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USDOT provides $300 million in grants to 32 University Transportation Centers

The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing $300.3 million in grants to 32 University Transportation Centers across the country for research and education programs addressing transportation challenges. For fiscal year 2016, the grants are for up to $72.5 million in projects, with subsequent awards for fiscal years 2017-2020 to be made annually. The UTC program […]

December 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT: Tablets, E-ticketing improve construction accountability for concrete loads

Editor’s Note: The following Editorial was written by the Iowa Department of Transportation. For Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) inspectors, tablets are quickly becoming the most essential tool on a construction project. In 2015, inspectors began the transition to 100 percent paperless construction management to increase project efficiency. In addition to being a smarter way […]

December 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans Director Dougherty named TRB executive committee chair

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has named California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Director Malcolm Dougherty as chairman of its executive committee. Dougherty will begin serving his one-year term in the position Jan. 12, but will first become vice chairman of the executive committee Nov. 29. Dr. Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences […]

December 6, 2016

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S. Carolina DOT announces 3 Transportation Alternatives Program projects

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking public comment on three proposed projects to be included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation Alternatives Program. This program is federally funded and administrated by SCDOT to provide local governments with non-traditional transportation projects, including those for pedestrians, cyclists and streetscaping. It was formerly known as […]

December 6, 2016

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Route 138 resurfacing project latest in a string of RIDOT early completions

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently held a ceremony to honor the early completion of a resurfacing project on Route 138 in the South Kingstown area. RIDOT has recently had a string of early and on-budget project completions as it charges ahead through a department revamping of how it prioritizes and completes projects. […]

December 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

ICE takes home top prize in Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality awards

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia) have announced the winners of the annual Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ) Preconstruction Design Awards. The awards “recognize engineering consultants and firms for exemplary work, innovation and ingenuity in transportation and infrastructure projects across the state of […]

December 5, 2016

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N. Carolina DOT assists with traffic control around Christmas Town, USA

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is again helping with traffic flow in the McAdenville area, a.k.a. Christmas Town, USA, this month during the town’s 61st year of its Christmas light show. The free attraction began Dec. 1 and continues through Dec. 26, running 5:30-9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 5:30-11 p.m. Saturday and […]

December 5, 2016

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ARTBA forecasts 1.3% growth in transportation construction for 2017 to $247.8 billion

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association is calling for transportation construction and “related market activity” to grow just 1.3 percent next year, with most of the increase expected to come from the private sector. ARTBA’s chief economist Alison Premo Black releases her full forecast today during a one-hour webinar. The transportation construction market is […]

December 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Ohio to make 35 miles of US 33 a Smart Mobility Corridor for smart road tech testing

Ohio is turning 35 miles of U.S. 33 near Dublin into a Smart Mobility Corridor, along which the Ohio Department of Transportation is installing $15 million in highway technology features to test autonomous and connected vehicle features. “Some of the world’s foremost automotive researchers are working here in Ohio, at both ends of this corridor, and […]

December 2, 2016

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Phase 2 of Kansas City’s Johnson County Gateway Project opens to improve congestion, safety

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and local officials recently held a ceremony recognizing the opening of the second phase of Johnson County Gateway project near Kansas City, a project aimed at relieving congesting and improving safety in the area. It includes two new interchanges connecting Interstate 35 and I-435 and Kansas 10, allowing for improvements to […]

December 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Drought, soil contraction causing highway pavements to crumble in Mississippi

The long-term drought in Mississippi isn’t just causing problems for agriculture and recreation, it’s also impacting highway pavements, according to Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials. “Our roads have suffered the effects of extreme loss of rainfall throughout Mississippi,” says MDOT Commissioner Tom King, Southern Transportation District. “Our biggest problem is large cracks in the […]

December 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mark Lowe to serve as Iowa DOT interim director

Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad has named Mark Lowe, 50, as the interim director of the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) following the resignation of Paul Trombino in early November. No timeline has been set for naming a full-time director and Iowa DOT is now accepting applications. Lowe has previously served as general counsel to the […]

December 1, 2016