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Roadbuilding

OReGO marks one-year anniversary as Oregon’s road usage charge pilot

The Oregon Road Usage Charge Program, known as OReGO, recently hit its one-year anniversary with 1,025 active vehicles participating in the program, just 20 percent of the limit the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) set last year. Participants in the program, which began July 1, 2015, pay 1.5 cents per mile for driving distances logged […]

August 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Florida Turnpike named an Engineering Project of the Century

The Florida Engineering Society (FES), which is celebrating is 100th anniversary, recently named the Florida Department of Transportation’s Florida Turnpike System as one of its Engineering Projects of the Century. FES has designated nine “stellar” Engineering Projects of the Century as part of its effort to emphasize “A Century of Innovation” illustrating the “evolution of […]

August 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT to add state’s first on-ramp signals to I-540 in Raleigh

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is planning to add its first on-ramp signals to portions of westbound Interstate 540 in the north Raleigh area. “While this is the first time we are using this technology in North Carolina, on-ramp signals are used effectively in several other states and extensively throughout Europe,” said Kevin Lacy, […]

August 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tennessee DOT renames State Route 840 as I-840, adds 77 miles to interstate system

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has designated State Route 840 as Interstate 840, in a move that adds 77 miles to the interstate system and “encourages more economic growth along the corridor and more traffic diversion around Middle Tennessee’s urban core.” “Having an interstate designation could encourage more industries to consider locating in Middle […]

August 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT begins first leg of $1 billion I-75 Modernization Project in Oakland County

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) begins today the first leg of a 14-year, $1 billion project to improve a section of Interstate 75 in Oakland County north of Detroit. The entire project will cover roughly 18 miles of the interstate traveling through Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Township, Tory, Madison Heights, Royal Oak and Hazel Park. […]

August 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT approves $97.6 million in projects; 60% are resurfacing projects

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded $97.6 million for 38 construction and maintenance projects in its most recent round of contract approvals. Twenty-two of those projects, representing $58.5 million are for resurfacing projects. “I am delighted that GDOT continues to address maintenance that was previously deferred,” GDOT Commissioner Russell R. McMurry says. “The […]

August 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Pennsylvania updates $62 billion transportation plan

The Pennsylvania Transportation Commission has updated the state’s 12-year transportation program that will provide $61.9 billion over that time span for road, bridge, transit, airport and railroad projects. The plan provides for $1.4 billion less than the last update in 2014. The plan is required by state law to be updated every two years and […]

August 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT breaks ground on C-470 Express Lanes project

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), along with officials from various levels of government, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Colorado 470 (C-470) Express Lanes project aimed at “increasing mobility and user choice” for Denver metro motorists. The $276 million project will add express lanes on a 12.5-mile section of Colorado 470 between Interstate 25 […]

August 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mass. Gov. Baker signs local transportation infrastructure bill

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker this week signed into law legislation providing $50 million for a bridge program, expansion of the Complete Streets Funding Program and authorization for $750 million in federal highway aid. Baker vetoed a portion of the legislation that called for the state to apply for a pilot program on a vehicle miles […]

August 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA’s Transportation Incident Management graduates 200,000th emergency responder

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has graduated the 200,000th emergency responder from its Transportation Incident Management (TIM) training program, a four-year-old system aimed at improving the safety of first responders working at highway crash scenes. “This training is vital to the men and women who arrive at the scene of a highway crash who often […]

August 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

MAASTO recognizes 5 state DOTs in America’s Transportation Awards

The Mid America Association of Transportation Officials (MAASTO) has recognized the state departments of transportation for Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin for excellence in transportation projects as part of the annual America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented at MAASTO’s annual meeting in Minneapolis. Eight state DOTs entered 17 projects in the contest. Winning […]

August 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Schultz Corp. completes bridge replacement in just 9 days for Conn. DOT

Schultz Corporation of Terryville, Connecticut, was recently able to complete a bridge project for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) in Middlefield in just nine days using accelerated bridge techniques (ABC). CTDOT says the project involved replacing a bridge built in 1920 with a 12-foot wide by 6-foot high precast concrete box culvert and joined […]

August 11, 2016