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Roadbuilding

FHWA agrees with Rhode Island’s truck-only bridge tolling

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has executed 13 Memorada of Understanding with the Federal Highway Administration, indicating the federal agency agrees with the state’s bridge tolls on heavy commercial trucks. The tolls provide part of the funding to bridge repairs under the RhodeWorks program. RhodeWorks, signed into law in February, provides for the […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT dedicates stormwater runoff treatment testing center

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is dedicating the Stormwater Technology Testing Center in Northeast Portland today (October 7), which will provide a site for municipalities and private companies to test technologies that treat stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff must comply with the federal Water Quality Act and the Endangered Species Act, making stormwater quality management […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Alaska DOT to close maintenance stations due to limited operating budgets

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) plans to close or “reduce operations” at five of its maintenance stations due to “declining operating budgets.” The agency reports a 22-percent reduction—$60 million—in its general fund since last year, which hamstrings it in maintaining and operating roads, airports and ferries. Stations to be closed include: […]

October 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nevada DOT opens U.S. 50 tunnel improvements near Lake Tahoe 20 days early

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has opened traffic on U.S. 50 through Cave Rock near Lake Tahoe 20 days ahead of schedule after making safety and roadside water quality improvements. NDOT says the project extended the westbound Cave Rock tunnel entrance with a new 60-foot by 27-foot structure designed to catch falling rock before […]

October 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Massachusetts Complete Streets provides grant funding to 11 municipalities

The Massachusetts Complete Streets Funding Program has announced grant funding to 11 participating municipalities who will be adopting polices and practices aimed at providing safe and accessible options for all travel modes. The Complete Streets Funding Program was launched February 1, but was authorized by the 2014 Transportation Bond Bill. To become eligible for construction […]

October 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Boss adds heavy-duty municipal plow, VBX 6500 spreader to equipment lineup

Boss has introduced two new products to its snow management equipment lineup, including the 9-foot Heavy-Duty Straight-Blade Plow designed for municipalities, and the VBX 6500 Spreader. The new plow, designed for medium-duty trucks, features a reinforced moldboard and updated blade curl, and is equipped with the Boss SmartLight 3 LED with Ice Shield Technology, heavy […]

October 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina launches NC Vision Zero to eliminate deaths on roadways

North Carolina recently launched NC Vision Zero in an effort to eliminate deaths on the state’s roadways through multiple state agency education, enforcement and engineering safer roads. NC Vision Zero’s first initiative is to reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries by half over the next 15 years. The ultimate goal is zero deaths. “My top […]

October 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bertha pushes past halfway point of tunneling for Washington’s SR 99

Bertha, the largest tunnel-boring machine in the world, has made it past the halfway point of its 9,270-foot journey beneath Seattle to create a tunnel for State Route 99. The tunnel will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct and is expected to open to traffic in early 2019, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. […]

October 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Christie, legislators agree on gas tax increase for N.J. Transportation Trust Fund

Gov. Chris Christie and New Jersey state legislators have agreed on a series of tax cuts and funding for the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), bringing to an end the months-long impasse on the issue that led Christie to order a shutdown of TTF projects. The plan calls for a gas tax increase of 23 cents […]

October 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT makes $7.5 million in grants available for community transportation projects

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is inviting schools and communities to apply for roughly $7.5 million in grants for local projects aimed at enhancing transportation goals. Twenty-one local communities received more than $7.6 million in grants last year. The funding, provided through the Transportation Alternatives program, is for “Greater Minnesota communities, schools and regional […]

October 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia CTB awards $107.4 million contract for I-64 ramp

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded a $107.4 million construction contract to Tutor Perini of New Rochelle, New York, for improvements on the ramp from Interstate 64 West to I-264 East and Newtown Road in the Virginia Beach area. The Virginia Department of Transportation says the project will improve traffic flow and safety of a […]

October 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rides to Wellness awards PennDOT $1.2 million grant for ride scheduling pilot program

The Federal Transit Administration’s Rides to Wellness program has provided a $1.2 million grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to underwrite a pilot program aimed at coordinating ride scheduling with medical appointment times. The program would be testing in Adams, Franklin and York counties. “With this investment, we will build on the innovation […]

October 3, 2016