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Transportation Research Board adds 14 to Future Interstate Study Committee

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Transportation Research Board (TRB) has named 14 to a committee working on its Future Interstate Study, a 30-month project aimed at determining actions needed to upgrade and restore the U.S. interstate highway system. Section 6021 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act called for the TRB […]

August 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT awards contract to replace 7 bridges in Bladen, Cumberland, Robeson counties

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced that it awarded a $5.4 million contract to Smith-Rowe LLC of Mount Airy to replace the following seven bridges in Bladen, Cumberland, and Robeson counties: N.C. 53 over Ellis Creek in Bladen County Mercer Mill Road over Hammonds Creek in Bladen County Hollow Bridge Road between Beaver Dam Road and Mink […]

August 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana’s Community Crossings grant provides $47 million to 102 municipalities

Indiana’s Community Crossings matching grant fund recently provided $47 million to 102 municipalities in Central Indiana. The Community Crossings program is funded by legislation approved earlier this year that will provide more than $1.2 billion in funding for road and bridge preservation projects. Roughly $160 million is available through the program this year. “Few states have […]

August 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. miles driven in first half of 2016 breaks record

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the first six months of 2016 has broken a record, reaching 1.58 trillion million miles, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. The previous record of 1.54 trillion miles was set last year. FHWA says for comparison, 1.58 trillion miles equates to roughly 250 […]

August 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Wyoming Transportation Commission awards $16.5 million for 10 projects

The Wyoming Transportation Commission has awarded 10 contracts valued at $16.5 million in its latest round of highway project approvals. The largest of these is for adding eight passing lanes to Wyoming 59, valued at $6.3 million and awarded to Concrete Foundations of Douglas, Wyoming. The project is part of the second phase of construction […]

August 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Richway launches Cretefoamer CS-6G, a pickup-mounted continuous cellular concrete machine

Richway’s new Cretefoamer CS-6G fits in a 3/4-ton truck and is designed for continuous cellular concrete jobs of up to 40 yards per day, with a production range of 30-100 pounds per cubic foot (pcf). Cellular concrete is a concrete slurry or grout mixture with foam added that’s used in fill applications. It has been used […]

August 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Court dismisses environmental suit against the Phoenix South Mountain Freeway

Work can begin on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, an I-10 connector that extends south of downtown Phoenix, after the U.S. District Court there determined the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) were not negligent in meeting federal laws on the project. The plaintiffs in the case were the Gila […]

August 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT’s 4-year project to replace 7 bridges over I-676 on schedule

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) $64.8 million project to rebuild bridges over Interstate 676 in Philadelphia is right on schedule, according to PennDOT’s Assistant Press Secretary Gene Blaum, Pennoni Associates’ designer Jim Pezzotti, and Urban Engineers’ construction manager Dave Palmer in speaking with the Philadelphia (Phillymag). PennDOT began the four-year, two-part project a little […]

August 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

California Transportation Commission allocates $814 million for transportation projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $814 million for 135 transportation projects across the state. The bulk of the funding, $732.7 million, comes from the State Highway Operation and Protection Program for 72 “fix-it-first” projects The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) says these projects will maintain and preserve the state highway system and its supporting […]

August 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Common Good foretells ‘Transportation Armageddon’ without NYC Gateway Tunnel Project

Common Good, a nonpartisan group that aims to simplify government, has released a video from former “The Daily Show” writer Alex Marino that stresses the need for an expedited permit approval process for the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project in New York City. “The Gateway Project—Saving New York form ‘Transportation Armageddon’ ” spans roughly four minutes […]

August 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA releases $2 million in emergency relief funds for Louisiana’s flood-damaged roads

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made $2 million in emergency relief funds available to Louisiana to use for road repairs caused by recent flooding. “These emergency funds will help the state begin repairs immediately so people can access essential services and get the assistance they need,” says FHWA Administrator Gregory Nadeau. “They represent the […]

August 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

BTS releases app for Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016 data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released an app for the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016 to allow even quicker access to its database of transportation statistics. “All seven sections—Infrastructure, Moving People, Moving Goods, Performance, Economy, Safety and Environment—plus a new Major Trends section can be found on the app,” […]

August 22, 2016