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Illinois budget impasse halts 900 road projects, impacting at least 20,000 jobs

Illinois still does not have a budget established, despite a special legislative session and a budget presented to Gov. Bruce Rauner who immediately vetoed the measure. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) shut down transportation projects in the state July 1 as a result of the impasse. The state Senate voted to override the veto […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two paving company employees arrested for purchasing asphalt with hot checks

The New Holland (Pa.) Police Department reports that two people from Traditional Paving, a Lancaster paving company, have been arrested for writing six bounced checks for asphalt, according to PennLive. Police told the news agency that Dorothy Miller and George Stanley were charged with theft by deception and criminal conspiracy for issuing bounced checks totaling […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

NCDOT adds 144 projects valued at $2.5 billion to 10-year plan

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has updated its draft 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan to include an additional 144 projects totaling $2.5 billion compared to the draft released in January. Officials say the projects were added following updated revenue projections. The agency will also be able to accelerate another 350 projects […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

FHWA, Maine DOT select preferred alternative for Frank J. Wood Bridge project

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have selected a preferred alternative for replacing the Frank J. Wood Bridge that connects the towns of Brunswick and Topsham. Built in 1937, the three-span bridge carries Route 201 over the Androscoggin River. It extends 815 feet and is 30 feet wide. MaineDOT […]

July 6, 2017

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Louisiana DOTD worker struck and killed by vehicle in work zone

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) District 3 employee Paul Featherston was struck and killed by a vehicle July 3 while performing routine road maintenance in Iberia. LDOTD reports Featherston had worked at the agency for 24 years. “While many of us are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with our loved ones, let us […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Hot weather causing Utah roads to buckle and crumble

Extremely hot weather is wreaking havoc on Utah roads, causing the roadways to buckle and crumble and keeping the state Department of Transportation (UDOT) busy making repairs, kutv.com reports. “Utah is the perfect place for these kind of buckling issues to happen, because we have the extreme temperatures,” UDOT’s John Gleason told the news agency. […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT reopens Pawtucket Ave. Bridge 5 weeks early

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has reopened the Pawtucket Avenue Bridge in East Providence about five weeks earlier than scheduled. RIDOT reports 23,000 vehicles per day travel across the structure over the Interstate 195 corridor and is one of the most traveled bridges in the city. The agency’s project management team worked with […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

California’s Low Carbon Transit program provides $34.5 million to 125 projects

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reports the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program is providing $34.5 million to fund 125 local projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emission and improving public transportation sustainability. “This program is one of the methods Caltrans is using to help the state meet its ambitious goals to address climate change,” […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT rescinds from states $857 million in unobligated federal-aid highway funds

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has rescinded $857 million in unobligated Federal-aid highway funds from states as of June 30. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the move in a notice June 21. The funds were rescinded as part of the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2017, title I of division K, Public Law […]

July 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

NW Florida’s largest transportation project, Pensacola Bay Bridge, begins

Construction of Northwest Florida’s largest transportation infrastructure project, the Pensacola Bay Bridge, has begun. Gov. Rick Scott recently kicked off the project with a ceremony at the site. The project, set to open to traffic in 2019, includes $398.5 million in state investments. The structure will allow traffic to temporarily transition to four lanes […]

July 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

MDOT staffers receive 2017 Conference of Minority Transportation Officials awards

The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has presented three awards to the Michigan Department of Transportation. MDOT Metro Region Engineer Tony Kratofil was named the 2017 Trasnportation Pioneer Award winner for his work in “encouraging and promoting diversity in the transportation industry and within MDOT projects and programs.” Kratofil has served the last eight […]

July 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ricketts, Schneweis officially launch Nebraska Department of Transportation

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), a combination of the state’s Department of Roads and Department of Aeronautics, has been officially launched in a ceremony conducted by Gov. Pete Ricketts and NDOT Director Kyle Schneweis. Ricketts signed the law creating the agency, LB339, earlier this year. The move is an effort to create efficiencies, with […]

July 3, 2017