Tag: DOT newstransportation

Roadbuilding

I-85 collapse first responders visit White House

Members of the Georgia State Patrol, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department and Atlanta Police Department met with President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao at the White House last week in recognition of their efforts during the I-85 bridge collapse in Atlanta March 30. “Mr. President, beside you and around you are true heroes of […]

April 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Colorado DOT uses giant grenade at seat belt safety campaign launch

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) used a 9-foot-tall grenade at the launch of its seat belt safety campaign to represent “the dangers that unbuckled passengers post in a crash.” “An unbuckled passenger can be just as deadly” is the message spray painted across its seat-belt-material surface. The grenade, which represents the start of CDOT’s […]

March 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway networking event to promote 2017 engineering work

The Illinois Tollway has scheduled a professional engineering services networking event for March 14 in Downers Grove to promote opportunities for design and construction management contracts throughout the Tollway system. “As we begin work on the sixth year of the Move Illinois program, we plan to commit nearly $1 billion in 2017 for construction projects, […]

March 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Acrete is a new concrete made from fly ash engineered to be lighter, stronger

Jinhong Zhang, an associate professor of mining and geological engineering at the University of Arizona’s (UA) College of Engineering, has developed a substitute for concrete, according to a university press release. The new material is made almost completely from fly ash and is said to be lighter, stronger and less expensive to produce than concrete. “Once the […]

March 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ohio House approves two-year, $7.8 billion transportation plan

The Ohio House has approved House Bill 26 that would provide $7.8 billion over two years for the state’s transportation and public safety budget. The transportation department would get the bulk of the funds with $6.5 billion. The legislation would also create the “Variable Speed Limit Pilot Program” which the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) […]

March 6, 2017