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Roadbuilding

North Carolina DOT chief resigns to focus on writing books

North Carolina’s transportation chief unexpectedly stepped down from his post Tuesday. According to the News Tribune, Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata decided to resign this week in order to spend more time with his family and direct his focus more towards writing books. “While there is much more work to do, it is time […]

July 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Senate on deck for approving House’s 3-month extension for transportation funding

The House has passed H.R. 3236, a new 3-month extension that provides financing for the Highway Trust Fund and other transportation expenses. Current transportation funding will expire July 31. The bill now moves on to the Senate, which is expected to vote on the legislation today or tomorrow and then send it on to President Obama, […]

July 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Maryland makes highway construction engineering plans free online

Maryland has made it quite a bit cheaper for contractors to access plans for highway jobs. In fact, the state’s made it free. According to the Washington Post, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said this week that all of state’s engineering plans for highway construction projects are now all available for free online. As of July 1, […]

July 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Connecticut bond commission approves $24.9 million in first round of “Let’s Go CT” infrastructure projects

The Connecticut State Bond Commission has approved $24.9 million in the first round of infrastructure projects under the “Let’s Go CT” program approved earlier this year. The plan will provide $2.5 billion for projects over the next five years. In announcing the approval, Governor Dannel Malloy said this is the first step in revitalizing the […]

July 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

House to ignore long-term transportation funding bill and vote on 3-month extension to force Senate’s hand

The House plans to vote today on a new short-term extension for transportation funding, extending solvency for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) to October 29, and will leave on their August break this afternoon, essentially shirking any responsibility in taking up the Senate’s long-term funding option. According to a report by The Hill, House Speaker John Boehner […]

July 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

NYC DOT workers save kitten stranded on ledge of Manhattan Bridge

A New York City cat got to keep one of its nine lives last week thanks to the city’s Department of Transportation workers. The cat was rescued by the DOT after it was spotted scaling the thin ledge along the outside of the Manhattan Bridge July 22, according to the New York Daily News. The workers […]

July 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Funding for Missouri transportation projects jumps 4.5% over projections

Fiscal year 2015 revenue from state taxes and fees used for funding transportation projects in Missouri increased by 4.5 percent compared to projections, resulting in a bonus $47 million to be used by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for roads and bridges. According to Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) Chairman Stephen Miller, this […]

July 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction worker protects woman during escape from abductor in Virginia work zone

Kevin Huntington, a construction crewmember who does work along Interstate 95 in Virginia, offered temporary sanctuary to a young woman allegedly being harassed and pursued by a man, according to a report by WTVR. Huntington was working near I-95 mile marker 155 in northern Virginia when an 18-year-old woman pulled up, jumped out of her […]

July 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Senators continue policy games with transportation funding bill as July 31 deadline looms

While the Senate’s DRIVE Act, H.R. 22, is being lauded for the potential it brings for the first long-term transportation funding option in years, it is now being used as a political pawn with attached amendments. The bill would provide three years of guaranteed funding for the Highway Trust Fund. This is nothing new in […]

July 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois awards $106 million in contracts related to Tri-State Tollway rebuilding project

The Illinois Tollway awarded $106 million in contracts last week in order to get planning underway for a project to rebuild the central portion of the Tri-State Tollway. The project, which would upgrade one of the busiest highways in the region, isn’t set for launch for another five years in order to get the project’s […]

July 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Two dump trucks rear ended in same Kansas DOT work zone 2 days in a row (PHOTOS)

A construction zone on Interstate 470 has been unlucky for Kansas Department of Transportation dump trucks this week. Two KDOT dump trucks were crashed into two days in a row. The latest of the coinciding collisions came on Wednesday afternoon when a KDOT dump truck with a large arrow display board and crash attenuator was rear […]

July 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

‘Knee-high’ swarm of mayflies causes bridge in Iowa to close

It took snow plows to clear an Iowa bridge of the unending swarm of mayflies that covered and eventually closed the bridge on July 18. Sabula Police Reserve Officer Stephen Thayer told WQAD that the bugs were piled knee-high in front of cars trying to pass by during the night. The plague-like swarm even caused two […]

July 27, 2015