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Mass. lawmakers want to focus funding on repairing small bridges

Massachusetts lawmakers want to start a new “Small Bridge Program” to focus on repairing municipally owned bridges less than 20 feet in length that don’t qualify for federal funding and rural towns can’t afford to repair, wwlp.com reports. These bridges don’t qualify for federal funding because of their size, and many rural towns can’t afford fix them. “Anyone of […]

July 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma receives $62 million FASTLANE grant for US 69/75 corridor

Oklahoma has been awarded a $62 million FASTLANE grant for updates to the US 69/75 corridor near Durant for work on a four-mile stretch of the highway to include conversion to controlled-access, grade separations, frontage roads and rail crossing improvements. “Without this grant there was no funding solution for this project,” says Oklahoma Department of […]

July 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Jersey transportation project shutdown to cost 1,000+ jobs and up to $9 million per week

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) estimates the first week of the recent New Jersey transportation project shutdown could idle 1,700 workers and cost taxpayers $41 million. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of state Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) projects in reaction to a stalemate over legislation to raise the state’s […]

July 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Alaska DOT testing differential speed limits to improve passing lanes on Seward Highway

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) is running a differential speed limit pilot program on five miles of Seward Highway in an effort to improve passing lane traffic. The left lane will remain at the normal speed limit of 65 miles per hour and the right lane’s speed limit will be reduced […]

July 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nebraska releases 2017 surface transportation program

The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) has released its 2017 Surface Transportation Program publication, which provides details on plans for the state’s highway system. “Both asset management projects and capital improvement projects are vital to securing the future of our Nebraska roadways,” says NDOR Director Kyle Schneweis. “The projects selected for the program book are […]

July 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

AEM announces 5 winners in Infrastructure Vision 2050 ‘Dream Phase’

The Association of Equipment Manufactures (AEM) has announced five winners in the “Dream Phase” of the Infrastructure 2050 Challenge program that aims to bring forth “groundbreaking ideas and solutions” to address U.S. infrastructure challenges. The program was launched in January and offers $150,000 in prizes. The “Dream Phase” ($45,000 awarded) is the second of three […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

35 Conn. bridges to be re-examined after lead inspector arrested for falsifying reports

Thirty-five Connecticut bridges are scheduled to be re-examined by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) after the inspecting engineer, Akram Ahmad, was arrested in May on allegations that he falsified a bridge report in New York, myrecordjournal.com reports. Ahmad worked with a handful of contractors as team leader of those 35 inspections, including 13 with TranSystems of Meriden. […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT’s Cedar Rapids intermodal facility gets FASTLANE green light

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has been awarded $25.65 million from the FASTLANE grant program to build an intermodal transportation facility in Cedar Rapids. The total project cost is estimated at $46.5 million, and the remainder of the funds will come from the private sector led by Alliant Energy Transportation. “The facility directly […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission approves “more robust” 5-year STIP

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the state’s five-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Officials say the 2017-2021 program is “more robust” than plans from the last two years due to an improved economy, but isn’t strong enough to take on “high-priority” projects such as the expansion of I-70. “We have a long-term insufficient […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Infrared, all-in-one, 3D pothole repair solutions on the rise, but the basics still rule

The pothole is the bane of both the driver and a transportation department. It can ruin a morning commute and overshadow any positive roadway construction projects in an area. According to AAA, pothole damage costs U.S. drivers roughly $3 billion a year, with roughly 16 million drivers experiencing some form of pothole damage to their […]

July 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

ITD director explains how GARVEE program transformed Idaho’s infrastructure for the better

Idaho’s Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) program recently wrapped up following a decade of investment in the state’s roads and bridges. Along the way, the GARVEE program transformed the state’s infrastructure in a way we haven’t seen since the interstate system was built through Idaho in the 1960s. President Eisenhower signed the Interstate bill into law […]

July 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Maine DOT awarded $7.7 million in FASTLANE grants for terminal

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has received a $7.7 million FASTLANE grant to be used for the Maine Intermodal Port Productivity Project (MIPPP) in infrastructure improvements to the International Marine Terminal (IMT) in Portland. Officials estimate the MIPPP will cost $15.4 million and funds from the state and private sector will match the FASTLANE […]

July 11, 2016