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Michigan DOT makes its 2016 construction map available for download

The Michigan Department of Transportation has made available its 2016 Paving the Way state construction map as a digital download and has discontinued its paper printing of the annual guide. The map, available at www.michigan.gov/mdotmaps, details the general timelines for specific highway and bridge projects segmented by the Upper Peninsula, Lower Peninsula and the metro […]

March 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Association management veteran Scott Grayson named APWA, CPWA executive director

The American Public Works Association (APWA) and the Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) have named Scott Grayson as their new executive director, a role he will take over April 15 from interim executive director Larry Frevert. Grayson currently serves as associate managing director for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Washington, D.C., and […]

March 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA to host workshop for state and local transportation advocates

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association wants to help local and state transportation advocates find success in getting road funding legislation passed. The organization is hosting its third annual National Workshop for State and Local Transportation Advocates this summer to give officials the tools and tips needed to advance infrastructure legislation. According to ARTBA, […]

March 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Asphalt Pavement Alliance honors 8 state DOTs with 2015 Perpetual Pavement Award

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance presented eight state departments of transportation with its 2015 Perpetual Pavement Award that recognizes long-lasting and high-quality asphalt pavements. The Perpetual Pavement Award has been awarded to 108 pavements across the U.S. and Canada since its inception in 2001. To qualify for the award, an asphalt pavement owned by a state […]

March 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT opens comment period on 5-year transportation construction program

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is seeking public input on its Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program for 2017-2021. ADOT updates the plan annually and was able to recommend more projects due to additional funding available via the FAST Act in addition to a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Transportation Investment […]

March 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT mechanics develop salt-saving door for plow trucks

Two maintenance mechanics in the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Southwest Region have developed a salt-door stop for plow trucks that helps regulate the flow of salt. The stop, made from a stainless steel bar, is set to a calibrated height that maintains a constant rate of flow thereby limiting extra salt from escaping, which in […]

March 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Highway projects removed from Tenn. P3 bill

Roadway projects have been removed from a Tennessee bill that allows private sector investments in state transportation projects. The newly amended bill is still moving forward, but it will now only apply to mass transit projects following opposition from the road building lobby, according to the Associated Press. State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) said the new bill would enable […]

March 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards 35 construction projects valued at $88.5 million

The Georgia Department of Transportation has approved 35 transportation construction project contracts valued at $88.5 million for advertised bids from February. Of these contracts, 11 are for bridge projects with a total value of $24.7 million and 18 are for resurfacing projects valued at more than $52 million. The largest project from an investment standpoint […]

March 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Road worker killed following dump truck electrocution in S. Carolina

A road worker in South Carolina died after he was electrocuted while loading asphalt into a paver. According to The State, Javier Lopez-Lira was working with a crew on Shadow Wood Drive in Richland County when the incident occurred. Lopez-Lira was loading asphalt into the paving machine from a dump truck when the bed of […]

March 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan infrastructure commission set up to identify long-term strategies for the state

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has created the 21st Century Infrastructure Commission as a means of identifying “strategic best practices to modernize” transportation, water and sewer, energy and communications infrastructure in the state. Snyder created the commission via Executive Order 2016-5, and it will be required to submit analysis and recommendations for infrastructure needs in a […]

March 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Seven cities named finalists for USDOT’s $50 million Smart City Challenge

Seven cities have been named as finalists for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge, which aims to convert one city into the first in the country to “fully” integrate into their transportation network technologies including smart sensors and autonomous and connected vehicles. Originally, only five finalists were to be selected. The seven […]

March 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Highway workers recover family’s stolen heirlooms from ditch

Renee and Paul Bantista never thought they’d find the old jewelry box stolen from their home back in September. But the keen eye of an Illinois Department of Transportation worker reunited the couple with their lost treasures. According to the Herald & Review, the jewelry box was stolen while the couple was on vacation and a […]

March 15, 2016