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Connecticut DOT launches real-time travel information website

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has launched a real-time travel information website, www.CTTravelSmart.org, that incorporates data from the agency’s Statewide Intelligent Transportation System network and Highway Operations Center to create a “personalized user experience providing dynamic functionality.” “Empowering the motoring public with accurate, verified, up-to-the-minute information regarding traffic information and road conditions has never […]

February 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor: New milling machines, best practices provide smooth results

Cold planers or mills are the rough-and-tumble predecessors to the glamour equipment of pavers and rollers, but the work they do is at least as critical, if not more so, to the rideability and smoothness of a finished pavement. Standard purposes for milling machines are to either remove an existing pavement, restore a surface […]

February 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Northeast Asphalt, WisDOT receive NAPA’s 2016 Sheldon G. Hayes Award

Northeast Asphalt Incorporated, based in Greenville, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region have received the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) 2016 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for “excellence in construction of asphalt pavement.” The award, given since 1971, was presented during NAPA’s annual meeting in Orlando this week, and recognized the work […]

February 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

World of Asphalt leader Richard Moore named NAPA Man of the Year

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has named Richard Moore, chairman of Lehman-Roberts Company and chairman of the association’s World of Asphalt Committee, as its Man of the Year. The award, presented during NAPA’s annual meeting in Orlando this week, “recognizes outstanding contributions by industry leaders for the betterment of the entire asphalt industry.” The […]

February 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD issues RFI to accelerate 1-10 Capital Corridor work through a P3

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has issued a request for information (RFI) to “accelerate major enhancements” on the I-10 Capital Corridor via a public-private partnership (P3). Last year, the state legislature changed a state law that allows the agency to solicit P3s. This is the first time the state has “seriously pursued […]

February 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

NAPA names Gallagher Asphalt’s Dan Gallagher as 2017 chairman

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has named Dan Gallagher, vice president of operations & CFO of Gallagher Asphalt Corporation, Thorton, Illinois, as its chairman for 2017. Gallagher has served on NAPA engineering committees and chaired the association’s task forces on recycling and energy conversation, and has worked on industry best practices and warm-mix asphalt […]

February 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards $22 million in construction contracts in January

The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved three construction contracts valued at $22.2 million during its January meeting. These contracts, the Tollway reports, mark the beginning of the sixth year of the Move Illinois Program, which as had more than $4.5 billion invested in that time. “With nearly $1 billion committed for capital spending […]

January 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT snow plow cameras give public view of plow routes

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has made available to the public views from cameras mounted on a few select snowplows via its 511mn.org website. “The plow cams are another way for travelers to make good decisions about their travel plans during the snow and ice season,” says Kelly Braunig, 511 program manager. “If they […]

January 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT launches public access to view progress of highways and bridges

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has launched a “Project Viewer” section of its website that provides an interactive road map of the state providing the progress of highway and bridge projects. The agency says this is a move to make the agency more transparent and accountable with real-time updates as projects move forward. […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOT says construction set to begin on LA 616 after 36-year wait

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) says construction of project near West Monroe that was first issued a consultant work order in 1981 is finally set to begin. LDOTD says construction on widening 3.2 miles of LA 616 (Arkansas Road) from two lanes to four lanes with a center turn lane is expected […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Cold or hot: recycling for pavement preservation conserves materials

In-place recycling for pavement preservation conserves materials Cousins to full-depth reclamation, hot in-place recycling (HIPR) or cold in-place recycling (CIPR) methods are small but modestly growing segments of pavement preservation. Both methods can help conserve materials and resources and create a smaller carbon footprint. Using these processes, the existing pavement is milled, then mixed with […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT will replace 558 structurally deficient bridges using P3 and e-Builder solution

The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is working to replace 558 structurally deficient bridges in the next three years through a public-private partnership (P3), Government Technology reports. In order to meet the strict guidelines for design reviews and specific types of required responsiveness, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) started searching for a way to modify its […]

January 30, 2017