Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Tag: congestion
Roadbuilding
N.C. builds its first continuous flow intersection
North Carolina is among a growing number of states that have added their first continuous flow intersection. The N.C. Department of Transportation recently announced the opening of the state’s first such intersection – also known as a displaced left turn intersection or crossover displaced left turn intersection – at N.C. 16 and Mount Holly-Huntersville Road in […]
November 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
TRIP: Poor roads and bridges, traffic jams costing N.Y. drivers $24.8B a year
28% of the local and state roads in New York are in poor condition; 21% are mediocre, and 10% of the bridges (at least 20 feet long) are in poor condition.
November 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Tenn. DOT: I-440 could be rebuilt 2 years faster by closing segments
TDOT is considering closing road segments rather than following traditional construction methods for the reconstruction on Interstate 440 at Nashville.
June 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
$666M reconstruction of non-toll I-35E to begin in Dallas
Work is ready to begin on a $666 million reconstruction of a section of Interstate 35 East in Dallas, which will involve no toll lanes. The Southern Gateway project is estimated to take four years to rebuild and widen I-35E and U.S. Highway 67 in southern Dallas County, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. […]
March 7, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-81 coalition forms in Va. to improve safety, reduce congestion
A group of regional chambers of commerce in Virginia are banding together to try to get improvements to Interstate 81. The coalition wants traffic relief and a safer highway, as accidents and truck and passenger-vehicle volumes increase, according to the Augusta Free Press newspaper. The coalition says the need is urgent and congressional and legislative […]
February 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
$1 billion Ky. plan focuses on repairing bridges, paving roads
A new highway plan calls for spending $1 billion over two fiscal years to repair bridges and pavements in Kentucky. The proposal by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was presented to the state legislature for consideration. The KYTC calls it a “safety first” approach, noting that more than 1,000 bridges in the state are deteriorated and […]
January 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Nashville considers $5.2 billion transit plan that includes tunnel
As Nashville, Tennessee, continues to grow, its mayor says it’s time to consider a tunnel for light rail service and rapid buses to relieve ever-increasing traffic congestion. The proposals are part of Mayor Megan Barry’s $5.2 billion “Let’s Move Nashville” plan that could go before voters May 1. The proposed tunnel would be 1.8 miles […]
December 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Tolls could go up for N.H. turnpike drivers
Tolls could rise on New Hampshire’s turnpike system under a proposal being considered to accelerate bridge and road work on the tollways. Tolls would rise 50 cents in Hampton, Hooksett and Bedford, and 25 cents in Dover, Rochester and Hampton Side Tolls, according to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Drivers with E-ZPasses would see […]
November 30, 2017
Home
Virginia DOT readies drivers for new I-66 Inside Beltway Express Lanes
The Virginia Department of Transportation rolled out a new website to prepare drivers for the new toll express lanes that will open in December on Interstate 66 Inside the Beltway. The site at 66ExpressLanes.org addresses such issues as the difference between E-ZPass and E-ZPass Flex, how the tolling will work, who pays the toll and […]
September 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas lawmakers take a hard look at toll roads
Lawmakers in the state of Texas are taking a long, hard look at toll roads, and there has been a push to do away with them altogether. Many are beginning to question whether toll roads are actually being built to ease congestion, which was the original plan, or whether they are just being built to […]
April 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Washington, Oregon DOTs team up on electronic signs to display travel times between the two states
New traffic signs have gone up in Oregon and Washington to alert drivers to travel times to popular locations between the two states. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a press release the joint effort between WSDOT and the Oregon Department of Transportation placed three signs in Oregon and four in Washington earlier […]
October 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Study shows Portland highways are either at capacity or nearly there
Drivers in Oregon probably noticed their commute has been getting significantly more lengthy this year, and a new study found most drivers could already tell: highways in the state are way too crowded. The Oregonian reported the Oregon Department of Transportation conducted a study over the past week which found most of the state’s highways are either at […]
August 17, 2015
Page 1 of 3
Next Page
