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Ohio DOT, highway patrol team up for drugged driving awareness campaign

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are teaming up this holiday season to use the state’s 130 freeway message signs, plus portable highway signs, in an awareness campaign about drugged driving. The department reports the state has seen a 25 percent increase in drugged driving crashes since 2012. This […]

November 24, 2016

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Oregon DOT activates digital speed limit signs tied to road sensors on I-84 near Baker City

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has activated digital speed limit signs across a 30-mile section of Interstate 84 between Baker City and La Grande, and will use them to adjust the legal speed limit when conditions, such as ice, snow, fog or collisions, warrant. The signs were installed this summer, ODOT says, and for […]

November 23, 2016

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Montana DOT wins AXIAM Award for asset management excellence

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) won first place in the new AXIAM Award that recognizes public or private agencies for “demonstrating excellence in infrastructure asset management.” The award was presented during the AgileAssets 2016 International Users Conference in Austin, Texas. MDT was recognized for their new safety information management system (SIMS) used to support […]

November 23, 2016

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Cobb County DOT adds to Georgia’s partnership with Waze

Cobb County, a part of the metropolitan Atlanta area, has partnered with crowdsourced traffic and navigation app Waze on the Connected Citizens Program. The county’s transportation department follows the Georgia Department of Transportation’s recent agreement with the company to share traffic and construction data. “Joining the Connected Citizens Program was a logical step to take to […]

November 23, 2016

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Michigan DOT research: Tow plows could improve winter maintenance efficiency

As winter maintenance costs rise, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is looking into innovative approaches to increase snow removal efficiency. As part of this effort, the department recently estimated the costs and benefits of incorporating tow plows into its equipment fleet. Results show that tow plows remove snow just as well as standard plows […]

November 22, 2016

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National Operations Center of Excellence, TRB sponsor transportation student video contest

The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) are sponsoring a “Why Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)” contest for students in the field or considering entering the field. The organizations are seeking submissions from students of a 30 to 60 second video explaining why TSMO matters them as future […]

November 22, 2016

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West Virginia DOH seeks public assistance to establish fallen worker memorial

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) is asking for the public’s help in establishing a statewide fallen worker memorial for highway safety to honor employees who have been killed on the job. The first step of this project, the agency says, is collecting the names of those killed on the job. WVDOH has collected […]

November 22, 2016

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NHTSA adds sound requirement for hybrid and electric vehicles to alert pedestrians

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requiring all new hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to emit some type of sound, a requirement meant to provide a means of alerting pedestrians of the presence, direction and location of these vehicles. The agency says the aim of the requirement is to help […]

November 21, 2016

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U.S. drivers use record amount of gasoline in first half of 2016

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reports U.S. motorists used a record 71.8 billion gallons of gasoline in the first half of this year, marking an increase of 3 percent compared to the same time last year and the sixth consecutive increase for that time period. The figures were released in FHWA’s recent “Monthly Motor Fuel […]

November 21, 2016

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North Dakota DOT’s final 2017-2020 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program available

The North Dakota Department of Transportation’s (NDDOT) final 2017-2020 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is now available. The plan is available here through the Final STIP 2017-2020 link under the Plans and Reports section. The plan provides a listing of transportation improvements to be funded through the federal highway and transit budget and covers updates to […]

November 21, 2016

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Ohio River Bridges–East End Crossing wins Envision sustainable infrastructure award

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has awarded the Envision Platinum sustainable infrastructure honor to the joint Indiana-Kentucky Ohio River Bridges-East End Crossing (ORB-EEC) project. “The Envision framework and rating system recognizes sustainable infrastructure across the full range of environmental, social and economic impacts throughout the project’s life cycle,” ISI states. The program was created […]

November 18, 2016

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Utah passes legislation aimed at fair distribution of gas tax revenue to rural areas

The Utah general assembly has passed HB4002, a measure aimed at providing equitable distribution of gas tax funds to be used for transportation across the state. The legislation changes a formula that determines how funds are divvied up, in particular spreading the revenue to rural areas. These areas would not have gotten little funding under […]

November 18, 2016