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Roadbuilding

Gov. Christie signs New Jersey bill increasing gas tax for Transportation Trust Fund

Gov. Chris Christie has signed the legislation recently approved by the New Jersey General assembly that increases the state’s gas tax by 23 cents per gallon to provide increased revenue to the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). An impasse on previous legislation to raise the gas tax without agreeable offsetting tax cuts led Christie to shut […]

October 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT plans $311.2 million in road projects for Tyler area

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) estimates that $311.2 million will be available for Tyler-area road projects through the year 2040, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reports. This is a 184.4 percent increase over the $109.4 million previously projected, thanks to voters approving two measures to put more money into the state’s transportation system. On Thursday, the Tyler […]

October 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT providing $40 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund grants to 37 projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is providing $40 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund grants to 37 highway, bridge, bike and pedestrian projects. “The fund allows us to assist communities with needed transportation improvements that otherwise may not move forward,” says PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. “This process represents an opportunity for worthwhile local projects to […]

October 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA names 2016-17 officers during national convention

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recently named its officers for 2016-17 during its recent national convention in Tucson. David S. Zachry, president and CEO of the San Antonio-based Zachry Corporation will remain as chairman. Other officers include: Senior Vice Chairman: Matt Cummings, executive vice president, AECOM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First Vice Chairman: Bob Alger, […]

October 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT continues efforts to reduce number of obsolete bridges

Continuing efforts to reduce the number of obsolete bridges in the state, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the Department of Transportation’s plans to replace an 80-year-old span over a creek in the heart of Guthrie, the Times Record reports. In 2004, there were 1,168 structurally deficient highway bridges in Oklahoma. Now, there are only 321, which are […]

October 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $65 million in grants for advanced transportation tech in local communities

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is providing roughly $65 million in grants to help support advanced technology transportation projects in local communities across the country to help leverage nearly $170 million in investments to help implement “smart city” technologies. The grants are part of the Federal Highway Administration’s Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies […]

October 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA, FTA approve Rhode Island DOT’s 10-year transportation plan

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration have approved the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) 10-year transportation plan. This is the first time these agencies have approved such a plan for the state and the third time for any state in the country. The plan, which RIDOT says is “the backbone” […]

October 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. highways are shifting to alternative interchange designs

New designs, such as diverging diamonds, improve traffic flow, are quicker to construct and can cost less than traditional interchanges. U.S. interchanges are undergoing a design shift; from the stale, split-phase, head-to-head configuration to high-volume, semi-continuous designs such as diverging diamond interchanges (DDI) and roundabouts. Part of the impetus for this is the need to accommodate […]

October 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards $79.4 million in construction, maintenance contracts

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 19 contracts valued at $79.4 million for construction and maintenance projects across the state for the September bid cycle. Of the total, 11 of the contracts were for maintaining and preserving existing infrastructure. These were valued at $36.7 million and include resurfacing for concrete pavement replacement on […]

October 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina receives $5 million in FHWA relief funds for Hurricane Matthew damage

The Federal Highway Administration has released $5 million in emergency relief funds to North Carolina for repairs to roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Matthew. “Hurricane Matthew caused significant damage to the state’s roadways and bridges and we will take extraordinary measures to help North Carolina restore its roads and bridges,” says Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx. “These […]

October 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT accepts unsolicited P3 proposals through end of October

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) is accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from private entities through the end of October. PennDOT accepts such proposals only twice per year. The next unsolicited proposal period is May 2017. The open period, which applies to PennDOT-owned infrastructure projects, allows the private sector […]

October 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

GNSS machine control allows Halley Engineering Contractors to widen Florida’s deadly SR 997 2 months ahead of schedule

In the period from 2005 to 2011, the 36-mile stretch of Florida’s State Road 997 between the city of Homestead and Okeechobee Road to the north, claimed the lives of 28 people—a dozen in 2014 alone. And, in that same time frame, more than 900 others were injured in crashes on the two-lane highway. Though […]

October 13, 2016