Cindy Riley - Wed February 15, 2017
Crews Work to Save Lives on Mike Padgett Highway
In an effort to help save lives, construction crews in Augusta, Ga., are making improvements to a dangerous stretch of roadway commonly referred to as Mike Padgett Highway. Work on the $29 million state Route (SR) 56 project began in late 2013 and should be completed by the first quarter of 2017....
Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed February 15, 2017
DOT Director: Roads Have Deteriorated Badly in Five Years
South Carolina roads have deteriorated so badly that it will take a decade just to climb out of the maintenance hole created over the past five years, the head of the state's transportation department said Feb....
Mon February 13, 2017
Decision to Exempt Nationwide Permit Program to Help Speed Delivery of Transportation Projects
A Feb. 8 decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to exempt the Nationwide Permit (NWP) program from a Jan. 20 Executive Order freezing regulatory activity by federal agencies will help speed the delivery of transportation projects, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says....
Bart Jansen - USA TODAY - Fri February 10, 2017
Airport Councils Outline $100B in Projects After Trump Talks
Airport executives who met Thursday with President Trump heard support for upgrading their facilities, and airline executives heard Trump endorse the privatization of air-traffic control. But the details must still be resolved....
Thu February 09, 2017
RIDOT Seeks Federal Funding for Providence Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund an enhanced design of the 6/10 Interchange where it intersects with I-95 northbound and the Providence Viaduct northbound....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu February 09, 2017
Replacement of Sandy-Damaged Rail Bridge Moving Ahead
The lasting effects of Superstorm Sandy continue to wash across New Jersey, evident on a century-old railroad bridge that nearly became a casualty of the ferocious October 2012 onslaught. The storm surge from the Atlantic Ocean up into the Raritan Bay pushed a barge into the bridge, dislodging the deck and moving several steel girders that weigh several tons apiece....
Joan Lowy and David A. Lieb - Wed February 08, 2017
Trump Advisers' Tax Credit Plan for Infrastructure Has Risks
President Donald Trump has promised to revitalize America's aging roads, bridges, railways and airports, but a plan put forward by his economic advisers relies on a transportation financing scheme that hasn't been tried before and comes with significant risks....
Lori Tobias - Wed February 08, 2017
Routine Bridge Maintenance Avoids Catastrophe
Motorists accustomed to making the Delaware River Turnpike Bridge a part of their regular drive will have to adapt to some new travel habits for at least the foreseeable future. That news came nearly two weeks after a fracture was discovered in a bridge beam Jan....
Spence Halliday - Tue February 07, 2017
ADOT Highway Sign Contest
The Arizona Department of Transportation launched a contest Monday to determine the next overhead sign safety message. From "Hello from the other side, buckle up and stay alive," to "Don't turn your car into a Death Star, Drive focused," ADOT has featured these creative and unusual signs for over a year....
Lori Tobias - Mon February 06, 2017
Crews Have a Blast Removing Rock on SR 77
A nighttime project to remove dangerous rocks and boulders from Arizona's State Route 77 became a daytime operation after an 18-ft. (5.5 m) boulder fell 150 ft. (46 m) during nighttime blasting and landed on the highway....
