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Roadbuilding

Ala. Gov. Ivey signs 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase

Riding on a bi-partisan wave, the Alabama Senate approved 28-6 a 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase Tuesday. It was then promptly signed by Gov. Kay Ivey. Pointing out that the state gas tax had not been raised since 1992, Ivey announced her Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan last week, calling on lawmakers to hold a special session […]

March 13, 2019

Roadbuilding

Hawaii infrastructure receives D+ grade from ASCE

The new 2019 Hawaii Infrastructure Report Card released by the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Hawaii Section, gives the state’s infrastructure an overall “D+” in 11 categories, the Star Advertiser reports. Bridges received a C+, while roads received a D+. The report recommends an increase in the state gas tax, as well as additional […]

March 13, 2019

Roadbuilding

Conn. governor looks to private investors for electronic highway tolls

Lacking federal help, one U.S. governor is moving ahead to help drum up private funds for needed road maintenance and improvement projects. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said this week that he is exploring bringing in private investment to help pay for constructing electronic highway tolls through a partnership with the state, the Hartfield Courant reports. […]

March 12, 2019

Roadbuilding

143-year-old N.H. covered bridge to be renovated

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is undertaking a nine-week renovation of the Honeymoon Bridge, a 143-year-old covered bridge in Jackson that was built by Charles Austin Broughton and his son Frank, the Boston Globe reports. The renovation will close the bridge from approximately March 25 through May 23 while the wood deck is replaced, […]

March 12, 2019

Roadbuilding

More sensors to be added to Mich.’s Mackinac Bridge for maintenance experiment

Thousands more tiny sensors will soon be installed on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to gather data in a project that could lead to better, lower-cost bridge maintenance and management. The project began in 2016 with 20 prototype sensors placed on the bridge. And about 2,000 more are scheduled to be installed this summer, MSU […]

March 11, 2019

Roadbuilding

UDOT opts for braided ramps on Payson I-15 interchange

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) gave final approval to the project team to use braided ramps on the Payson Interstate 15 interchange, the Daily Herald reports. UDOT says the braided ramps—ramps that cross over each other—will improve the existing interchange while a new interchange is built approximately .7 miles to the northeast. A new […]

March 11, 2019

Roadbuilding

Firm that built collapsed Miami pedestrian bridge files for bankruptcy

Nearly one year after a pedestrian bridge being built on Miami’s Florida International University campus collapsed and killed six people, a bridge contractor on the project has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to a report from the Associated Press, Munilla Construction Management announced the filing March 3. The firm says that the filing is not […]

March 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

Illustration of new Ga. 400 toll lane design

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) video below is an artist’s illustrated rendering of what the new Ga. 400 toll lane design will look like, according to Reporter Newspapers. The design includes rebuilding three bridges and putting in a flyover above the Northridge Road overpass in Sandy Springs. Parts of the toll lanes are expected […]

March 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

After road worker killed filling potholes, Neb. lawmakers mull safety changes

The grieving family of an Omaha city street crew worker who was killed on the job were among those lobbying lawmakers for changes intended to make roadway work sites safer. Salvatore “Sammy” Fidone, 48, was working on a two-truck crew to fill potholes on Jan. 23, 2017, and standing on the driver’s side of his city […]

March 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

Ariz. South Mountain Freeway could open three years early and under budget

The South Mountain Freeway could open ahead of schedule in December 2019 and under budget at a total cost of $1.7 billion, KTAR News reports. The South Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) will add 22 miles of freeway to the existing transportation system in the Phoenix metropolitan area to connect the east and west valley, while providing […]

March 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

Snow causes roof collapse of 150-year-old Minn. covered bridge

A heavy snowfall and high winds between February 22 and 23 caused the roof to collapse on the historic Zumbrota covered bridge in southeastern Minnesota, the Rapid City Journal reports. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the 150-year-old covered bridge is the only remaining covered timber truss bridge in the state. The 123-foot-long bridge, […]

March 6, 2019

Roadbuilding

Volvo opens spring registration for Road Institute courses

Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute has openings for courses on paver and compactor operation and maintenance. Get more information on Equipment World.

March 5, 2019