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Roadbuilding
Private sector proposals sought for Pa. transportation projects
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is calling on the private sector for innovative transportation projects. PennDOT says it will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through October 31. āThe submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure,ā a PennDOT news release says. āDuring this period, the private sector can submit proposals [ā¦]
October 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
Mo. coalition forms to lure high-speed Hyperloop route for I-70
A new coalition is raising money to try to attract a Hyperloop route to Missouri between Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis along Interstate 70. The coalition hopes to beat out other urban areas around the world to entice the Hyperloop One company to build its first Hyperloop route in Missouri. The company says it [ā¦]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Work Zone Safety Management: The basics of developingĀ traffic control programs
This year marked the celebration of the 10th National Work Zone Awareness Week, an annual set of events that highlight hazards for both workers and motorists in road-construction zones. The organizersā message centers on motorists traveling in work zones, with this yearās theme being āWork Zone Safety is in Your Hands.ā While distracted driving is [ā¦]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Wooden pylons under old Tappan Zee Bridge catch fire
Wooden pylons underneath the old Tappan Zee Bridge caught fire early Tuesday morning, lohud.com reports. Firefighters and state police said they were called to the bridge at 5:25 a.m. after the burning pylons were reported. Fire boats responded, spraying the pylons with water from the Hudson River, while firefighters worked to douse the flames from [ā¦]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Work to begin on widening I-40 at Jackson, Tenn.
Ground has been broken on widening 3 miles of Interstate 40 from four lanes to six in Jackson, Tennessee. The $67 million project also includes improving two intersections and building a new one along the highway, between west of the U.S. 45 Bypass and west of State Route 5. Two bridgesāat SR 5 and SR [ā¦]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
NCDOT recommends drones for speedier crash investigations
A study by the North Carolina Department of Transportationās Division of Aviation recommends drones for speeding up accident investigations. The study says that large accident scenes can be documented in less than 30 minutes with drones versus almost 2 hours with current investigative methods. Such quicker documentation can also lead to faster reopening of roads [ā¦]
October 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Budget cuts force delays to Okla. highway projects
Seven years of continued state funding cuts have led the Oklahoma Transportation Commission to drastically reduce and even remove some projects from the stateās 2018-2025 highway and bridge plan. Forty construction projects totaling more than $204 million were removed from the updated eight-year plan, and about 42 percent of all programmed projects are being delayed [ā¦]
October 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
TDOTās Chattanooga traffic center now operating 24/7
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is staffing the Region 2 Traffic Management Center in Chattanooga 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to try to improve traffic management in a 24-county area. As of October 1, technicians and dispatchers have been monitoring traffic operations and communications in the center as part of the TDOTās [ā¦]
October 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
78-year-old NYC bridge knocked down by āenergetic fellingā
The former Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City was brought down October 1 by a process called āenergetic felling,ā to make way for two new cable-stayed bridges. The process involved placing small explosives in key spots, causing the bridge to fall straight down, according to The Bridge. The trusses were dismantled with heavy equipment, and [ā¦]
October 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
$70 million awarded to help reduce commercial vehicle crashes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded more than $70 million in grants October 2 to states and educational institutions to prevent commercial vehicle crashes. Most of the money will go to help states improve their commercial vehicle safety programs, including adding advanced technology, and to improve the national commercial driverās license program, the FMCSA [ā¦]
October 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
WSDOT project to help fish pass beneath highway
A project to remove a failing culvert and replace it with a wider bridge will help drivers in Wooster Creek, Washington, but also help the fish. During heavy rains, the culvert blocks water flow and causes the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway (State Route 504) to flood. Hamilton Construction won the contract for the $4.8 million [ā¦]
October 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
New AASHTO president hopes to work with Trump on infrastructure
Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer has been elected the new president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officialsā board of directors. Schroer said he hopes to lead AASHTOās efforts to work with the Trump administration and Congress to enact an infrastructure package and a new long-term transportation reauthorization bill. The impacts of [ā¦]
October 2, 2017
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