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Texas gets $285 million TIFIA loan for I-35 expansion near Dallas

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is providing a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $285 million to the Texas Transportation Commission to finance expansion of portions of Interstate 35 near Dallas. The TIFIA loan program is administered by the department’s Build America Bureau, which has the purpose of streamlining credit and […]

November 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT sets up road usage charge pilot research program

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched the website for its Road Usage Charge Pilot Program (RUCPP) as part of its efforts to test out a per mile fee to help provide transportation project funding. The site is located at ruc.codot.gov. CDOT plans to sign up 100 drives to participate in the program, which […]

November 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Multiple state and local governments feature transportation measures on ballots

State and local governments across the country featured transportation measures on their ballots November 8, with 69 percent of 280 funding measures approved across the country, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The association reports 22 states approved ballot measures accounting for $201 billion in funding for state and local projects, with […]

November 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA hosting Project Management Academies in Chicago, Charlotte

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) will host two Project Management Academies in December for transportation construction leaders, with one located in Chicago and the other in Charlotte. “Both programs are built around interactive settings,” the association says. “Participants will learn from industry experts in key disciplines that are tailored to the needs […]

November 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department updates website design for mobile

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has redesigned its website, itd.idaho.gov, in order to better display on mobile devices in addition to reformatting the way it offers information on the site. The new design is shown above. The by the old design can be seen below for comparison. “It comes down to usability,” said Brian Ness, the […]

November 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Kansas DOT program testing drones for bridge and tower inspections

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has started testing drones for bridge and tower inspections through the new Kansas Unmanned Aerial Systems program. “Our Aviation and Bridge inspection teams are doing great work in testing drones to enhance the safety of KDOT workers and improve cost efficiencies,” says Acting Transportation Secretary Richard Carlson. “We believe […]

November 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT adds tracking to all plow trucks for upcoming winter season

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has added automatic vehicle location (AVL) to all of the plow trucks it owns and rents to be used this winter, making them viewable on the agency’s www.511PA.com site. The unit in each vehicle sends a cellular signal through the system indicating a truck’s location and its activity. PennDOT’s […]

November 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

No Joke: TP is being used on cracks…in Colorado city’s roads

According to a report by The Denver Post, the city of Littleton, Colorado, is using toilet paper to help seal cracks on roughly 120 streets within its borders. There’s more to it than just single- or two-ply bathroom tissue being set on the cracks. The paper is applied with a paint roller over the tar […]

November 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

State DOTs to review election’s impact at AASHTO annual meeting

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) says leaders of state departments of transportation will review and discuss the impact of national and state elections as well as policies during the its annual meeting November 12-15 in Boston. Mike Barnicle, a political analyst and former newspaper columnist, will speak November 14 at […]

November 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

APWA names 16 to 10th Emerging Leaders Academy

The American Pubic Works Association (APWA) has selected 16 public works employees for its 2016-2017 Emerging Leaders Academy Program, a year-long program that provides “intensive” leadership and management training within the public works field. This is the tenth class for the program. Candidates selected have worked in public works for 10 years or less at […]

November 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia selects Express Mobility Partners to build I-66 express lanes

Virginia has selected Express Mobility Partners, a consortium made up of Cintra, Meridiam, Ferrovial Agroman US and Allan Myers VA, to finance, design, build, maintain and operate the express lanes on Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway. The procurement process for the project took 16 months to complete. It is the first major procurement process under […]

November 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

P3-built I-40 Radio Road interchange opens in El Reno, Okla.

The $17 million Interstate 40 Radio Road interchange in El Reno, Oklahoma, a public-private partnership between the city, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Chesapeake Energy, has officially opened after a nearly four-year process. Chesapeake Energy announced in 2012 that it would pay the state’s part of the construction costs and secure right-of-way to […]

November 7, 2016