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Iowa DOT seeks $9.7 million to avoid losing even more staff members

The Iowa Department of Transportation has lost 500 employees since 2011, and the department is asking for $9.7 million to prevent things from getting even more out of hand. The Gazette has reported that Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino said the funds are need to help keep the department stabilized. Trombino said the state Legislature […]

January 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

California governor proposes annual vehicle fee to fund road construction

California needs more money for its aging roads and bridges, but with so many electric and hybrid vehicle drivers, the state isn’t getting enough funding from fuel taxes to foot the bill. Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a new plan to try to put more funds back in the transportation budget. According to CBS San Francisco, […]

January 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT plow trucks can now be tracked through 511PA

More than 700 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plow trucks and contracted rental trucks can be tracked this winter through www.511PA.com, Gov. Tom Wolf has announced. The program is part of the state’s Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) system pilot program Wolf announced in October. “This initiative will improve PennDOT’s operations by looking for efficiencies in […]

January 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway seeks bids for $45 million in engineering services for Move Illinois projects

The Illinois Tollway is looking for design and construction management firms to bid on 10 new contracts worth $45 million as part of the Move Illinois program. Submissions are due Feb. 9 and will be awarded in May, with work expected to begin this year. “The Illinois Tollway is committed to creating opportunities for firms […]

January 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Texas road worker killed after being struck in hit and run

A road worker in Texas died Tuesday after he was struck by a possibly drunk driver that then fled the scene. According to KIII News, Texas Department of Transportation contract worker Justin Mazone was weed eating grass in the center median on Highway 181 in Corpus Christi when a Nissan Sentra drove into the median. The […]

January 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bertha breaks through repair wall and begins tunneling soil once more

It’s taken two years in repairs and delays, but Bertha has broken through her concrete repair pit. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a press release last week that the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine had broken through the pit and mined 73 feet in a little more than three weeks. The Seattle Tunnel Partners were […]

January 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan Transportation Asset Council names Joanna Johnson as chair

The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) has named Joanna Johnson as its new chair. Johnson is the managing director of the Kalamazoo County Road Commission and is on the board of directors for the Association of Southern Michigan County Road Agencies. The TAMC was created in 2002 as an agency aimed at recommending asset […]

January 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

AASHTO fills positions on committee and National Operations Center of Excellence board

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has appointed three individuals to a program position, committee position and board position. AASHTO President Paul Trombino named Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) Steve Lund to a two-year term as chairman of the association’s Snow and Ice Cooperative Program. Lund is director of MnDOT’s Office […]

January 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Two highway workers injured after being struck by pickup truck

Two Pennsylvania construction workers were injured recently after they were struck by a pickup truck while doing road work. ABC News affiliate WPVI reported that the two men were working along Route 1 in Delaware County when they were hit by the Ford pickup. One of the workers had to be flown by medical helicopter to a […]

January 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Canada cut in half as new bridge ruptures on only highway connecting east to west

Canadian drivers were facing a detour that sent them out of the country and into the U.S. after the newly completed Nipigon River Bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway ruptured this past weekend. According to CBC News, a piece of the decking on the new bridge was somehow lifted nearly two feet above the other section of the road. The […]

January 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides Missouri $1 million in emergency relief funds for roads and bridges damaged by floods

The Federal Highway Administration is providing the Missouri Department of Transportation $1 million in emergency relief funds for bridge and road repairs damaged following heaving flooding in December. “Missouri should know that the funds provided today are only an initial installment toward completing all the necessary repairs in the state as the result of this […]

January 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has published its 19th annual reference guide to “significant transportation statistics”, the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016. The guide is available for download here. “The Pocket Guide to Transportation is a compilation of statistics that provide key information the U.S. transportation system and highlight major trends,” the agency […]

January 12, 2016