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Virginia awards $102.5 million in transportation construction, maintenance projects

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved nine Virginia transportation infrastructure contracts valued at $102.5 million. Most of the projects are in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Northern Virginia District, with officials saying they “improve mobility, enhance safety and extend the life of the state’s transportation network.” The projects include: $43.2 million for widening […]

March 1, 2016

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Worker killed after being hit by dump truck on Florida’s I-4 Ultimate project

A highway worker in Florida died Feb. 23 after he was struck by a dump truck in the Interstate 4 construction zone. According to the Orlando Sentinel, SGL Constructors employee Marvin Franklin was working on the $2.3 billion project in Orlando and standing behind a parked dump truck filled with dirt. The dump truck was parked on the […]

March 1, 2016

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Contractor walks away from NCDOT project over payment dispute

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is in search of a new contractor to finish up a nearly three-year-old project in Charlotte. According to Fox 46 in Charlotte, DeVere Construction told NCDOT that they would no longer perform work on the $100 million Independence Avenue widening project. The company claims NCDOT owes them money for the project. […]

February 29, 2016

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Indiana DOT reaches settlement with Brooks Construction over pavement work

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Brooks Construction have agreed to a settlement requiring the contractor to repave a section of State Road 25 in Cass County. The settlement, signed by Gov. Michael Pence, Attorney General Gregory Zoeller and Brooks Construction President Andrew Brooks, is the result of INDOT’s complaint last year of “material deficiencies” […]

February 29, 2016

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Cop working construction zone dragged by vehicle

A police officer working in a construction zone in Wayland, Massachusetts was injured recently after being dragged by a vehicle for several feet. According to the Boston Globe, Sgt. Jennifer Ordway was out of her vehicle in the construction zone on Route 30 when she started talking to the driver of a vehicle through the passenger window. The driver of […]

February 29, 2016

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Bergkamp creates division to expand to international markets

Bergkamp Incorporated, based in Salina, Kansas, has created Bergkamp Bituminous Solutions through a partnership with Denmark-based DenimoTech A/S to market, sell and support products internationally. The new enterprise will have rights to market emulsion mills and plants, polymer-modified asphalt blending mills and plants, crumb rubber blending plants, laboratory plants, storage tanks and mixers in the U.S., […]

February 29, 2016

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Bertha back to drilling after suspension is “conditionally lifted”

Bertha hasn’t been blessed with the best of luck in Seattle, but the world’s largest tunnel boring machine is back to drilling again for now. The Seattle Tunnel Partners announced that the Washington State Department of Transportation has decided to conditionally lift the suspension for cause that Gov. Jay Inslee enacted in January following the formation of a sink […]

February 26, 2016

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One worker dead, another seriously injured after drunk driver crashes into work zone

A 21-year-old road worker was killed earlier this month and his coworker was seriously injured after an alleged drunk driver crashed into a Texas construction zone. Christian Castro was at work in the construction zone on Bonham Street in Paris, Texas, with his coworker when 26-year-old Geno Allen veered off the side of the road and struck the […]

February 26, 2016

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Mississippi DOT launches STEM website for civil engineering career push

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched a website aimed at promoting interest in careers in transportation, with a focus on civil engineering. The site, which is a part of the department’s education outreach effort, focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. “Our new STEM education site is designed as a tool to […]

February 26, 2016

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Missouri DOT online calculator breaks down drivers’ fuel tax and where money is spent

The Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) Transportation Dollar$ online calculator can provide residents details on how much they’re paying in motor fuel taxes and where in the transportation system the money is being sent. The application can also show how much a gas tax increase would cost them. “I think people will be surprised at […]

February 26, 2016

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California lowers gas tax by 2.2 cents per gallon

While states like Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi are considering raising their gas taxes to better fund infrastructure, California’s tax board recently decided that its residents paid too much for gas last year, and will give them a break at the pump. The Associated Press reported that the California Board of Equalization voted 3-2 Tuesday to lower the […]

February 25, 2016

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USDOT offers webinar on research data exchange for connected vehicle deployments

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) is hosting a webinar on how to prepare data for the Research Data Exchange (RDE) system for the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program. The webinar is scheduled for March 2. The pilot program aims to “combine connected vehicle and mobile device […]

February 25, 2016