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TRIP: Rough bridge and road conditions cost Louisiana drivers $6.5 billion per year
The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) reports the rough conditions of Louisianaās bridges and roads are costing drivers there about $6.5 billion each yearāup to $2,466 per driver in urban areasāas a result of vehicle operating, safety and congestion issues. In the state condition report, āLouisiana Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the Stateās Need for Safe, [ā¦]
April 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
AASHTO opens nominations for National Transportation Leadership Institute
The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is seeking nominations for the 2017 National Transportation Leadership Institute scheduled for June 4-16 in Indianapolis at the Indiana Historical Society Conference Center. The association says the program is offered by the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) School of Public and Environmental Affairsā Executive education Program. [ā¦]
April 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
California lawmakers pass 10-year, $52.4 billion transportation legislation
California lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 1, also known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, which will invest $52.4 billion in updates to bridges and roads across the state over the next 10 years. The bill moves on to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature. Brown supports the measure and has indicated [ā¦]
April 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas DOT celebrates 100 years with employee event, travelling truck exhibit
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officially marked 100 years of service April 4 with an employee event at its downtown Austin headquarters, along with the appearance of a travelling exhibit featuring a refurbished 1918 Liberty Truck thatās being used as time capsule of the departmentās history. āWe are extremely grateful for the century of [ā¦]
April 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
FHWA releases $768.2 million in emergency relief funds for 40 states
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released $768.2 million in emergency relief funds for repairs to bridges and roads in 40 states damaged by āstorms or catastrophic events.ā āTransportation is a lifeline for communities struggling to recover from floods, hurricanes or other natural disasters,ā says Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. āThese funds will help with long-term, [ā¦]
April 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
10 DOTs win 2016 Perpetual Pavement Award
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) presentedĀ 10 departments of transportation with 2016 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award recognizesĀ state transportation departments and local agencies for asphalt pavements at least 35 years oldĀ that have proven, high-quality structural design and are performing well. The pavement must have hadĀ a structural failure, should have an average of at leastĀ 12 years between [ā¦]
April 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Algorithm powering new Iowa DOT site delivers bridge conditions āin nearly real timeā
The Iowa Department of Transportation has created an interactive website that provides detailed bridge conditions across the state in a map format covering structures owned by cities, counties and the state. Data provided includes conditions, serviceability based on current design standards and weight restrictions on individual bridges. āOur inspectors inspect bridges year-round, so the data [ā¦]
April 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Senate transportation committee approves Rosen for deputy secretary of transportation
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation approved Jeffrey A. Rosenās nomination as deputy secretary of transportation in a 15-12 vote. President Donald Trump nominated Rosen for the position, which is the second highest in the U.S. Department of Transportation, in early March. The deputy secretary oversees the daily operations of the department. Rosen [ā¦]
April 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nearly 60 years after his death, road workerās name is added to Virginia DOT memorial
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has added a highway workerās name to its Workersā Memorial on Afton Mountain 58 years after he was killed on the job. The granite memorial now has 135 names etched on its surface. VDOT conducted the ceremony during National Work Zone Awareness Week. Robert James Butler was 66 years [ā¦]
April 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
California roads and bridges pay heavy price for rains that end drought
Californiaās highways, roads and bridges have paid a heavy price for the rain that ended the stateāsĀ drought in 2017. Graniterock reports that the rain caused massive destruction to the stateās transportation infrastructure that will cost more than $1 billion to repair.Ā On top of the damage caused by the rains, California hasĀ a $6 billion annual backlog [ā¦]
April 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Bertha sees daylight, finishes 1.7-mile boring work for SR 99 tunnel
Sixty-four years after the Alaskan Way Viaduct was first opened to traffic, Bertha, the worldās largest tunnel boring machine, broke through the end of a more than 9,270-foot tunnel for Seattleās SR 99. āThis is a historic moment in our stateās transportation history,ā says Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee. āInnovation and perseverance are the engines [ā¦]
April 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
Trump stresses need for reduced regulatory steps for infrastructure projects
In two separate presentations April 4, President Donald Trump stressed the need for reduced regulatory steps required for infrastructure projects in order to fast track needed repairs to bridges and roads across the country. Speaking at the CEO Town Hall on Unleashing American Business, Trump revealed a chart his staff created showing the number of [ā¦]
April 6, 2017
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