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House Democrats, GOP hint at bipartisan support for renewed infrastructure talks
U.S. House Democrats are calling for a $760 billion boost in infrastructure funding over the next five years but want to hear from the White House first before discussing how to pay for it. “This framework is an opportunity to get our existing infrastructure working again and fund new transformative projects that will create an […]
February 3, 2020
Roadbuilding
ARTBA honors two for contributions toward safer highways
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association recognized two individuals for their continuous push for safer highways. More here on Equipment World.
July 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
NCDOT bike, pedestrian safety program wins national award
A North Carolina Department of Transportation program that appears to be reducing car crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians has received an achievement award from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. The Watch for Me NC program, which received the national association’s Peter O’Rourke Special Achievement Award, has reduced average crash rates for pedestrians and cyclists by […]
September 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT begins designating Safety Corridors to reduce collisions and deaths
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has started adding signage to highways in the state indicating those that are designated as Safety Corridors—roadway sections that have more crashes, injuries and death than normally expected. Along with ADOT, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety are implementing four Safety Corridors […]
December 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
APWA to honor Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety with performance award
The American Public Works Association (APWA) will award the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety (MCRS) with the Exceptional Performance in Safety award at its Public Works Expo in August. The Exceptional Performance Awards were established in 1996 and aim to “recognize individuals, teams, or organizations in the areas of adversity, journalism and safety whose outstanding […]
June 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
One worker dead, another seriously injured after drunk driver crashes into work zone
A 21-year-old road worker was killed earlier this month and his coworker was seriously injured after an alleged drunk driver crashed into a Texas construction zone. Christian Castro was at work in the construction zone on Bonham Street in Paris, Texas, with his coworker when 26-year-old Geno Allen veered off the side of the road and struck the […]
February 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT to begin displaying weekly tallies of highway deaths
The Colorado Department of Transportation wants to help make the roads safer by giving drivers a weekly reminder of those who have died in crashes this year. CDOT announced that it would begin to display a weekly tally of the year-to-date deaths in the state each Wednesday on digital signs across the state. The signs, […]
January 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Fatal crash in Alabama work zone prompts state troopers to caution safety
The death of a teenage girl in a construction zone on an Alabama interstate has caised state troopers to warn of the dangers of not being cautious near road work. According to WIAT, a 15-year-old girl died Dec. 5 and became the second fatality in a construction zone on Interstate 59 in Tuscaloosa County following a crash that killed her […]
December 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
US traffic fatalities up 14% in first 6 months of 2015
New data from the National Safety Council reveals that the number of motor vehicles deaths in America are up 14 percent through the first six months of 2015. That’s a jump of 18,630 deaths compared to 2014. On top of that, injuries from traffic accidents are up by more than 30 percent compared to last year. “As […]
August 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Rhode Island DOT to invest $2 million in driver safety
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning to install a $2 million system on its highways to prevent drivers who are entering via ramps from driving the wrong way, WPRO News reports. The agency intends to start installation of the system at 20 locations throughout the state in April, with a large focus on […]
March 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
NHTSA officials could require vehicle-to-vehicle communication in future cars
Manufacturers may soon be required to include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology in all new cars. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials are working to decide whether the technology should be a requirement to help prevent car crashes, ABC News reports. The report notes that a recent study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that […]
January 2, 2014
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More than two-thirds of highway construction crews hit by cars last year
The Associated General Contractors of America reported today that 68 percent of the nation’s highway contractors have had motor vehicles crash into their construction worksite in the last year. Additionally, 28 percent of contractors reported their workers were injured during those work zone crashes and 18 percent had at least one construction workers killed during […]
April 24, 2012
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