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Roadbuilding

ARTBA-TDF awards 11 scholarships to children of highway workers killed on the job

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation’s (ARTBA-TDF) worker memorial fund has provided scholarships for 11 children of fallen highway workers in its most recent round. The Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship fund was created in 1999 with a gift from Stan Lanford of Lanford Brothers and Jack Lanford of Adams […]

May 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT adds projects to long-term plans due to improved funding outlook

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has added 855 projects to its 2017-2021 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan, citing increased state revenues and the assurance of long-term federal funding due to last year’s FAST Act. MoDOT recently presented its latest STIP to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC). “This year’s STIP allows us […]

May 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two construction workers hit by car near Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh

Two construction workers were hit by a vehicle near the Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning. CBS Pittsburgh reports that the accident happened on the Route 30 bridge just before 10 a.m. The construction workers were reviewing the area for a bridge replacement that is due to get underway next weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Department of […]

May 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT bathes bridges in orange light for work zone safety awareness

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been illuminating in orange the Morrison Bridge in Portland and Union Street Railroad Bridge in Salem as a way to raise awareness for road construction safety in work zones. The orange lighting will continue until May 14. “Work zone safety is a top priority for ODOT, our industry […]

May 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

This glow-in-the-dark concrete could build long-lasting, light-emitting highways

In the hopes of one day lighting highways without the need of electricity, a Mexican researcher has developed a unique formula of concrete that would not only glow in the dark, but last for a century. According to a report from Phys.org (via Investigatión y Desarrollo), Dr. José Carlos Rubio of the University of San Nicolas […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

85-year-old George Washington Bridge getting much-needed $2 billion renovation

The 85-year-old George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, is getting some much-needed major renovations to keep it alive into the next century. NJ.com reports that officials are planning an intricate construction schedule involving 11 projects as part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s nearly $2 billion “Restore the George” program, which would […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado House members “postpone indefinitely” $3.5 billion transportation bond bill

The Colorado House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put an end to Senate Bill 16-210 that would have put to public vote the authorization to bond $3.5 billion in funding for transportation projects in the state. Party-line votes, led by House Democrats, killed the bill. It had been previously approved May 6 by the […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA recognizes Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Dave Gehr with Bartlett Award

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized Dave Gehr, senior vice president and highway market leader at Parsons Brinckerhoff, with the George S. Bartlett Award at its recent Federal Issues Program. In a career that spans more than 40 years, Gehr served in multiple roles at the Virginia Department of Transportation, ranging from […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD, Baton Rouge partner with Waze Connected Citizens Program

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Louisiana DOTD) and Baton Rouge City-Parish have partnered with the crowdsourced navigation app Waze and will contribute to the company’s Connected Citizens Program. Louisiana DOTD and Baton Rouge join several state DOTs sharing data with Waze, including California, Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. “This level of […]

May 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. Navy Seabees built a safer gravel road for a community in Djibouti

The United States Navy is doing its part to improve road conditions abroad. According to a report by the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 (Seabees) completed a road construction project in Chebelley, Djibouti on May 2. A mile-long gravel road was put in place to provide a safer route […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

RIDOT detection system stops 47 potential wrong-way collisions

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) wrong-way driving detection system has helped prevent 47 wrong-way driving incidents from resulting in crashes. Roughly 360 people die in wrong-way crashes across the U.S., and Rhode Island has had 13 deaths in the past eight years. RIDOT says most wrong-way crashes occur during evening and overnight hours […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT awards $19.7 million on construction projects

The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently awarded $19.7 million in road construction and rehabilitation projects. Smith-Rowe of Mount Airy was awarded an $11.6 million contract for extending Idols Road roughly two miles from Hampton Road to Clemmons Road in Forsyth County. The project includes paving, drainage and grading. The contractor can begin work June […]

May 11, 2016