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FHWA provides $9 million for 77 transportation safety improvement projects on tribal lands

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) is providing $9 million for 77 projects aimed at improving transportation safety on tribal lands. The agency reports reports it received 172 applications from 128 recognized tribes requesting $40.3 million in assistance. “Transportation is a key to accessing opportunity and we are committed to […]

April 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tennessee DOT launches new Work Zone safety campaign

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced the launch of a new safety campaign asking motorists to “Work with Us – move over and slow down” for highway workers. TDOT spread the message throughout Tennessee during National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-7, after three employees died in 2016. “Last year was absolutely tragic for our TDOT family; […]

April 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-85 collapse: Georgia DOT offering contractor incentives to complete bridge reconstruction in May

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is offering multiple incentives to contractor C.W. Matthews to complete the reconstruction of the I-85 bridges over Piedmont Road in Atlanta in May. GDOT reported last week it expected the work to rebuild the collapsed sections of I-85 would be finished by June 15. GDOT Director of Construction Marc […]

April 13, 2017

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Nevada DOT adds roadway information systems to boost safety on U.S. 395

The Nevada Department of Transportation has begun installing “enhanced information systems” to U.S. 395 in the North Valleys region in an effort to improve traffic safety and mobility. The installation of technologies such as new roadway signage, ramp meters and wrong-way drive detection systems will continue through early 2018, NDOT says, and will require “periodic” […]

April 13, 2017

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Construction worker rescued after fall from Tappan Zee Bridge

A construction worker injured his ankle when he fell while working in a hard-to-reach area under the span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge April 7, the lohud Journal News reports. The man, whose identity had not been released, was installing electrical systems in a catwalk at Pier 38 on the Westchester side of the […]

April 13, 2017

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Minnesota DOT donates snowplow to Riverland Community College truck driving program

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has donated a snowplow to Riverland Community College in Austin, Minnesota, to use in the school’s truck driving program. The program “offers hands-on and classroom training for careers in the transportation industry,” and equipment such as the snowplow exposes students to real-world equipment and scenarios, the department says. MnDOT also plans to […]

April 13, 2017

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I-85 collapse update: Atlanta commute times up, but travelers seeking alternate routes, transportation options

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) says an analysis of traffic patterns on Monday indicates metro Atlanta commuters are following the agency’s recommendations for alternative routes, public transit and telecommuting in the wake of the collapse and reconstruction of sections of Interstate 85. GDOT says there were “comparable volumes” in the area on most major […]

April 12, 2017

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Missouri state auditor wants overhaul of Transportation Development Districts due to $941 million in unapproved taxpayer debt

A report from Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway finds Transportation Development Districts (TDD) have created roughly $941 million in “outstanding project costs” that will have to be funded with sales taxes that state citizens did not approve. Galloway says the TDDs have been “engaging in questionable practices with little oversight or transparency” due to weak […]

April 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA Labor Report: February highway and bridge contractor employment grew 8.2% in February

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says workers employed by highway, street and bridge contractors grew 8.2 percent in February compared to the same month in 2016, representing a net increase of roughly 20,300 workers. Total workers employed in this segment reached 267,400, the highest mark for February since 2008. ARTBA points out, […]

April 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Work begins on George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project in B.C.

Work began on the Highway 99 George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project in British Columbia, Canada, on April 5, Kelowna Now reports. The five-year project will replace the four-lane tunnel with a 10-lane bridge. “After four years of consultation with First Nations, municipal and regional governments, and a tremendous amount of technical work, construction is underway […]

April 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT reports increase in work zone fatalities

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports that, in 2016, there were 25,713 work zone crashes in Texas, which resulted in 181 fatalities—an increase of 27 percent. Of those fatalities, 174 (96 percent) were motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. “People often think work zone crashes result in the deaths of roadside workers, but statistics show the vast majority of these fatalities […]

April 11, 2017

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Virginia DOT taps Cary in new CIT role

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has named Robert H. Cary as its chief of innovation & technology (CIT), and Bart A. Thrasher as Richmond District engineer. Thrasher replaces Cary, as the latter previously served in the district engineer role. The CIT position is new for the agency, says VDOT Commissioner Charles Kilpatrick. “Rob is […]

April 11, 2017