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Roadbuilding

Indiana officials launch start of $92 million I-69 widening project

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and other state and local officials officially launched the start of $92 million in widening and exit redesign work on Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Muncie in Hamilton and Madison counties. The project is part of the Major Moves 2020 program. As part of the project, Milestone Contractors will widen 15 […]

June 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT says lack of funding responsible for No. 1 ranking in deficient bridges

A 2016 report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association ranked Iowa no. 1 in the country for structurally deficient bridges. Of the approximately 5,000 deficient bridges in the state, approximately 400 of them are closed. “Funding is the main issue, you know,” Scott Neubauer with the Iowa Department of Transportation told KCCI TV. “The locals need more money […]

June 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Residents’ share in road funding could increase with Utah city’s proposed flat fee for repairs

Officials in Pleasant Grove, Utah, say more than half of the roads in the city are in need of repair, so they are asking for financial help from residents and businesses. City officials say $3.8 million a year is needed for the next 20 years to make those repairs, but the current annual budget is only $1.5 […]

June 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Kansas DOT may see budget cuts despite state borrowing program

The Kansas State Finance Council, along with Gov. Sam Brownback have authorized $900 million in borrowing to help shore up state funding, a move following statements that several agencies, including the department of transportation, would suffer cuts to due budget shortfalls, according to a report by the Kansas City Star. This isn’t the first time […]

June 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

$6 billion Tampa Bay Express approved by local planning organization

The Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which sets transportation policy for the Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City and unincorporated Hillsborough County, voted to keep the Tampa Bay Express (TBX) on its current path to completion, according to a report by the Tampa Bay Times. The $6 billion TBX will add toll lanes to roughly 90 […]

June 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

APWA to honor Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety with performance award

The American Public Works Association (APWA) will award the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety (MCRS) with the Exceptional Performance in Safety award at its Public Works Expo in August. The Exceptional Performance Awards were established in 1996 and aim to “recognize individuals, teams, or organizations in the areas of adversity, journalism and safety whose outstanding […]

June 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

TxDOT moving forward with I-35 improvements in Austin via Mobility35 program

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced it is making progress with its Mobility35 Program for improving Interstate 35 in Austin, a program launched in 2011 in a partnership with the city of Austin, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and other agencies. The plan, which will range in costs from $4.3 to $4.6 billion, […]

June 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bennett’s Mill Covered Bridge Historical Society holds annual preservation dinner

Covered bridges, which are beautiful representatives of a simpler past, are quickly going the way of the dinosaurs. However, the Bennett’s Mill Covered Bridge Historical Society is doing everything it can to preserve the bridge the group is named for in Greenup, Ky. According to a report in The Daily Independent, the society hosted its annual Dinner on […]

June 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Smart City Challenge partner Continental Automotive offers vehicle-to-everything tech

Continental Automotive is the newest partner for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, offering $1 million in vehicle-to-everything hardware and labor for smart intersections for the competition’s winner, Columbus, Ohio. The company will provide “advanced sensing, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication technology to increase traffic safety at intersections and provide a platform for intelligent […]

June 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan State researchers, Ingham County Road Commission experiment with rubber-modified asphalt

Researchers and county officials in Michigan are experimenting with rubber-modified asphalt installations that, while looking identical to conventional asphalt, is made with recycled tires, an ingredient that can prevent the spread of cracks in roadways. The asphalt is made with tires that are cut up into pellets called devulcanized rubber. “We first mix this with asphalt binder at certain […]

June 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD cancels bridge rehab contract to use money to build new structure

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has cancelled the rehabilitation contract for work on the Jimmie Davis Bridge in Bossier City to instead use the funds to design and build a completely new bridge. Roughly 21,500 vehicles daily travel across the bridge, which was built in 1968. Gov. John Bel Edwards said the […]

June 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards $26.4 million in construction, engineering services contracts

The Illinois Tollway approved $2 million for two new construction contracts and $24.4 million for an engineering services contract at its recent June meeting, bringing the yearly total for contracts in these areas to $179 million. “The construction contracts are small business set-aside contracts awarded as part of the Tollway’s Small Business Initiative, including one […]

June 23, 2016