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Arizona transportation board approves five-year construction program

The Arizona State Transportation Board has approved the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) five-year construction program that includes projects aimed at increasing capacity on major commerce corridors. “Connectivity and reliability are crucial for an ever-expanding state highway system like Arizona’s, especially as the population continues to grow and businesses choose to relocate here,” says ADOT […]

June 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards $103 million in construction and engineering contracts in June

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors has approved two construction contracts and five engineering service contracts valued at roughly $103 million at its June meeting. This brings the yearly total for such contracts to $264 million. The two construction contracts awarded include: A $3.7 million contract to R.W. Dunteman Co., Addison, Illinois, for intermittent pavement […]

June 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

New Jersey DOT partners with GEICO for “Safe Phone Zones”

Insurer GEICO is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to sponsor rest areas and scenic overlooks in the state and rebranding them as “Safe Phone Zones” with the intent of reducing distracted driving. GEICO is sponsoring similar initiatives in New York, Virginia, Arizona, Illinois and Florida. “We have an obligation to raise […]

June 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT: Intersections on multi-lane highways are saving lives

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says a new safety study shows Reduced Conflict Intersections (RCI) are saving lives and reducing injuries. These multi-lane highway intersections allow drivers to turn right from a smaller roadway onto a higher speed road and make a u-turn at an opening in the median. However, RCIs do not allow […]

June 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Virginia transportation board approves $18.6 billion Six-Year Improvement Program

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the most recent Six-Year Improvement Program for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The program will allocate $18.6 billion to transportation projects for six fiscal years beginning July 1. VDOT reports the program will fund more than 3,600 transportation projects. […]

June 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Monarch Highway launches new logo during National Pollinator Week

The Monarch Highway, a designation made last year by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and six state DOTs along Interstate 35, has launched a new logo in concert with National Pollinator Week. FHWA and the DOTs from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas designated the 1,500-mile I-35 corridor as Monarch Highway in the spring […]

June 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Indiana DOT to take over project from I-69 Development Partners

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will take direct control of the I-69 Section 5 project from I-69 Development Partners in a settlement agreement with the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA). INDOT will take over by July 31 this year and the more than 30 subcontractors working on the project will continue their scope of work. […]

June 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tenn. DOT using accelerated bridge construction on I-24 bridges in Nashville

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) plans to use accelerated bridge construction (ABC) techniques for replacing Interstate 24 bridges in downtown Nashville. More than 148,000 vehicles travel on this section of I-24 daily. The $28.5 million project will include replacement of the bridges over Oldham Street and Spring Street on the eastern loop of downtown, […]

June 21, 2017

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Arizona’s National Summer Transportation Institute adds two colleges

Arizona’s National Summer Transportation Institute, which introduces high school students to transportation-related careers, is adding Gila Community College and Pima Community College in addition to what has been available at Arizona State University. The Federal Highway Administration funds the program which costs students nothing. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) handles the program, consisting of […]

June 21, 2017

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Georgia DOT breaks ground on $500 million I-16/I-75 interchange project

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the Interstate 16/I-75 Interchange Improvement project in Macon, valued at nearly $500 million. The project will add improvements to 2.5 miles of I-75 from Hardeman Avenue to Pierce Avenue and almost 3 miles of I-16 from I-75 to Walnut Creek, GDOT reports. […]

June 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Kentucky gov. approves $24.9 million for transportation alternatives, congestion projects

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has approved $24.9 million for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) and Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) projects across the state. The two systems are administered through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Office of Local Programs and are federally funded reimbursement programs. They allow local governments to recoup up to 80 percent […]

June 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT to prepare supplemental EIS on I-94 modernization in Detroit

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on the modernization of Interstate 94 in Detroit to address using existing roads as local connections to the service drives and interchanges. The SEIS would also address local access ramp modifications to and from I-94 at M-10 (Lodge Freeway) […]

June 19, 2017