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Kentucky plans to designate 70-mile section of Natcher Parkway as future I-65 spur

Kentucky plans to designate a 70-mile section of the William H. Natcher Parkway between Bowling Green and Owensboro as the “Future Interstate 65 Spur” as a means of attracting “key investors” to that part of the state in addition to improving the commute for motorists. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) says this designation makes the […]

September 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tennessee Gov. to call special session over potential loss of $60 million in federal highway funds

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam plans to call a special session in September of the state’s general assembly to look at developing legislation that would fix a potential $60 million cut of federal highway funds connected to a new state law. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently declared the […]

September 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina construction worker falls into lake and drowns

Filigonio Bravo Perez, a 29-year-old construction worker, fell from a bridge he was painting into Lake Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina, and drowned, JDNews.com reports. Perez, who worked for Astron General Contracting Co., was painting a bridge on N.C. 127 over Lake Hickory, when he fell into the lake. Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid told the news agency […]

September 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Lawmakers see little negative impact at the polls after voting for gas tax increases

A study by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) show 98 percent of lawmakers who supported gas tax or equivalent increases to pay for transportation projects in 2015 won their primary races this year. The report, produced by the ARTBA Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC), looked at eight states including Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, […]

September 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT replants 400 saguaros as part of Loop 101 project

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has replanted roughly 400 saguaro cactuses alongside the Loop 101/Pima Freeway as part of the $74 million project to improve portions of the highway and the Loop 202/Red Mountain Freeway. The saguaros, in addition to other cactuses and trees collected over a two-year period, were stored in nurseries near […]

September 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Last piece of East End Bridge spanning Ohio River set in place

The video below, released by the Ohio River Bridges Project, shows time-lapse footage of the last three months of construction on the East End Bridge that began in the summer of 2013. The final bridge piece was lifted into place by a crane on Monday, August 29. The 2,500-foot, cable-stayed bridge, which stretches across the Ohio River between Kentucky […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT to replace East Shore Expressway Bridge in 80 hours

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning for a rapid bridge replacement of the East Shore Expressway Bridge in East Providence in just 80 hours beginning September 9. Conventional replacement would take a year and cause prolonged traffic congestion, the agency says. The bridge carries traffic from Interstate 195 East at Exit 7 […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

California receives $293.1 million federal bonus for meeting transportation project deadlines

California will receive a $293.1 million transportation funding bonus for meeting its 2016 fiscal year deadlines for federally funded projects. The money will be split between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and local agencies. The bonus money comes from a pool created from federal transportation funds states do not spend before federal deadlines. The […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Second phase of USDOT’s Connected Vehicle Pilot Program begins

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) has announced that the second phase of the Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is set to begin its 20-month cycle. The Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program “seeks to combine connected vehicle and mobile device technologies in innovative and cost-effective ways” with […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

First Caltrans District 7 employee death on the job in 11 years as worker is struck on freeway near LA

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 employee Jorge Lopez, 57, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer September 1 while working on the Antelope Valley Freeway in Acton at Crown Valley Road. Lopez, an electrician and 16-year Caltrans veteran, is the first District 7 agency employee to be killed on the job since 2005. […]

September 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

New York’s Hylan Boulevard Bridge completed four months ahead of schedule

The southbound portion of New York’s Hylan Boulevard Bridge over the Staten Island Expressway has been completed four months ahead of schedule and is open to traffic. “Investing in our transportation network is essential to building a strong economy and ensuring safe and reliable travel for New Yorkers,” N.Y. Governor Andrews Cuomo says. “Millions of commuters and […]

September 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT seeks comments on 3 statewide transportation plans

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released three transportation plans and is looking for public comments on each. These plans include: 20-Year Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan (MnSHIP) This was updated most recently in 2013. “MnSHIP directs capital investment for Minnesota’s 12,000-mile state highway system over the next 20 years,” MDOT says. “It is […]

September 5, 2016