Mon February 20, 2017
UDOT Uses High-Pressure Water Jets for Bridge Demolition
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is utilizing an innovative system of high-pressure water jets to refurbish bridge decks on the I-215 project. This is one of the first times UDOT has used this hydro demolition process to reconstruct a bridge deck, and the first in the Salt Lake Valley....
Thu February 16, 2017
Gov. Baker Seeking $200M for Local Road, Bridge Projects
Gov. Charlie Baker is seeking $200 million for local transportation projects across Massachusetts. The Republican governor said Feb. 16 he's filing a bill requesting the money to help cities and towns make needed upgrades to roads and bridges....
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....
Story Kathleen Riley from Futurism.com - Tue February 14, 2017
Going Underground With Elon Musk
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been moving quickly on the development of what he calls “The Boring Company.” In January of last year, he presented a proposal at the Hyperloop Pod Competition for a company that would lighten traffic through the use of underground tunnels....
Wed February 01, 2017
Three Autauga County Bridges to Be Replaced
Driving along County Road 85 in Autauga County is going to be complicated for the next year, as three bridges are set for replacement. County engineer John Mark Davis told The Montgomery Advertiser that work is set to begin Monday on replacing the bridge over Pine Level Creek....
Jeff Winke - Mon January 30, 2017
Detroit Metro Airport $225M Runway Remodeling Project Continues
The $225 million runway that the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) had added in 2001 had issues from the start. Expected to last 30 years, Runway 4L/22R had issues arise a mere three years later when cracks and flaws in the concrete required maintenance to restore the smooth landing surface....
Mon January 30, 2017
FTA Announces $1.07B in Funding for CTA
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced approximately $1.07 billion in federal grant funds to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the first phase of the Red and Purple Modernization Project....
Mon January 23, 2017
USDOT Tool May Allow $2B for Seattle Projects
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that four transit projects in the Seattle area could receive up to nearly $2 billion in financing through an innovative infrastructure financing tool created by the Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau....
Mon January 23, 2017
ODOT Discusses Funding, Approves I-35 Design Contract at Jan. Meeting
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Jan. 4 meeting include an update on state funding for transportation, approval of funds for 11 rail crossing projects and award of an engineering contract to design an innovative bridge project in Kay County....
