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N. Carolina DOT seeks public input on 10-year State Transportation Improvement Program

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) opens the public comment period on its 10-year, 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) June 20 and will hold a series of informal public meetings in its 14 local transportation divisions during the month-long period. The list of proposed projects is available here. NCDOT used the funding formula […]

June 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Virginia board approves 6-year transportation project plan

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the state’s six-year improvement program (SYIP) which will apply $14.4 billion for transportation projects for six fiscal years beginning July 1 this year. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) says the SYIP will fund more than 3,200 projects including highways, bridges, rail, transit and bicycle/pedestrian paths. The program […]

June 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

DelDOT App update enhances advisories, issue reporting, bus stops, water levels

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has updated its DelDOT App with enhanced notification features for both the iOS and Android versions. The app was first released in 2012 and last December was updated with a snowplow tracking feature. The latest version includes these updates and functions: Report an Issue: This new feature for the […]

June 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

MoDOT ready to move forward on Road to Tomorrow “smart” pilot projects

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) engineer Tom Blair recently told the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) the department is ready to move forward on five pilot projects for its Road To Tomorrow initiative. MoDOT announced the initiative last year, in which it is turning Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis into a […]

June 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Louisiana governor creates transportation infrastructure investment task force

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has created the Governor’s Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment to find consistent sources of funding for transportation projects. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson will serve as co-chair of the group. “For years, the Transportation Trust Fund has been raided to pay for other priorities, leaving […]

June 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT awards 37 construction, maintenance projects valued at $82.7 million

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 37 construction and maintenance project contracts valued at $82.7 million for projects advertised for bids in May. More than half of the projects are for resurfacing and maintenance work, with a value of $48.4 million. The largest project, valued at $13.8 million is for work on a six-mile […]

June 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

NCPPP announces 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards

The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) has announced six winners of its 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards to be presented June 28 during the P3Connect 2016 conference in Chicago. Winning projects and the public and private partners by category include: Excellence in Individual Leadership Award John G. Picerne, founder and CEO, Corvias Group Infrastructure […]

June 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Nevada DOT awards $33.8 million I-15 widening project

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has awarded Las Vegas Paving a contract for improvements and widening of a 5-mile stretch of Interstate 15 in North Las Vegas. This section of roadways has 41,600 travel along it each day, but is expected to increase 71 percent in the next 15 years. NDOT estimates the project […]

June 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

AT&T partners with USDOT on Smart City Challenge with hardware and services pledge

AT&T is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on the agency’s Smart City Challenge with a pledge to provide the winning city with $1 million in hardware, products and/or services. The Smart City Challenge is designed to convert one city into the first in the nation to fully integrate technologies, such as smart […]

June 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

SnowEx launches streamlined SP-575X, SP-1075X Tailgate Pro spreaders

SnowEx has launched two new models in its tailgate line of salt and de-icing material spreaders, the Tailgate Pro SP-575X and SP-1075X, which feature more compact controls and fewer wires. The spreaders are single-stage spreaders with 5.75 and 10.75 cubic fee capacities designed for smaller applications such as recreational paths, parking lots, driveways and roads. […]

June 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

San Diego voters approve $4 billion plan to “rebuild” city’s infrastructure

San Diego voters have approved Proposition H, also known as Rebuild San Diego, an infrastructure plan that is estimated to dedicate at least $4 billion for streets, sidewalks, storm drains and city services over a 30-year period. Councilman Mark Kersey originally proposed the measure last December. Sixty-four percent of voters approved Proposition H, according to […]

June 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas create I-10 Corridor Coalition

A voluntary Interstate 10 Corridor Coalition, created by heads of the Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas departments of transportation, has been created to support and foster innovation development along the interstate that travels through the four states. “The efficient flow of commerce in Arizona drives our state’s economic vitality,” says Arizona DOT Director Halikowski, […]

June 13, 2016