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House panel approves $646 million cut to USDOT funding

The House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, housing and urban development has approved a bill providing for $17.8 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2018. The measure is a cut of $646 million compared to FY 2017, but is more than $1 billion higher than President Trump has requested. […]

July 13, 2017

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Seven projects from 5 states win top honors in NE regional America’s Transportation Awards

Seven projects from five states were named the top transportation projects as northeast regional winners for the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials’ annual meeting in Philadelphia. The western regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards were announced in June. The American Association of State Highway […]

July 13, 2017

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Nevada transportation agencies partner with Waycare on traffic crash prevention platform

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) have partnered with Waycare to use predictive technology aimed at preventing traffic crashes and congestion. Waycare’s platform combines historical data and real-time data, such as weather conditions, speeds and traffic light timing to identify dangerous driving […]

July 13, 2017

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Caltrans partners with Cal State Long Beach on training and certification program

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) have introduced a joint training and certification program (JTCP) as a means of boosting construction project quality and reducing delays. Caltrans is providing $1.3 million for the program, which will provide training and certification for materials testing technicians in hot-mix asphalt, soils […]

July 12, 2017

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First bridge girders in place at Arizona DOT’s South Mountain Freeway interchange

The first bridge girders have been set in place for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway at the future interchange with 17th Avenue in the Ahwatukee Foothills. In total the 22-mile South Mountain Freeway project will have roughly 1,100 girders at 40 bridges. The placement of the first girders occurred […]

July 12, 2017

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Kansas DOT’s WICHway begins text and email traffic alert service

The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) WICHway intelligent transportation system for Wichita’s highways is now offering texts and/or emails on traffic alerts from the system’s traffic management center. KDOT says alerts are created when a significant disruption, such as a major crash or closure, occurs on a Wichita highway. WICHway collects and shares data from […]

July 12, 2017

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Former MnDOT commissioner Sorel named head of North Dakota DOT

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has named Thomas Sorel to lead the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) beginning Aug. 7. He will oversee an agency with more than 1,000 employees and a two year budget of $1.2 billion He is currently the COO of the Minnesota Trucking Association and previously ran a transportation consulting […]

July 11, 2017

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Missouri approves 2018-2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the 2018-2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which includes 605 new projects covering 2,247 lane-miles of interstate, 3,302 miles of major routes, 7,462 miles of minor routes and 499 bridges. “Our legislature and the citizens of Missouri have told us loud and clear to take care of […]

July 11, 2017

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Texas DOT launches I-35 quiz to educate motorists on safe driving

The Texas Department of Transportation has launched an online quiz and sweepstakes to encourage safe driving along Interstate 35 this summer. The program, available at My35.org, offers a chance to win a trip to the 2017 iHeartRADIO Music Festival in Las Vegas. “The My35.org quiz challenges drivers to examine their driving behaviors and prompts them […]

July 11, 2017

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Illinois passes state budget, road construction can resume

The Illinois House passed an override of a veto by Gov. Bruce Rauner late July 6 that puts into place the state’s first budget in two years. The state Senate had passed an override of Rauner’s budget veto earlier in the week. The move now lifts a work stoppage the Illinois Department of Transportation placed […]

July 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Last two of Virginia’s Route 29 Solutions projects open

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has opened the last two of the Route 29 Solutions design-build projects. The projects were designed to address safety issues and congestion along Route 20 in Charlottesville. The projects add lanes on Route 29 and a local road parallel to the roadway to provide an alternate for motorists traveling […]

July 10, 2017

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Oregon House passes $5.3 billion transportation funding bill

The Oregon House has passed HB 2017, a $5.3 billion transportation funding bill, spread out over 10 years, that would incrementally increase the state’s gas tax 10 cents per gallon over a seven-year period. The legislation would also add a 0.1 percent payroll tax to fund transit programs, a 0.5 percent privilege tax on vehicle […]

July 7, 2017