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Texas expands free roadside assistance for motorists
More drivers are now eligible for free roadside assistance in Texas. The state’s Highway Emergency Response Operator, or HERO, program was expanded in December to Interstate 35 from Georgetown to Kyle and on U.S. 183 from Lakeline Mall Drive to U.S. 290. The service will be further expanded in January with patrols on SH 71 […]
December 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
No new tolls planned for Texas in revised transportation plan
Critics of tolls in Texas have been heard. The Texas Transportation Commission has decided to remove all new toll projects from its 10-year, $70 billion construction plan, The Associated Press reports. That includes removing additional express lanes planned for Interstate 35 through Central Texas, according to AP. The commission had previously proposed adding up to […]
December 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Construction crews goof up new San Antonio bridge
A recently built bridge over New Braunfels Avenue in San Antonio, Texas, has caused many drivers to do a double take. The span replaces an old bridge that had been damaged and later demolished. The new bridge, however, has an aesthetic problem. Several of the arched windows on the bridge rail are crooked. The Texas […]
October 30, 2017
Roadbuilding
An overview of the ACI award-winning Johnson County Gateway project
The $288 million Johnson County Gateway project, the first design-build project awarded by the Kansas Department of Transportation, addressed one of the most highly travelled interstates in Overland, Kansas, by adding additional lanes and reconfiguring existing interchanges throughout the I-435/I-35/K-10 corridor. The project included the construction of 22 bridges, two diverging diamond interchanges, and the […]
October 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Johnson County Gateway, Winona Bridge take ACI concrete construction awards
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) honored the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards during its Concrete Convention & Exposition Monday night in Anaheim. The awards honor creative projects in the concrete industry and recognize concrete innovation, technology, and excellence. To be eligible for the award, projects had to win at a local […]
October 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Monarch Highway launches new logo during National Pollinator Week
The Monarch Highway, a designation made last year by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and six state DOTs along Interstate 35, has launched a new logo in concert with National Pollinator Week. FHWA and the DOTs from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas designated the 1,500-mile I-35 corridor as Monarch Highway in the spring […]
June 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas Transportation Commission approves I-14 designation
The Texas Transportation Commission has approved the designation of 25 miles of U.S. 190 running from Copperas Cove to Interstate 35 in Belton as I-14. This provides the first interstate link for the Fort Hood are and surrounding communities connecting to I-35, The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports. “As envisioned, the proposed I-14 corridor would […]
February 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Phase 2 of Kansas City’s Johnson County Gateway Project opens to improve congestion, safety
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and local officials recently held a ceremony recognizing the opening of the second phase of Johnson County Gateway project near Kansas City, a project aimed at relieving congesting and improving safety in the area. It includes two new interchanges connecting Interstate 35 and I-435 and Kansas 10, allowing for improvements to […]
December 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Texas gets $285 million TIFIA loan for I-35 expansion near Dallas
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is providing a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $285 million to the Texas Transportation Commission to finance expansion of portions of Interstate 35 near Dallas. The TIFIA loan program is administered by the department’s Build America Bureau, which has the purpose of streamlining credit and […]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
TxDOT moving forward with I-35 improvements in Austin via Mobility35 program
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced it is making progress with its Mobility35 Program for improving Interstate 35 in Austin, a program launched in 2011 in a partnership with the city of Austin, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and other agencies. The plan, which will range in costs from $4.3 to $4.6 billion, […]
June 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA and 6 states collaborate on pollinator habitat for Monarch butterflies
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and DOTs in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have agreed to improve pollinator habitat along Interstate 35, which follows a migratory corridor for the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch butterflies’ birth and egg-laying cycles take them on a route from Canada to Mexico, a roughly 2,000-mile trek. The land […]
June 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT proposes $3.5 billion, 5-year construction plan
The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has proposed a $3.5 billion, five-year construction plan to maintain and upgrade the state’s 8,871 miles of state and federal highways and 4,103 bridges, the Des Moines Register reports. More than $1.6 billion is scheduled for stewardship programs—including safety, maintenance, and modernizing the existing road system—and $1.2 billion will be spent […]
May 17, 2016
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