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Tag: Interstate 84
Roadbuilding
Conn. I-84 widening project to finish ahead of schedule
The I-84 Waterbury widening project is expected to open a year earlier than expected in mid-September. Check out the details on Equipment World.
August 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Idaho partners with National Weather Service for travel app
Drivers in Idaho can now better track driving conditions and weather forecasts along their routes. The Idaho Transportation Department has updated its 511 app and website and partnered with the National Weather Service in Pocatello to offer weather forecasts. âThe weather forecast information is really important from a planning standpoint for a traveler,â says Tony Ernest, [âŚ]
January 31, 2018
Roadbuilding
Ore. expands salt use on roads after 5-year test
The Oregon Department of Transportation has expanded its use of rock salt this winter after five years of testing the snow and ice melting product. With the tests, ODOT said it saw a 27-percent drop in the average number of crashes a year on Interstate 5 and a 23-percent drop on U.S. 95. The ODOT [âŚ]
January 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
FHWA funds target Ore. roads affected by fires; I-84E still closed
Some help is on the way for roads and bridges in Oregon damaged by wildfires, which began in July and continue in western parts of the state. The Federal Highway Administration announced that it has sent $1 million in âquick releaseâ emergency funds to start repair work. The Eagle Creek Fire has closed eastbound lanes [âŚ]
September 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Watch time-lapse of I-84 bridge replacement
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloyâs office released the below video which features a bridge replacement project on Interstate 84 in Southington. The project costed $6 million using a process known as accelerated bridge construction (ABC). During the process the new bridge is built on-site next to the old one, then swapped into place once complete. [âŚ]
July 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Variable-price tolling possible on I-84, I-95 in Connecticut
Connecticutâs Interstates 84 and 95 could include variable-price tolling in the future, The Hartford Courant reports. Related: Reason Foundation: Value-added tolling is âbetter dealâ for drivers than gas tax I-95 has been toll-free since 1985, according to the report. If implemented, the highways would use all-electronic tolling (AET), which includes a network of overhead sensors [âŚ]
June 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Connecticut officials scale back I-84 expansion due to lack of funds
Interstate 84 that runs through a portion of Connecticut was set for a 30-mile expansion project that would widen all of the highway from the New York state line to the city of Waterbury, but a lack of necessary funds has forced state officials to significantly reduce the project, StamfordAdvocate.com reports. The $4 billion-plus project [âŚ]
June 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
UDOT uses innovative design to rebuild I-84 overpass
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is using a new bridge-building method involving geosynthetic reinforcement and soil integration to replace an Interstate 84 overpass near Echo Junction, according to a report from Deseret News. UDOT is the first agency in the U.S. to use this innovative technique, which is intended to save time and money for Utah [âŚ]
July 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
NYSDOT begins off-site bridge replacement project
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has begun work on a $20.2 million project to replace two Interstate 84 bridges that carry about 75,000 vehicles daily. The bridges, located over Dingle Ridge Road in the town of Southeast, Westchester County, will be constructed off-site, then shipped to the site to be assembled. Once [âŚ]
June 26, 2013
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