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Christy Hall confirmed as secretary of South Carolina DOT

South Carolina’s Senate confirmed Christy Hall as the state’s new secretary of transportation. Hall had been serving as acting secretary since July of last year and was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to the position in October. “I am honored to serve … South Carolina and I greatly appreciate Governor Haley providing me this opportunity […]

February 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT launches near real-time snowplow tracking system

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched a system that will track and monitor snowplows in “near real-time” that will also allow the public to view vehicle location via an Automated Vehicle Location (AVL). At this time only 860 of the 970 snowplows in CDOTs fleet are fitted with the AVL system. “One of […]

February 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Minnesota road worker killed after being struck by SUV while clearing snow from road

A Minnesota worker died days after being struck by a vehicle while he was clearing snow from a road in Bloomington. According to KMSP, Bloomington Public Works Dept. employee Tyler Lenort was taken off of life support on Saturday and died soon after, two days removed from being hit by an SUV. Lenort had been clearing up snow near […]

February 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans workers clear Highway 299 after a landslide

A minor landslide earlier this month turned into a much larger problem in California after El Nino pounded northern California. The California Department of Transportation spent two days digging Highway 299 out from 1,500 cubic yards of debris that fell on the highway. For two days, the road was closed disrupting a connection between 130,000 people […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT announces $1.3 billion plan for projects to improve traffic congestion

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a $1.3 billion plan for accelerated transportation project completion aimed at improving traffic congestion across the state. The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) will need to approve the strategy. “The major metro areas of Texas – Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio – represent more than […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ohio TRAC approves 7 new projects totaling $58.6 million

The Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council has approved seven construction projects across the state. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Ohio TRAC voted to approve additional funding totaling $58.6 million. The following are the seven projects approved: Mahoning County: $6 million for construction of a new interchange at I-680 & SR 164. Jefferson County: $900,000 for […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

NAPA releases books on RAP and RAS best practices, high RAP Japanese pavements

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has released two books aimed at provided best management practices for using reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). Best Practices for RAP and RAS Management (Quality Improvement Publication 129) provides details on pavement milling, inventory management, processing, sampling and testing of RAP and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS). Written by National Center […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bridge work the focus of Kentucky’s $6 billion proposed highway plan

Kentucky Gov. Matthew Bevin this week released his administration’s 2016 Recommended Highway Plan that details transportation projects and funding for fiscal years 2016-2022, representing $6 billion in “traditional revenues.” But one key takeaway from the plan was an effort to focus on bridge repairs by setting aside 15 percent of the available state highway funds […]

January 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Project engineer struck and killed by dump truck after just 2 days on the job

A 26-year-old project engineer in Texas was only on the job for two days before he was hit and killed by a dump truck Tuesday. KHOU reported that the man had recently started working with OHL Construction as an engineer. The man was walking back from lunch with some of his fellow engineers at about 12:30 p.m. […]

January 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Pink paver helps VT LeeBoy and Stephenson Equipment raise $100,000 for American Cancer Society

VT LeeBoy and equipment dealer Stephenson Equipment recently presented a $100,000 check to the American Cancer Society for it’s Relay for Life, an amount raised in part by the use of a pink LeeBoy paver. The pink paver, a modified 8515C, was the brainchild of LeeBoy Human Resources Generalist Tamara Helderman. She came up with […]

January 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

South Carolina proposes $725 million plan to widen Interstate 27

The South Carolina Department of Transportation wants to upgrade sections of Interstate 26, but it’s not going to be cheap. The department announced proposals for two new widening projects for the interstate—one located in Newberry, Lexington and Richland Counties and the other in Charleston County. The former is estimated to cost more than $241 million, while the […]

January 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Watch Oregon DOT crews perform emergency 17-mile pothole fix on US 97

Oregon Department (ODOT) of Transportation crews were recently called out on an “all hands” assignment to patch potholes on a stretch of U.S. 97 near Chemult. ODOT District Manager Pat Creedican pulled in crews from four districts to help with the work that patched 17 miles of the highway. The agency reports that winter weather […]

January 28, 2016