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Tag: U.S. 95
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 […]
January 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
U.S. 95 in Las Vegas to be widened under $65 million contract
Widening of a busy corridor in Las Vegas will begin in January now that the Nevada Department of Transportation has awarded a $65 million contract. U.S. 95 will be widened from four lanes to six for 6 miles between Durango Drive and Kyle Canyon Road. “This project will relieve congestion, improve efficiency and enhance safety […]
November 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT installing the first of 52 active traffic management signs on its highways
Earlier this month, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) began upgrading the way it alerts motorists by installing the first of 52 Active Traffic Management (ATM) signs on a portion of U.S. 95,  the Las Vegas Sun reports. The signs are part of Project Neon, a nearly $1 million project that includes widening 3.7 miles of Interstate 15 from […]
February 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Las Vegas spending $20 million on seismic updates to bridges on I-15
While engineers try to figure out why a bridge in Oklahoma failed so easily when it was hit by a truck on May 19, highway workers in Las Vegas are busy making sure their bridges are safe. According to 3 News Las Vegas, several Interstate 15 bridges are receiving $20 million worth of seismic updates. “We are wrapping […]
May 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Top 10 finalists selected for America’s Transportation Awards
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected 10 state transportation department projects as finalists in the 2013 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The top 10 projects are: 1.  Dumbarton Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit project: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) – $62.3 million 2.  I-285 […]
September 4, 2013
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