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NAPA-led group seeks highway funding to end recession
The National Asphalt Pavement Association is leading a social media campaign to push for federal funding for highway construction to revive the economy.
June 24, 2020
Roadbuilding
Pennsylvania DOT lifts construction pause on 61 projects shut down by coronavirus
On March 17 PennDOT halted road construction to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The announcement to resume work was given on March 31.
April 6, 2020
Roadbuilding
NCDOT gets emergency funding to stem budget crisis blamed on hurricanes, lawsuits, overspending
The cash-strapped N.C. Department of Transportation, which laid off hundreds of temporary workers and delayed plans for about 900 road projects in August, has received a $200 million emergency funding boost from the state legislature. The legislation comes after the agency faced a slew of hurricanes and storms and legal settlements that have siphoned off […]
November 18, 2019
Roadbuilding
Contractors end lockout of Mich. union equipment operators
A lockout of union equipment operators and technicians by a contractors group in Michigan has ended -- so now work can resume on major road projects in the state.
October 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Contractors lock out union operators, techs from Mich. road jobs, halting major projects
Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association started the lockout September 4 after the union had been negotiating with independent contractors.
September 25, 2018
Roadbuilding
UDOT lists Top 10 construction projects for 2018; Technology Corridor No.1
Utah’s “Technology Corridor,” a portion of Interstate 15, is No. 1 on the Utah Department of Transportation’s (UDOT) Top 10 list of construction projects for 2018, Deseret News reports. The $450 million project to widen the freeway to six lanes in both directions between state Route 92 and Main Street in Lehi began on Monday, April […]
April 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
$84.7 million worth of road projects let by Louisiana DOTD
Sixteen contractors submitted low bids for 25 road projects worth $84.7 million for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The projects and their apparent low bids, ranging from $150,000 to $20 million, are as follows, according to the DOTD: S. 190 superstreet project in St. Tammany Parish: $9,169,117.44 Livonia signage enhancement project in Pointe […]
September 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
Wisconsin governor approves $15 million for improvements on I-43
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker approved a $15 million rehabilitation project to improve a section of Interstate 43 in Manitowoc County. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the project is set to get underway March 28 and wrap up by November. Greenville, Wisconsin contractor NE Asphalt Inc. is the contractor on the project. The project is […]
March 24, 2016
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Kentucky governor cuts $112.5 million from transportation budget
Kentucky might see several road construction projects delayed after the governor ordered a $112.5 million cut – 5.6 percent – in the state’s transportation budget. Gov. Matt Bevin issued the budget reduction order this Monday to offset an expected shortfall in transportation funding revenues, with Bevin saying the reduction will “prevent a deficit in the […]
January 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
North Carolina adds 168 projects to 10-year construction calendar
North Carolina has been able to add 168 new projects to the state’s 10-year construction calendar with the help of the legislature freeing up $1.6 billion for highway projects over the next decade. According to North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, the state’s recently passed budget reforms have added $700 million in new funding over the […]
November 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Light-emitting concrete, RCC for highway use and more research that may fuel tomorrow’s road projects
Research influences how state and local transportation officials approach future road projects. A primary venue for transportation officials to get current research findings is the Transportation Research Board meeting, held each January in Washington, D.C. Topics discussed here may be reflected in tomorrow’s bid documents. Four of these papers – involving full-depth reclamation (FDR) for […]
July 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT begins work on Interstate 220 erosion
Almost immediately after The Federal Highway Administration announced emergency relief funds were being issued to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, roadwork began on an embankment slide on an Interstate 220 ramp. Heavy rains and severe winter weather combined to cause sliding, or embankment erosion, along the eastbound Highway 80 exit ramp to I-220, MDOT said. […]
March 13, 2015
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