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Kansas DOT reports road conditions exceed targets for FY 2016

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) reports its road conditions for interstates and non-interstates have exceeded performance targets for fiscal year 2016. This represents the fifth consecutive year conditions have exceeded these guidelines. KDOT says 91.7 percent of non-interstate road miles are in good condition, exceeding the performance target by 11.7 percent. The agency reports […]

September 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana DOT taking action to ensure payments to I-69 contractors

The Indiana Department of Transportation is working with the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) in making sure a contractor involved with the Interstate 69 Development Partners is paid promptly by the developer. IFA issued a notice of non-performance last week when it confirmed Isolux Corsan had not been paid more than $2.3 million for work on […]

September 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Alaska DOT seeks public input on transportation policy plan

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is seeking public comment on its draft 2016 update to its long-range transportation policy plan known as Let’s Keep Moving 2036. This plan, which provides updates over the 2008 plan, adds a performance-based approach to transportation planning, includes updated federal requirements and gives recommendations based on […]

September 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crafco purchases manufacturing facility and land in Naples, Texas

Pavement preservation equipment manufacturer Crafco has signed an agreement to purchase a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and 50 acres in Naples, Texas. The company will use the location to produce its highway maintenance and preservation equipment in addition to its specialty roofing and waterproofing products. Crafco chose the location, it says, because it is “strategically located” in […]

September 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana, Florida transportation departments update 511 travel information systems

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have both recently updated their respective 511 travel information systems. LDOTD updated its 511la.org system to allow visitors to create customized routes and to include traffic data from Waze and Google. The agency also added a mobile application that provides […]

September 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT seeking smart pavement proposals for Road to Tomorrow pilot project

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is seeking proposals for smart pavement projects as part of five pilot projects for the agency’s Road to Tomorrow initiative. The agency announced in June it would move forward on the pilot projects this year. MoDOT announced the Road to Tomorrow initiative last year, in which it is turning Interstate 70 […]

September 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana DOT awards $100 million in additional Community Crossings local matching grants

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has awarded $100 million in Community Crossings matching grants, on top of the $47 million announced previously, for local road and bridge improvements. The Community Crossings program is funded by legislation approved earlier this year that will provide more than $1.2 billion in funding for road and bridge preservation projects. Roughly […]

September 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT starts second-annual Paint the Plow winter safety promotion

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has begun its second annual Paint the Plow winter safety promotion campaign in which schools are asked to paint snowplows with a winter safety theme, weather motif or school mascots. PennDOT’s District 9 is working with schools in five counties (Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon and Somerset) using the theme […]

September 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards $25.8 million construction contract for August

The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved one contract valued at $25.8 million at its recent August meeting, bringing the yearly total for construction and professional engineering contracts to $245.8 million. William Charles Construction Company of Loves Park, Illinois, was awarded the contract to replace the Rockford (M-7) maintenance facility on the Jane Addams Memorial […]

September 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Kentucky plans to designate 70-mile section of Natcher Parkway as future I-65 spur

Kentucky plans to designate a 70-mile section of the William H. Natcher Parkway between Bowling Green and Owensboro as the “Future Interstate 65 Spur” as a means of attracting “key investors” to that part of the state in addition to improving the commute for motorists. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) says this designation makes the […]

September 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tennessee Gov. to call special session over potential loss of $60 million in federal highway funds

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam plans to call a special session in September of the state’s general assembly to look at developing legislation that would fix a potential $60 million cut of federal highway funds connected to a new state law. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently declared the […]

September 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT replants 400 saguaros as part of Loop 101 project

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has replanted roughly 400 saguaro cactuses alongside the Loop 101/Pima Freeway as part of the $74 million project to improve portions of the highway and the Loop 202/Red Mountain Freeway. The saguaros, in addition to other cactuses and trees collected over a two-year period, were stored in nurseries near […]

September 7, 2016