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Roadbuilding
Bipartisan BRIDGE Act would leverage private funding for state, local infrastructure projects
Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) and Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) are proposing legislation that would help leverage private funding for states and localities to use on infrastructure projects. The legislation, named Ā the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act, is being designed as a means of creating new jobs for these [ā¦]
May 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT designates Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has designated two state routes as The Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway, its newest Scenic Byway. Making up the byway, which is the 27th in the stateās program, are State Route 39 from Loudonville to Mansfield and State Route 603 from Mifflin to Malabar. ODOT says the Scenic Byway Program [ā¦]
May 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
TRIP: Conn. motorists see $6.1 billion in added costs due to bridge, road conditions
Connecticut motorists are seeing a total of $6.1 billion in additional costs associated with vehicle operation, safety and congestion, according to The Road Improvement Programās (TRIP) most recent state condition report. āConnecticut Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the Stateās Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,āĀ indicates 57 percent of the states major locally and state-maintained roads [ā¦]
May 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA presents Helping Hand Awards to Gardner Asphalt Supply, Florida Transportation Buildersā Association members
The American Road & Transportation Builders Associationās Transportation (ARTBA) Development Foundation presented its first place 2017 Helping Hand Award to Gardner Asphalt Supply and Florida Transportation Buildersā Association member companies. The awards, presented during the ARTBA Foundation awards lunch in Washington, D.C., May 17, recognize āorganizations within the transportation industry that have exceptional strategic philanthropic [ā¦]
May 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT names Hood state highway safety and traffic engineer
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has named 21-year agency veteran Nicole Hood as the state highway safety and traffic engineer, replacing the retiring Eiler Rackers. Hood began working at MoDOT in the Central Office as a transportation planner, and continued on with the agency in positions in planning, design and traffic. She has served [ā¦]
May 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT adding sensors to I-17 to track traffic flow
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is in the process of adding sensors along Interstate 17 in the Phoenix area over the next few weeks as part of an overall system to monitor traffic flow across the state. The data collected by the sensors will be used in estimate travel times displayed on overhead message [ā¦]
May 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Rendering of Minn./Wisc. Red Wing Bridge shows projected finished look
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation have produced a video that highlights the finished look of the Red Wing Bridge. Construction of the $63.4 million project, which includes replacing the Highway 63 bridges over the Mississippi River, Highway 61 and realigning the approach roadways, begins this month. The video provides a [ā¦]
May 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
NAPA, ARTBA to partner on online asphalt paving and milling safety training
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) are teaming up to create and implement an online asphalt paving and milling safety training program. This announcement follows NAPAās endorsement of ARTBAās Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP) started last year. The development process will involve creating modules [ā¦]
May 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
2017 Infrastructure Week kicks off with āTime To Buildā theme
The 2017 Infrastructure Week kicked off May 15 in Washington, D.C., with an event featuring business and association leaders as well as Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao discussing the new technologies, projects and infrastructure in the 21st century. Chao gave the keynote address at the launch and focused on the successful reopening of the I-85 bridges [ā¦]
May 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Reopened ahead of schedule, watch crews rebuild Atlantaās collapsed I-85 bridges
The Georgia Department of Transportation promised (GDOT) a May 15 opening of the rebuilt Interstate 85 bridges over Piedmont Road outside of Atlanta, but decided to one-up itself by opening the northbound lanes on May 12 and the northbound lanes May 13. Early last week GDOT made the surprise announcement it would open the roadway [ā¦]
May 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
PennDOT gives $33 million in funding to municipality traffic signal upgrades
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is providing 94 municipalities $33 million from its āGreen Light-Goā program to help upgrade traffic signals. āThis is the third round of funding disbursed to support increased safety and mobility across more Pennsylvania towns,ā says Gov. Tom Wolf. āThe Green Light-Go program addresses a fundamental trigger for congestion, deficient [ā¦]
May 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT travel website adds new maps, marks 1.2 billion views in 2016
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has added new road and weather condition maps to its travel website Āā a site that recorded 1.2 billion views in 2016. WYDOT says the number of views, which setĀ a department record, includes all sections of the site, including maps. For January through March this year, the site recorded [ā¦]
May 15, 2017
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