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Roadbuilding

USDOT gets A+ rating on Small Business Procurement Scorecard

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) gave the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) an “A+” rating on the annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard for fiscal year 2015. Only three agencies received this highest rating, and USDOT has received an “A” or higher for seven years in a row. “This scorecard makes it clear, in category […]

May 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans seeks more volunteers before July launch of Road Charge Pilot

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is seeking more volunteers for its Road Charge Pilot program, even though it already reached is goal of 5,000. The agency would like more rural drivers to sign-up to help “accurately depict” the affect of the pilot on the entire state. “It is important that the pilot represents a […]

May 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

DBIA names Virginia DOT as 2016 Transportation Owner of the Year

The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) named the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as 2016 Transportation Owner of the Year during the association’s recent Design-Build in Transportation Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. The award recognizes “transportation industry organizations that have made significant contributions in advancing the awareness, understanding and use of the design-build project delivery […]

May 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $8 million to 35 tribes for transportation safety improvement projects

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is providing roughly $8 million to 35 Native American tribes to complete 54 transportation safety improvement projects on tribal lands. The move is part of the agency’s Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund. Seventy-three recognized tribes submitted 130 applications for the program, with a request total of $36.8 million. “Road safety […]

May 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Montana governor proposes $200 million funding for infrastructure projects

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has proposed a $200 million plan for 2017 aimed at improving infrastructure projects across the state and creating additional construction jobs. Bullock, who announced the proposal at the end of the state’s 2016 legislative session, also wants to create the Build Montana Trust to fund future projects. “My number one priority […]

May 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cummins to develop plug-in hybrid Class 6 truck with federal grant

Cummins has been awarded a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a Class 6 commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50 percent over conventional Class 6 vehicles. Cummins researchers will select an engine to use as an electric commercial vehicle range extender. The […]

April 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA proposes emissions measurements to gauge success of transportation projects

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would measure the success of transportation projects based upon greenhouse gas and other air emissions. According to an announcement from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), under the proposal, states would be required to monitor, report, and set targets for improving performance by measuring […]

April 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Safety management plans available for 2 USDOT Connected Vehicle Pilot sites

The safety management plans for the Wyoming and Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot deployment sites under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) are now available online. The Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program “seeks to combine connected vehicle and mobile device technologies in innovative and cost-effective ways” with the […]

April 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

American Concrete Institute names new officers, board members at Concrete Convention

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced two new officers and four board members for 2016-2017 during the recent Concrete Convention and Exposition in Milwaukee. The new president is Michael J. Schneider, senior vice president and chief people officer at Baker Concrete Construction in Monroe, Ohio. He was named a Fellow of ACI in 2006 and […]

April 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nebraska DOR adds members to County Bridge Match program working group

The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) recently announced members of the County Bridge Match Program (CBMP) working group. The recently signed Transportation Innovation Act (TIA) created the group, which is tasked with defining criteria and guidelines for the program. The CBMP is one of three programs the TIA established, and is authorized to have up […]

April 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Licking County, Ohio, pledges $4.3 million to repairing 35 bridges in 2016

Deteriorating bridges and culverts have forced the closure of five county roads in Licking County, Ohio, the Newark Advocate reports. Licking County Engineer Bill Lozier has a goal to fix 35 bridges in the county this year, which will require the closure of about five county roads during the construction season. The cost of the 2016 bridge program […]

April 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT will replace structurally deficient bridges with slide-in construction

In 2014, data from the Federal Highway Administration ranked Rhode Island as the worst of the 50 states for structurally deficient bridges. With so many of its bridges needing to be rebuilt, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning to use a faster method for reconstruction. WPRI.com reports that reconstruction will begin with the McCormick Quarry Bridge in East Providence, which […]

April 28, 2016