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Mass. town receives $13.4 million federal grant for improvements to 6 bridges

Six bridges in Lowell, Massachusetts, are slated for improvements beginning in 2017 and finishing up in the fall of 2022, The Lowell Sun reports. The city received a $13.4 million federal grant in October 2015 to pay for a majority of the repairs or replacement of eight bridges, including a bridge that carries Kearney Square over the Eastern Canal that was repaired in […]

September 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Connecticut DOT, UConn receive Governors Highway Safety Association safety award

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has awarded the Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award in the Field of Highway Safety to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the University of Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC). CTDOT and CTSRC were recognized for the motor vehicle crash reporting system and development of the Connecticut […]

September 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

3D Asphalt Paving: The highest smoothness and accuracy possible, no strings attached

Stringless paving isn’t just for concrete contractors. The asphalt guys are in on it as well, but with a few slight twists on the methods used. As with concrete paving, stringless asphalt paving offers the benefit of eliminating the costly step of bringing in a survey crew to set up the stringline. Eliminating that step […]

September 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT releases Federal Automated Vehicles Policy guidelines for autonomous vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSA) has issued the long-awaited Federal Automated Vehicles Policy covering guidance for automated/autonomous vehicles on the nation’s highways. The 116-page document, available here, covers four main categories: Vehicle Performance Guidance for Automated Vehicles; Model State Policy; NHTSA’s Current Regulatory Tools; and Modern […]

September 20, 2016

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Oklahoma DOT hosts 15th annual Construction Career Day in Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Civil Rights Division recently hosted its 15th annual Construction Career Day for students in the Oklahoma City metro area as an effort to provide hands-on experience with industry experts. The theme for this year was “Tools to Build Your Future.” The hands-on portion of the event included students being […]

September 20, 2016

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PennDOT develops construction inspection app that will save agency $28 million over 2 years

A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) mobile construction app, MCDocs, will save the agency at least $28 million in administrative costs over a two-year period. “We have nearly 400 inspectors on staff and 1,200 under contract to check on the roughly $2.5 billion worth of construction work we have underway each year,” PennDOT Secretary Leslie […]

September 19, 2016

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MassDOT’s federal funding windfall helps with new project advertisements

With the Massachusetts Department of Transportation receiving additional federal funds totaling $65.15 million, allowing it to fully fund projects in its 2016 State Transportation Improvement Plan, it can now advertise five new projects. The bonus money comes from a pool created from federal transportation funds states do not spend before federal deadlines. “This new funding […]

September 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Saugatuck Island (Conn.) to replace 87-year-old wooden bridge to mainland

Saugatuck Island, Connecticut, will soon have a new bridge connecting it to the mainland, the Westport News reports. The current one-lane, 87-year-old wooden bridge has weight restrictions that prevent emergency vehicles from accessing the island in times of need, which has been a concern of island residents for some time. The bridge, which was originally built in 1929, […]

September 19, 2016

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Hawaii DOT to test mileage user fee to supply highway fund, replace fuel tax

The Hawaii Department of Transportation’s (HDOT) Highways Division plans to test a mileage-based user fee to provide revenue for the State Highway Fund and a possible replacement to the fuel tax, which accounts for 33 percent of the fund. The agency received a nearly $4 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration as part of the […]

September 19, 2016

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Tenn. lawmakers repeal law that would have cost state $60 million in transportation funds

The Tennessee general assembly has repealed a law that lessened underage penalties for driving under the influence (DUI), legislation the federal government considered out of “zero tolerance” compliance with national drunk driving guidelines and thereby making the state ineligible for certain federal highway funds estimated at $60 million. Gov. Bill Haslam had called for a special legislative […]

September 16, 2016

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Penn. county will use P3 to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges

Pennsylvania transportation officials will be watching Northampton County for the next few years as it begins a program to replace or repair more than a fourth of its bridges. The Morning Call reports that the county’s General Purpose Authority will award a Private-Public Partnership (P3) contract to replace 33 structurally deficient bridges in record time, while locking in the county’s costs. […]

September 16, 2016

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Wisconsin DOT submits 2017-2019 transportation proposal, meeting Gov. Walker’s deadline

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Sept. 15 submitted its proposed 2017-2019 transportation budget to Gov. Scott Walker per his mandate from earlier this year. Most notably, the proposal involves no fee or fuel tax increases. “This budget provides more funding to local governments for their roads and bridges, keeps borrowing at historically low levels, and […]

September 16, 2016