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Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards $22 million in construction contracts in January

The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved three construction contracts valued at $22.2 million during its January meeting. These contracts, the Tollway reports, mark the beginning of the sixth year of the Move Illinois Program, which as had more than $4.5 billion invested in that time. “With nearly $1 billion committed for capital spending […]

January 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT snow plow cameras give public view of plow routes

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has made available to the public views from cameras mounted on a few select snowplows via its 511mn.org website. “The plow cams are another way for travelers to make good decisions about their travel plans during the snow and ice season,” says Kelly Braunig, 511 program manager. “If they […]

January 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT launches public access to view progress of highways and bridges

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has launched a “Project Viewer” section of its website that provides an interactive road map of the state providing the progress of highway and bridge projects. The agency says this is a move to make the agency more transparent and accountable with real-time updates as projects move forward. […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Louisiana DOT says construction set to begin on LA 616 after 36-year wait

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) says construction of project near West Monroe that was first issued a consultant work order in 1981 is finally set to begin. LDOTD says construction on widening 3.2 miles of LA 616 (Arkansas Road) from two lanes to four lanes with a center turn lane is expected […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Cold or hot: recycling for pavement preservation conserves materials

In-place recycling for pavement preservation conserves materials Cousins to full-depth reclamation, hot in-place recycling (HIPR) or cold in-place recycling (CIPR) methods are small but modestly growing segments of pavement preservation. Both methods can help conserve materials and resources and create a smaller carbon footprint. Using these processes, the existing pavement is milled, then mixed with […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

PennDOT will replace 558 structurally deficient bridges using P3 and e-Builder solution

The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is working to replace 558 structurally deficient bridges in the next three years through a public-private partnership (P3), Government Technology reports. In order to meet the strict guidelines for design reviews and specific types of required responsiveness, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) started searching for a way to modify its […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Atlas Copco’s Dynapac Generation VI asphalt rollers feature 3-year telematics subscription

The new Atlas Copco Dynapac Generation VI articulated tandem rollers feature temperature sensors on the front and rear rollers so operators can better manage temperature drop while compacting. (Atlas Copco, while in the midst of selling its Dynapac road division to the Fayat Group, will be displaying its paving equipment at the company’s ConExpo Central […]

January 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Atlanta’s 1-285, 1-85 interchange “Spaghetti Junction” as ATRI’s top truck bottleneck for 2017

For the second year in a row, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has named the I-285, I-85 interchange (Tom Moreland Interchange) near Atlanta, a.k.a. “Spaghetti Junction,” as the top truck bottleneck in the country for 2017. ATRI makes the list based on “truck-oriented congestion” at 250 sites using truck GPS data from more than […]

January 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Trump administration prioritizes 50 infrastructure projects valued at $137.5 billion

A preliminary list of the Trump administrations priority infrastructure projects, obtained by the Kansas City Star and The News Tribune, outlines 50 projects valued at $137.5 billion. The document, available here, indicates these projects would be funded equally by private and public investment and would directly create 193, 350 job years and indirectly create 241,700 job […]

January 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

ACPA launches Interns for the Future program to attract individuals to the concrete pavement industry

The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has launched a new internship program, “Interns for the Future Program” aimed at attracting individuals who may not have considered the concrete pavement industry as a career option, but who “have a passion” for the industry. The association is partnering with the Innovative Pavement Research Foundation (IPRF), a 501(c)3 […]

January 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oregon’s road usage charge system OReGO partners with emovis to manage driver accounts

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has certified emovis to manage the accounts of drivers using the state’s road usage charge program OReGO used to gather revenue for the State Highway Fund. The voluntary program, launched in July 2015, is used to charge participants a fee per mile–drivers receive a credit or bill for fuel […]

January 26, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA safety certification program inaugural class has 55 transportation construction professionals

The “inaugural class” of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP) includes 55 transportation construction professionals from 11 states. ARTBA launched the program in fall 2016 as a means of creating a safety benchmark for “future civil engineering and construction management program graduates who are interested in […]

January 26, 2017