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Cold-asphalt RAP mix used in PennDOT’s pilot to pave rural roads fails
PennDOT's pilot program that planned to pave rural roads with recycled asphalt has failed. The asphalt formula is what caused the fail leading to potholes.
May 20, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ark. DOT tries out new contracting process for road projects
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is experimenting with the construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) form of contracting, which shifts liability and risks of cost overruns to the contractor. The state legislature has given the department approval to apply the alternative to traditional bidding for three projects totaling no more than $200 million. The agency chose improving […]
May 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Wash. tests road charge as gas tax alternative
Washington has begun a pilot program to test out an alternative to the gas tax. The Washington State Transportation Commission is seeking at least 2,000 drivers to volunteer for the program, in which they will log miles they drive. The program, which begins in January, is testing whether a per-mile road charge would work in […]
January 24, 2018
Roadbuilding
MnDOT partners with EasyMile for driverless shuttle bus project
A project to bring a driverless shuttle bus to Minnesota has moved closer to fruition with the state department of transportation’s hiring of French company EasyMile to oversee the pilot program that starts in November. The project will involve testing an autonomous shuttle in cold weather to see how well it operates, according to MnDOT. […]
October 9, 2017
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