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Roadbuilding

I-95 Express Lanes to be extended in Fredericksburg, Va.

Construction is scheduled to begin next year on extending Interstate 95 Express Lanes in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. “This project addresses an area that traffic data company, INRIX, named ‘worst traffic hot spot’ in the nation,” said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne. “Expanding the Express Lanes 10 miles south will bring much-needed relief from the […]

January 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Mich. I-696 freeway set for repairs, renovations in 2018

Parts of Interstate 696 in Michigan will undergo reconstruction or repairs this year starting in spring, according to the state’s department of transportation. MDOT plans $20 million in repairs on I-696 in Oakland County and a $90 million reconstruction in Macomb County. Along with rehabbing the freeway, the project “will allow the east/west corridor to […]

January 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ore. expands salt use on roads after 5-year test

The Oregon Department of Transportation has expanded its use of rock salt this winter after five years of testing the snow and ice melting product. With the tests, ODOT said it saw a 27-percent drop in the average number of crashes a year on Interstate 5 and a 23-percent drop on U.S. 95. The ODOT […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

WIS 441 Tri-County Project will finish a year ahead of schedule

During a recent visit to Appleton, Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker announced that, as a result of savings that allowed work to progress faster than anticipated, the WIS 441 Tri-County Project will be completed in 2019, a full year ahead of schedule, the Post-Crescent reports. The project includes rebuilding and widening a 6-mile stretch of U.S. […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Conn. awarding $15 million to 11 projects to support transit-oriented development

Connecticut is awarding $15 million in grants to 11 projects under a competitive program that supports transit-oriented development, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy. The program is aimed at boosting economic activity and creating jobs, the governor’s office says in a recent press release. “Transportation isn’t just about cars, trains and buses – it’s about building vibrant communities and […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Monroe Co. (Ind.) will soon have a new covered bridge

Monroe County, Indiana, which once boasted as many as 14 covered bridges, lost its last covered bridge to fire in 1976, but it will soon have a new one by reconstructing a vintage 1885 covered bridge over Beanblossom Creek. According to U.S. News, the new bridge will be the Cedar Ford Bridge, a vintage 1885 covered bridge […]

January 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Curb-and-gutter machine manufacturers focus on keeping it simple

Contractors are looking for more simplicity in their curb-and-gutter machines. So, manufacturers have made that a top goal in their design principles. “A big part of making the machine more productive is making it easy to run,” says Stephen Bullock, vice president of sales and marketing for Power Curbers. “The simpler you can make it, […]

January 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

Conn. Gov. poised to stall hundreds of transportation projects due to lack of funding

Hundreds of Connecticut transportation priorities could be stalled as a debate heats up over the state’s depleting transportation funding, which a new report says could fall into deficit within six months. On January 10, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker released a list of projects totaling $4.3 […]

January 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

Historic Ind. bridge reopens after two years

After two years of reconstruction work, the historic Paoli Bridge in Indiana is once again open to traffic, WDRB.com reports. The bridge, which was built in the 1800s, collapsed on Christmas Day 2015 when a semi truck carrying 35 tons of bottled water, nearly six times the weight limit of the bridge, tried to cross […]

January 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

After important documents blow away on interstate, trucker’s prayers are answered

After Texas truck driver Rafael Sanchez accidentally left his passport and other important documents on the side of his truck, then drove down an Arizona interstate, the chances of ever retrieving those blown-away papers seemed bleak. But Christmas came early for Sanchez. The story is best told in a blog by Tom Herrmann, a spokesman […]

January 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

Former transportation secretary calls for infrastructure fix, higher gas tax

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is calling on Republicans and Democrats and all levels of government to work together to fix America’s infrastructure problems. Writing an opinion article at Newsweek.com, LaHood, who served from 2009 to 2013, says Congress missed an opportunity with its tax-reform legislation to inject “much needed revenue into the Highway […]

January 11, 2018

Roadbuilding

Contract awarded to add Express Lanes on northern Colo.’s I-25

The Colorado Department of Transportation has approved a $248 million contract to add Express Lanes on Interstate 25 from Johnstown to Fort Collins, with work expected to start this summer. Kraemer/IHC won the contract to add an Express Lane in both directions, replace aging bridges, widen bridges, create new pedestrian and bicycle access under I-25 […]

January 11, 2018