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Why Oregon DOT’s curve speed advisory update led to increased limits

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is changing out speed advisory signs across the state,  increasing the speed in many instances. The effort will extend over the next three years on public roads with more than 1,000 vehicles per day traveling across them. This shift is due to several reasons, including federal requirements to have […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT partnership pairs Zipcar rentals with Amtrak train times

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Amtrak Cascades and Zipcar have partnered to launch “Zip and Ride” to position Zipcars walking distance away from three Amtrak train stations. The program will allow Amtrak Cascades customers to use a Zipcar in time with the train service, a moved aimed at avoiding “traffic headaches and parking stress” […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans partners with Pavia for real-time data management on Livermore highway project

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is partnering with Pavia Systems to use HeadLight software for real-time data management on a widening project on SR 84 in Livermore east of San Francisco. HeadLight, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) inspection platform, compiles real-time, direct input from project inspectors on the job and is designed “exclusively for road-owning government […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Only 16% of Michigan’s roads are in good condition

A new annual roads and bridges report released by the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council on May 2, indicates that roads throughout Michigan are continuing to deteriorate. According to Woodtv.com, the report notes that, for 2015, only 16 percent of roads are in good condition, 45 percent are in fair condition and 39 percent are […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two Ohio Turnpike plazas to feature 17 native perennial plants

Two Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission service plazas, Middle Ridge and Vermilion Valley, will feature 17 Ohio-native plants as part of the Ohio Turnpike Native Plant Garden initiative. Keep Ohio Beautiful and The Davey Tree Expert Co. are partnering with the agency on the project. Students from the Lorain County Joint Vocational School are scheduled […]

May 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tri-State Asphalt first lab accredited by AASHTO for pavement preservation standards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) has accredited Tri-State Asphalt for micro-surfacing and slurry pavement preservation mix design testing. The Morris, Illinois-based firm is the first in the U.S. to receive such accreditation for pavement preservation standards. “Tri-State built its foundation from two main principles: high quality products and superior customer […]

May 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT seeks public comment on long-range transportation plan

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has made its state long-range transportation plan (SLRP)—also know as MI Transportation Plan: Moving Michigan Forward—available for public comment. The plan covers project plans through the next 24 years. “The 2040 MI Transportation Plan (2040 MITP) is an extension of previous long-range plans, and serves as the strategic vision […]

May 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Poor road and bridge conditions cost Wisconsin drivers $6 billion annually

Motorists in Wisconsin are hit with $6 billion in additional costs due to poor bridge and road conditions, according to a recent report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). The report shows 42 percent of major locally and state-maintained roads are in poor to mediocre condition, with 39 percent in fair condition. Fifty-six percent of the […]

May 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Google Earth’s trippy infrastructure art isn’t a glitch

While browsing Google Earth or searching an address inside Google Maps, you’ve might’ve seen something like the above image. It happens from time to time. Though Google’s 3D representation of the world around us and the ability it gives us to travel the globe in a swipe of the trackpad or screen usually work without […]

May 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Four Chicago bridges join the ranks of city’s century-old spans still in use

Four Chicago bridges—the Jackson Boulevard Bridge (Jan. 29), Chicago & North Western Railroad Bridge (July 30), Webster Street Bridge (Aug. 3), and Lake Street Bridge (Nov. 6)—are celebrating their 100th birthdays in 2016, joining 19 other century-old Chicago bridges. “It’s pretty impressive that these marvels of engineering are still working given they’ve been in continuous operation,” John […]

May 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

South Dakota DOT awards $7.6 million through Bridge Improvement Grant program

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has awarded roughly $7.6 million through the Bridge Improvement Grant (BIG) program for the rehabilitation and replacement of bridges under local jurisdictions. The state legislature created the program in 2015 via Senate Bill 1 (SB1). The legislation requires local governments to impose a wheel tax and have a […]

May 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA seeks proposals for support services for Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration is soliciting proposals for technical support services for the Connected Vehicle Pilot program deployment and evaluation. The Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program, which is administered through USDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, “seeks to combine connected vehicle and mobile device technologies in innovative and cost-effective […]

May 6, 2016