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Roadbuilding

Repaving of Golden State Freeway leads to lane closures

Work continues on a $171 million repaving project for Interstate 5/Golden State Freeway. The California Department of Transportation reports the work is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2019. Drivers have been facing temporary lane closures and temporary changes in traffic patterns for the work. But Caltrans says it is limiting most of those inconveniences […]

January 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Md. highway inspectors transition to e-construction

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration has received a $100,000 federal grant to buy iPads to document construction projects, according to WCBC radio. The grant comes from the Federal Highway Administration’s Every Day Counts program and is intended to help MDOT SHA transition from a paper-based process. The agency will buy 156 iPads […]

January 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Fight to save and relocate Iowa’s historic Red Bridge continues

Jasper County Museum Executive Director Joe Otto wants to save the historic Red Bridge, the last truss bridge of its kind in Jasper County, Iowa, by having it relocated from Reasnor to Colfax at Quarry Springs Park. The bridge, which was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1998, was built in 1892 […]

January 2, 2018

Roadbuilding

Idaho to replace four bridges on U.S. 26; part of 17-bridge project

Four bridges on U.S. 26 will be replaced for the South Gooding Main Canal, with construction beginning Tuesday just west of Gooding, according to the Idaho Transportation Department. The four bridges are part of an overall design-build project that includes 17 bridges throughout eastern Idaho. The four bridges in the Gooding area were selected […]

January 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Expanded Ore. move-over law takes effect

A new law in Oregon requires drivers to move over for any vehicle stopped on the side of road that is displaying hazard lights or a distress signal. The law takes effect January 1 and requires the driver to move to another lane away from the vehicle or reduce speed by 5 mph. This is […]

January 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Highway graffiti on the rise in Tenn.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has seen a spike in highway graffiti, reports WRCB TV news station. TDOT tells the station that graffiti incidents have tripled in the past five years, and each incident costs the agency $350 to $1,000 to clean. Tennessee state law makes it a misdemeanor to deface state property. Violators can […]

January 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Failing to remove snow, ice from vehicles against the law in some states

It can be a hassle to clean snow and ice off your car, but failing to do so can be deadly. New Hampshire state police in early December received about 20 reports of snow and ice coming loose from cars, trucks and tractor-trailers and striking other vehicles and, in some cases, shattering windshields, reports the […]

January 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Alligator Bridge to NC’s Outer Banks to close for renovations

Efforts are underway to renovate the Alligator Bridge, which links to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The drawbridge will be closed to boat and road traffic from 12:01 a.m. January 10 to January 16, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. Workers will take that time to replace and repair electrical and mechanical components beneath the […]

December 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

2,575 citations issued during N.D. ‘Click it or Ticket’ campaign

In North Dakota, a traffic campaign that beefed up enforcement patrols has led to 2,575 citations between November 1 and December 15. Of the total citations issued in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign, 924 were citations for failure to wear a seat belt and 30 were child restraint citations, reports the North Dakota Department […]

December 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Detectors installed on Long Island parkways to prevent bridge strikes

Detection devices have been installed in New York to prevent over-height vehicles from hitting bridges on Long Island parkways, where bridges are typically lower than standard legal clearance. The New York State Department of Transportation has installed the devices in 13 locations in Nassau and Suffolk counties for the $4.3 million project. The detectors emit […]

December 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

N.Y. expands free roadside HELP program

Free roadside assistance has been expanded to the Syracuse, New York, area. The state’s Highway Emergency Local Patrol, or HELP, patrols during rush hours to offer minor repairs to stranded motorists, provide traffic control at incidents and clear minor wrecks. The New York State Department of Transportation service will have two trucks on the highways […]

December 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Madison County (Iowa) receives grant to rebuild burned covered bridge

A grant has been awarded to rebuild the Madison County covered bridge that was destroyed by three teenage arsonists on April 15. According to the Des Moines Register, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs told the Madison County Chamber of Commerce that it would receive $275,770 to rebuild the famous Cedar Covered Bridge in Winterset. […]

December 28, 2017