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TRIP: Bridge and road conditions, congestion cost Mississippi motorists $2.9 billion yearly

Mississippi motorists are seeing a total of $2.9 billion in additional costs associated with vehicle operation, safety and congestion, according to The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) most recent state condition report. “Mississippi Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” finds 43 percent of the states major locally and state-maintained […]

June 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Dynapac NA names two VPs as new organization ramps up

Dynapac North America has named Fabian Salinas vice president of sales for North America, and Jamie Roush vice president of aftermarket and product support for North America, with both positions effective June 1. Atlas Copco recently announced its intent to divest the Dynapac group, an announcement followed shortly after by news that Fayat would purchase it. Salinas previously […]

June 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Plug-in device can report location, severity of potholes using vehicle’s vibrations

A Texas group called Thing for Things is trying to fix the pothole problem in North Texas using technology, wfaa.com reports. The group came up with the idea of using a small plug-in device that can attach to almost any vehicle to collect road condition data as the vehicle travels the roads. The plug-in uses GPS […]

June 1, 2017

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PennDOT, Gov. Wolf announce $550 million in bridge & highway projects across Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Gov. Tom Wolf have announced the Philadelphia region will experience more than $550 million in bridge and highway projects during the 2017 construction season. “The funding allocated for these projects not only reduces the backlog of Pennsylvania’s pavement and bridge demands, but significantly improves the growing need for […]

June 1, 2017

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Illinois Tollway awards 11 contracts valued at $53.7 million

At its May meeting the Illinois Tollway’s board of directors approved five construction contracts and six professional engineering service contracts valued at $53.7 million. “The contracts approved today will allow us to make good on our commitment to deliver Move Illinois projects on schedule and within budget and keep our system in a state of good repair,” […]

June 1, 2017

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Six months later, Tennessee DOT details work on Gatlinburg wildfires

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has produced a video highlighting the stories of those who worked on cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of the wildfires that ravaged Gatlinburg. Fourteen people were killed as a result of the Nov. 28 fires, with 2,460 structures destroyed or heavily damaged, with an estimated cost of $500 […]

May 31, 2017

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NCDOT division crews hold Roadeos to test operation skills

Employees at several North Carolina Department of Transportation divisions recently tested their skills and safety awareness at Roadeos across the state. The winners from each of the agency’s 14 divisions will compete at a statewide Roadeo in Raleigh, Aug. 3 at the state fairgrounds. Skills tested include maneuvering a dump truck, tractor, backhoe, low-boy trailer […]

May 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Indiana hosts launch of new national work zone safety campaign

A group of construction workers and contractors launched a new national work zone safety campaign at the Indiana State Police District 52 on May 25, cbs4indy.com reports. Indiana was chosen for the launch because of its higher-than-average work zones accident rate. Seventy-two percent of Indiana highway contractors reported that vehicles crashed into their work zones in 2016. “There […]

May 31, 2017

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State Farm sponsors Colorado DOT’s Motorist Safety Patrol Program

State Farm is the now sponsoring the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Motorist Safety Patrol Program, which provides motorists with roadway assistance. The program, previously known as the Courtesy Patrol, will now be called the “CDOT State Farm Safety Patrol.” CDOT says the State Farm support will offset the state funding costs used for program […]

May 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon’s Historic Columbia River Highway cleared and open for traffic

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has reopened U.S. 30, the Historic Columbia River Highway, after crews cleared debris from a rock slide that had closed the highway since May 7. “Crews have been busy removing over 670 cubic yards of rock and debris from the slide area,” says ODOT Operations Coordinator Scott Peters. “In […]

May 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

AASHTO recognizes winners of 2017 TRAC Bridge Challenge

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently recognized winners of the 2017 annual Transportation and Civil Engineering (TRAC) Bridge Challenge during its spring meeting last week in Portland, Maine. High school students build miniature bridges out of balsa wood, glue and string during the event. Judges test the structures for strength […]

May 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Virginia DOT’s SMART SCALE wins Richmond Technology Council innovation award

The Richmond Technology Council (RVATech) has awarded the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) SMART SCALE web tool with an award for Innovation in Development in the public sector category. The SMART SCALE system prioritizes transportation projects based on need using a data-driven analysis. It stands for System for the Management and Allocation of Resources for […]

May 30, 2017