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Gov. Haley signs into law S. Carolina’s $2.2 billion highway funding bill

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed into law S. 1258, an infrastructure funding bill that allows the state to borrow $2.2 billion over 10 years to help fund highway projects for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). “SCDOT can now move forward with the planning and development of several projects and needed repairs […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT’s US 70 Goldsboro Bypass officially opens

State officials, including Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Sec. Nick Tennyson, recently celebrated the opening of the US 70 Goldsboro Bypass, a route designed to relive congestion and improve local access and safety on the roadway. “The Goldsboro Bypass is a great example of what we are working to accomplish throughout […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

Low road funds prompts Kentucky’s Pause-50 plan to delay new transportation projects

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Sec. Greg Thomas recently announced the agency’s Pause-50 plan, an effort to rebuild the agency’s Road Fund cash balance by delaying new state-funded transportation projects at all stages. “For the first time in recent history, the Cabinet faces a low Road Fund cash balance, which compromises our ability to authorize new […]

June 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT TIGER grant program receives $9.3 billion in request funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program has received $9.3 billion in requested funding for this year, a figure that is more than 18 times the amount that will actually be awarded. USDOT reported 585 applications have been submitted for the $500 million in funding available this year. Most, […]

June 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois DOT releases 6-year, $11.2 billion infrastructure improvement plan

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has released a transportation infrastructure plan that would provide $11.2 billion in fixes over six years. The FY2017-22 Proposed Highway Improvement Program would be an increase of $2.8 billion over a previous plan. “Our latest multiyear highway program is more promising than a year ago, but we still have our […]

June 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Maryland DOT seeks public comment on 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its Fiscal Year 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The plan covers four years of transportation projects compiled from state, local and regional plans. Projects included in the STIP, the agency says, were developed using the 2035 Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP).  The plan is a […]

June 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

AASHTO adopts Mississippi DOT software for billboard controls as national standard

The American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is adopting the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) control system for outdoor advertising on billboards, which will allow the software to be used across the country and become the national standard for billboard controls. “MDOT’s goal was to develop an interactive system to electronically permit, manage and […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT employees honored for assistance during house fire

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has recognized four employees from its Equipment and Maintenance Division in Halifax County for their assistance during a house fine in late April. The employees, Teresa Skinner, David Griffies, Thomas Jernigan and Keith Hurdle received the Extra Mile Award, an honor given to employees who “go above and […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT contractor injured in I-25 work zone accident

A Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) contractor was injured after a vehicle struck the worker’s vehicle in a work zone on Interstate 25 near Johnstown, according to a report by the Greeley Tribune. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when the driver of a 2011 Ford Escape traveled north on the southbound section […]

June 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mississippi DOT proceeds with I-269, its largest active project

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced it is continuing work on its largest active construction project, Interstate 269, in DeSoto and Marshall Counties in the northern part of the state. The first section of the highway, MDOT says, opened in October last year from Mississippi 302 to the Tennessee state line. MDOT District […]

June 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Vermont governor signs $612.6 million transportation bill

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law the state’s fiscal year 2017 Transportation Bill, approving $612,574,418 for construction and maintenance of highways, bridges, rail lines, airports and transit projects. “While maintaining a quality integrated transportation system is critical to the overall economic health of Vermont and the prosperity of Vermonters, safety remains the overriding […]

June 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

PennDOT opens up road and bridge data to the public

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has made roadway pavement and bridge conditions, along with other transportation system data, available to the public online. The creation of Open Data follows Gov. Tom Wolf’s proclamation to make the state’s data more “transparent and accessible” to the public. “At PennDOT we’ve taken the governor’s mission of transparency and […]

June 3, 2016