come at the next New Hampshire Executive Council meeting August 26. The […]

August 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

US traffic fatalities up 14% in first 6 months of 2015

New data from the National Safety Council reveals that the number of motor vehicles deaths in America are up 14 percent through the first six months of 2015. That’s a jump of 18,630 deaths compared to 2014. On top of that, injuries from traffic accidents are up by more than 30 percent compared to last year. “As […]

August 24, 2015