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S. Carolina sets out 10-year transportation plan through increased funding

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) says the combination of the recent gas tax and vehicle sale tax increases will help with its 10-year plan for rebuilding the state’s highway system. The gas tax increase, which began July 1, will increase steadily for six years, beginning with a bump of 2 cents per gallon […]

July 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois budget impasse halts 900 road projects, impacting at least 20,000 jobs

Illinois still does not have a budget established, despite a special legislative session and a budget presented to Gov. Bruce Rauner who immediately vetoed the measure. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) shut down transportation projects in the state July 1 as a result of the impasse. The state Senate voted to override the veto […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

NCDOT adds 144 projects valued at $2.5 billion to 10-year plan

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has updated its draft 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan to include an additional 144 projects totaling $2.5 billion compared to the draft released in January. Officials say the projects were added following updated revenue projections. The agency will also be able to accelerate another 350 projects […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

FHWA, Maine DOT select preferred alternative for Frank J. Wood Bridge project

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have selected a preferred alternative for replacing the Frank J. Wood Bridge that connects the towns of Brunswick and Topsham. Built in 1937, the three-span bridge carries Route 201 over the Androscoggin River. It extends 815 feet and is 30 feet wide. MaineDOT […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOTD worker struck and killed by vehicle in work zone

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) District 3 employee Paul Featherston was struck and killed by a vehicle July 3 while performing routine road maintenance in Iberia. LDOTD reports Featherston had worked at the agency for 24 years. “While many of us are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with our loved ones, let us […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT reopens Pawtucket Ave. Bridge 5 weeks early

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has reopened the Pawtucket Avenue Bridge in East Providence about five weeks earlier than scheduled. RIDOT reports 23,000 vehicles per day travel across the structure over the Interstate 195 corridor and is one of the most traveled bridges in the city. The agency’s project management team worked with […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

California’s Low Carbon Transit program provides $34.5 million to 125 projects

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reports the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program is providing $34.5 million to fund 125 local projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emission and improving public transportation sustainability. “This program is one of the methods Caltrans is using to help the state meet its ambitious goals to address climate change,” […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT rescinds from states $857 million in unobligated federal-aid highway funds

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has rescinded $857 million in unobligated Federal-aid highway funds from states as of June 30. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the move in a notice June 21. The funds were rescinded as part of the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2017, title I of division K, Public Law […]

July 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

NW Florida’s largest transportation project, Pensacola Bay Bridge, begins

Construction of Northwest Florida’s largest transportation infrastructure project, the Pensacola Bay Bridge, has begun. Gov. Rick Scott recently kicked off the project with a ceremony at the site. The project, set to open to traffic in 2019, includes $398.5 million in state investments. The structure will allow traffic to temporarily transition to four lanes […]

July 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

MDOT staffers receive 2017 Conference of Minority Transportation Officials awards

The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has presented three awards to the Michigan Department of Transportation. MDOT Metro Region Engineer Tony Kratofil was named the 2017 Trasnportation Pioneer Award winner for his work in “encouraging and promoting diversity in the transportation industry and within MDOT projects and programs.” Kratofil has served the last eight […]

July 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri picks Massman Construction, HNTB for new Champ Clark Bridge design/build

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has selected Kansas City-based Massman Construction for building the new Champ Clark Bridge, with HNTB providing the design services. The new bridge, which is a partnership between the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation (MoDOT), replaces a 90-year-old structure in the city of Louisiana, Missouri, that is the oldest […]

July 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

AAA says 2017 July 4th holiday travel will break record

AAA reports the 2017 Independence Day holiday travel period, from June 30 to July 4, will be the most traveled in the U.S. during that period that has ever been recorded. The group says 44.2 million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles away from home on U.S. roads, rails, waterways and in […]

July 3, 2017