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Roadbuilding

FHWA gives $5 million in emergency funds to West Virginia DOT for flood-damaged roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) $5 million in Emergency Relief Funds for repair work on federal-aid roads and bridges damaged by heavy rains and floods in early March. The state reported significant damage, totaling between $15 million and $65 million, to the highway system in more […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Giant “Left Coast Lifter” crane’s first lift at new Tappan Zee bridge site more than a year in the making

One of the largest cranes in the world was finally put to use in the Hudson River on Friday as it made its first lift in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, according to a report from The Journal News. The crane’s first job was to place a 650-ton cap for the bridge—no big […]

April 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Minnesota gas tax would increase 16 cents a gallon under Senate bill

The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that would increase the state’s gas tax by 16 cents per gallon and raise vehicle registration fees to provide an estimated $11 billion for transportation project funding by 2025, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The bill began as House Bill HF4, was approved by […]

April 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

“The 325 Report” launched by Missouri DOT to provide updates on 34,000 miles of maintenance

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has created one website to provide updates on the state’s 325 System including road and bridge conditions, and project funding. The site is dubbed The 325 Report. The site gets its name from the MoDOT’s “325 System” plan, a strategy approved in February that focuses on maintenance of primary […]

April 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin DOT using social media to update drivers on WIS 441, I-41 construction

Through updates from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will be posting construction updates for Wisconsin 441 (WIS 441) and Interstate 41 on dedicated Twitter and Facebook sites. The Twitter handle is @WIS441I41News and the Facebook user name is also WIS441I41News. “The US 41 Project social media accounts have been a very […]

April 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

OReGO partners with three businesses to manage accounts, collect road user fees

Three private businesses—Azuga, Sanef and Verizon Telematics—are now “technically certified” to manage Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) OReGO accounts, collect road user fees and deposit them into the State Highway Fund. Created by Oregon Senate Bill 810, OReGO allows ODOT to charge a per-mile fee for volunteer motorists and is the first program of its kind […]

April 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Transportation chief Foxx expects Congress to pass another highway stopgap despite urgent infrastructure needs

During a visit to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to see next-gernation transportation technology the school is working on, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx remarked on all the progress the sector has seen in recent years, it’s obvious potential moving forward and how all of it is at risk due to continued inaction from Congress […]

April 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT starts second year of U.S. 26 Mount Hood Safety Project with blasting

A blasting near Government Camp, Ore., April 21 began the second year of work on the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Mount Hood Safety Project, an effort designed to limit falling rock issues along an 8-mile area of U.S. 26. Work first began last year and will carry on from April to October this year, […]

April 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Hendrickson named Indiana DOT commissioner after Browning abruptly resigns

Brandye Hendrickson has been named the new commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). Gov. Mike Pence placed her in the position almost immediately after Karl Browning resigned from the post April 22. Hendrickson previously served as a the deputy commissioner in the department. “With more than a decade of executive experience in state […]

April 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Washington state will have $1.8 billion backlog of pavement preservation projects by 2025, report finds

In its recent report on Washington’s transportation challenges, The Road Improvement Program says the state needs $2.8 billion for pavement preservation from now until 2025, but that only $1 billion will be available. As a result, the condition of state-maintained roads would decline drastically.   “Making needed improvements to Washington’s transportation system could provide a significant boost to […]

April 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois DOT launches month-long infrastructure needs listening tour

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has teamed up with the Illinois Capital Development Board (ICDB) to tour the state with a series of listening sessions to gather a list of infrastructure needs to present recommendations to Gov. Bruce Rauner later this year. Updated schedules for the month-long tour are available at www.idot.illinois.gov. “With a […]

April 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Did Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel really require Big Bertha? Indeco argues breakers are the answer

Tunnel boring machines such as Big Bertha, the 7,000-ton machine sidelined after a massive fail under the streets of Seattle, shouldn’t always be considered the most efficient option for creating big dig projects, says a new publication produced by Italian hammer manufacturer Indeco and released at the Intermat construction equipment trade show this week. […]

April 23, 2015