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Rhode Island DOT to replace East Shore Expressway Bridge in 80 hours

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning for a rapid bridge replacement of the East Shore Expressway Bridge in East Providence in just 80 hours beginning September 9. Conventional replacement would take a year and cause prolonged traffic congestion, the agency says. The bridge carries traffic from Interstate 195 East at Exit 7 […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

California receives $293.1 million federal bonus for meeting transportation project deadlines

California will receive a $293.1 million transportation funding bonus for meeting its 2016 fiscal year deadlines for federally funded projects. The money will be split between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and local agencies. The bonus money comes from a pool created from federal transportation funds states do not spend before federal deadlines. The […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Second phase of USDOT’s Connected Vehicle Pilot Program begins

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) has announced that the second phase of the Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment Program is set to begin its 20-month cycle. The Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program “seeks to combine connected vehicle and mobile device technologies in innovative and cost-effective ways” with […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

First Caltrans District 7 employee death on the job in 11 years as worker is struck on freeway near LA

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 employee Jorge Lopez, 57, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer September 1 while working on the Antelope Valley Freeway in Acton at Crown Valley Road. Lopez, an electrician and 16-year Caltrans veteran, is the first District 7 agency employee to be killed on the job since 2005. […]

September 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

New York’s Hylan Boulevard Bridge completed four months ahead of schedule

The southbound portion of New York’s Hylan Boulevard Bridge over the Staten Island Expressway has been completed four months ahead of schedule and is open to traffic. “Investing in our transportation network is essential to building a strong economy and ensuring safe and reliable travel for New Yorkers,” N.Y. Governor Andrews Cuomo says. “Millions of commuters and […]

September 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT seeks comments on 3 statewide transportation plans

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released three transportation plans and is looking for public comments on each. These plans include: 20-Year Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan (MnSHIP) This was updated most recently in 2013. “MnSHIP directs capital investment for Minnesota’s 12,000-mile state highway system over the next 20 years,” MDOT says. “It is […]

September 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT marks 25 years of contractor-agency partnering program success

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is celebrating 25 years of partnering with contractors, municipalities and other agencies to deliver projects on time and with few conflicts. “Partnering is another way ADOT shows its commitment to continuous improvement,” ADOT director John Halikowski says. “Through partnering, we constantly get and give feedback. This helps us improve […]

September 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

AASHTO names 2 DOT veterans to research committee

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, has named two state departments of transportation (DOT) veterans to its Standing Committee on Research (SCOR). The SCOR supports the association and the transportation community by “delivering strategic, high-quality research results while addressing development, technology […]

September 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

DOTs begin annual limitations on construction, lane closures for Labor Day weekend traffic

Many state departments of transportation (DOT) will suspend work on bridge and road projects, or at least limit lane closures, throughout their respective states this Labor Day weekend to provide motorists a traffic congestion respite and to reduce potential work zone incidents. AAA has stopped releasing forecasts for traffic volume for this holiday weekend, as […]

September 2, 2016

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AASHTO, FHWA to continue Center for Environmental Excellence agreement for 5 years

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) will continue their agreement for another five years in continuing the Center for Environment Excellence. The program was authorized by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). FHWA and AASHTO established the center in 2001 […]

September 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Evolution Edges introduces UNIQCS quick change snowplow scraper system at APWA PWX

Evolution Edges introduced its universal quick change scraper system, or UNIQCS, at the American Public Works Association (APWA) Public Works Expo in Minneapolis. The UNIQCS, which the company says fits all plow types, can be installed or replaced without tools and by one person in 20 minutes. The clamp sets are bolted to the moldboard […]

August 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT partners with Intelight to install 1,000 smart traffic signals

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has partnered with Intelight to install 1,000 smart traffic signals across the state, as of the end of July. The project is part of an effort to upgrade traffic signals throughout Georgia to an “up-to-the second” controller technology. GDOT says the updates will keep engineers from relying on citizen complaints […]

August 30, 2016