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PaveXpress 3.0 updates material cost estimating, layered elastic analysis

The latest update of web-based pavement design tool PaveXpress includes new modules for material cost estimation and layered elastic analysis for pavement structure. Version 3.0 has also been adjusted to work on smartphone screens. PaveXpress was first launched in September 2014 and has more than 15,000 registered users. Pavia Systems developed the tool with support […]

October 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT to create advisory committee for automation in transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is establishing an Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) made up of 15 individuals to help set federal policy for the “development and deployment” of automated transportation technologies. “This committee will help determine how, when, and where automated technology will transform the way we move,” says Transportation Sec. […]

October 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Need a bridge? Missouri DOT is selling the historic Bourbeuse River span

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is selling the historic Bourbeuse River Bridge on Route B in Phelps County, kbia.org reports. The bridge was built in 1934 and has historic value, so federal law requires that MoDOT first offer it for sale before demolishing it. If it doesn’t sell, it might be demolished to make way for the new bridge. Anyone can buy […]

October 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

These are the 4 award-winning videos in ARTBA’s 6th annual Student Transportation Video Contest

The four winners of this year’s Student Transportation Video Contest sponsored by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Research and Education Division touched on separate issues impacting transportation infrastructure, covering transit, funding, autonomous vehicles and work zone safety. ARTBA announced the winners during its recent National Convention in Tucson. The contest is held […]

October 21, 2016

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Caltrans, Sacramento utility partner on Greenergy renewable resource program

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) have partnered on the city’s Greenergy program to supply the agency with electricity from renewable resources to power traffic signals, highway lighting and buildings in the area. SMUD, the nation’s sixth-largest, community-owned electric service provider, is a not-for-profit electric service and is […]

October 20, 2016

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Georgia DOT opens $78 million section of Fall Line Free project

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has opened a $78 million section of the Fall Line Freeway (FLF) Project in Baldwin and Wilkinson counties to traffic. This section of the four-lane roadway connects U.S. 441 and Georgia 24. The project included eight bridges, with one double bridge spanning 1,500 feet across the Oconee River. The […]

October 20, 2016

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Virginia seeking public input on transportation project prioritization for $9.25 billion in funding

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board is seeking public input beginning this month and through December on prioritizing transportation projects submitted through the SMART SCALE process. A total of nine public meetings are scheduled during the process. The SMART SCALE system prioritizes transportation projects based on need using a data-driven analysis. It stands for System for the […]

October 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crews demo century-old Virginia St. Bridge, construct and move new one into place (Time-lapse)

The time lapse video below shows the entire construction project of the Virginia Street Bridge in Reno, Nevada. The 110-year-old original earth-filled, concrete-arch bridge was showing signs of extreme wear, so the City of Reno, in partnership with the Truckee River Flood Management Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Highway Administration, […]

October 19, 2016

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New York DOT completes replacement of 4 major bridges near Buffalo

The New York Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has completed the $14.2 million replacement of four Interstate 290 bridges over Delaware Avenue and Military Road just north of Buffalo in Tonawanda. “The resiliency and safety of our bridges and roadways are essential to supporting economic growth, and these projects will help aid in the continued resurgence of […]

October 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA Contractor Safety Awards go to Pennsylvania, Texas companies

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Transportation Development Foundation presented its annual Contractor Safety Awards to a Pennsylvania and Texas company during the group’s recent national convention. Winners this year, awarded in two categories, include: 500,000 to 1 million hours: Wagman Heavy Civil of York, Pennsylvania More than 1 million hours: Webber, LLC […]

October 19, 2016

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FHWA’s Beyond Traffic estimates nearly 20% of U.S. drivers are 65 and older

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) preliminary data from its 30-year “Beyond Traffic” study estimates roughly 20 percent of all U.S. drivers are more than 65 years old. That demographic is expected to grow another 77 percent by 2045, according to the data. The Beyond Traffic study collected data from all 50 states and Washington, D.C,. and […]

October 19, 2016

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W. Virginia DOT antitrust suit alleges collusion among asphalt companies drove up prices

The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) has filed an antitrust suit against multiple asphalt companies alleging they have “worked together to create a monopoly” with the result of pushing up asphalt prices in the state as much at 40 percent. The agency says these companies “are no longer competing but instead have worked together […]

October 18, 2016