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Senate transportation committee approves Rosen for deputy secretary of transportation

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation approved Jeffrey A. Rosen’s nomination as deputy secretary of transportation in a 15-12 vote. President Donald Trump nominated Rosen for the position, which is the second highest in the U.S. Department of Transportation, in early March. The deputy secretary oversees the daily operations of the department. Rosen […]

April 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Nearly 60 years after his death, road worker’s name is added to Virginia DOT memorial

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has added a highway worker’s name to its Workers’ Memorial on Afton Mountain 58 years after he was killed on the job. The granite memorial now has 135 names etched on its surface. VDOT conducted the ceremony during National Work Zone Awareness Week. Robert James Butler was 66 years […]

April 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bertha sees daylight, finishes 1.7-mile boring work for SR 99 tunnel

Sixty-four years after the Alaskan Way Viaduct was first opened to traffic, Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine, broke through the end of a more than 9,270-foot tunnel for Seattle’s SR 99. “This is a historic moment in our state’s transportation history,” says Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee. “Innovation and perseverance are the engines […]

April 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Trump stresses need for reduced regulatory steps for infrastructure projects

In two separate presentations April 4, President Donald Trump stressed the need for reduced regulatory steps required for infrastructure projects in order to fast track needed repairs to bridges and roads across the country. Speaking at the CEO Town Hall on Unleashing American Business, Trump revealed a chart his staff created showing the number of […]

April 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

National Work Zone Awareness Week launches at active Maryland construction site

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of Labor and Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) on April 4 officially launched National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) at the active Georgia Avenue/Randolph Road interchange construction site in Silver Spring, Maryland. “For Maryland’s roadway workers, the construction zone is their office, and everyone deserves to […]

April 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-85 collapse update: C.W. Matthews named reconstruction contractor with June 15 target finish date

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has selected C.W. Matthews of Marietta, Georgia, to reconstruct the portions of northbound and southbound Interstate 85 bridges outside of Atlanta destroyed in a fire March 30. GDOT Director of Construction Marc Mastronardi expects the work to be completed by June 15, but is reviewing options for incentives to the contractor […]

April 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT reports $2.3 billion to be invested in bridges and roads in 2017

In kicking off its road construction season, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is touting its plan to invest $2.3 billion in bridge and road improvements in 2017, a figure close to the record investments of $2.4 billion in the two previous years. “Since Gov. John Kasich took office, we have invested an unprecedented $14 […]

April 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Minn. Governor signs $105 million federal funding bill for transportation projects

Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton has signed Chapter 14, HF 837 that authorizes $105 million from the FAST Act for transportation projects across the state, providing for at least 28 highway and bridge projects. Both the state House and Senate unanimously supported the bill. “I am pleased that the Legislature has authorized this funding, which is […]

April 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Replacing collapsed I-85 bridge in Atlanta will be a delicate, months-long process

Crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) began demolition this past weekend on the collapsed portion of Interstate 85 following a fire March 30 believed to have been set intentionally. Officials estimate the repairs, which will include 350 feet of interstate in both northbound and southbound directions, will take months to complete. The Federal […]

April 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

RIDOT names Lew chief operating officer

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has named Shoshana M. Lew as the agency’s new chief operating officer. Lew most recently served as chief financial officer and assistant secretary for Budget and Programs at the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). While in this role she oversaw staff members who developed and implemented USDOT’s budget and […]

April 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

NAPA survey: 77.2 million tons of recycled materials used in asphalt pavements

The National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) most recent sustainability survey shows 77.2 million tons of recycled materials were used in new asphalt pavement mixtures during the 2015 construction season. “Asphalt pavements are already recycled at a greater rate than any other material, but we are not content with that,” says Dan Gallagher, 2017 NAPA chairman […]

April 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Iowa State engineers dive into Big Data to develop better system for managing traffic incidents

The traffic data hits the REACTOR lab in continuous streams from across the state – video, traffic volume, speed, backups, weather and more. Iowa State University researchers can call up all that data on the six big screens arranged around the Realtime Analytics of Transportation data lab, or REACTOR. The lab is part of the Center for Transportation […]

April 3, 2017