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VIDEO: Public, Private Sectors Expand Safety Services With Launch of New Roadway Work Zone Clearing House Website

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ARTBA - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have worked together for the past 10 months to significantly expand services aimed at improving roadway work zone safet...

States Move Forward on 16,000 Transportation Improvement Projects in FY 2021

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ARTBA - States in the Midwest led the way as transportation departments moved forward on more than 16,000 highway and bridge improvement projects in fiscal year 2021, according to a new analysis of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data conducted by the American Road & Tr...

After 60 Years, VA's George Washington Parkway to Get $161M Rehab

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Washington Post - Twenty-five miles of the George Washington Parkway, a scenic route honoring the nation's first president, one of northern Virginia's busiest road corridors, has gone almost 60 years without a major repair effort. That is obvious to drivers traveling the route along the south bank of the P...

Maine to Address Substandard Roads, Bridges With $245M from Feds

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Mainebiz - Maine's two U.S. senators announced Dec. 20 that the state will receive close to $245 million in federal funding to maintain and construct roads, highways and bridges across the state. The monies were authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provi...

Caltrans' State Traffic Safety Plan Earns National Award

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Caltrans - The Federal Highway Administration and the Roadway Safety Foundation recently announced they have selected the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for its 2021 National Roadway Safety Award in recognition of California's 2020-2024 Strategic Highway Safety Plan ...

PennDOT Teams with Builders, PA Turnpike, to Launch Safety Campaign

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CEG - Pennsylvania's highway construction industry began partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for a safety stand-down on Sept. 15. The event, dubbed "Safer Together," asked for both the transportation c...

Construction Begins On State Route 89 in Chino Valley, Arizona

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ADOT - The Arizona Department of Transportation has started a project to improve traffic flow at the intersection of SR 89 and Road 1 North in Chino Valley. The project will add a right-turn lane on northbound SR 89 to eastbound Road 1 North, add left turn lanes on Road 1 North ...

Freight Bottlenecks Are a $42B Hidden Cost On U.S. Economy, Federal Data Shows

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ARTBA - Freight bottlenecks cost the U.S. economy more than $42 billion in 2019 — a hidden tax on the American people that is only likely to increase as the country fully opens, according to a review of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data. The American Road &...

Data Reveals Federal Investment Helped Advance 22,000 Highway Improvement Projects in 2020

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ARTBA - State governments leveraged $29 billion in federal funds to advance $70 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2020, according to new federal data. An interactive dashboard created by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) pro...

North Carolina DOT Needs Skilled Workers, Will Offer Free Training

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WLOS-TV - There is a little-known advantage to western North Carolina's Interstate 26 construction in Buncombe and Henderson counties — free training for new workers. Through the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), people in underserved communities are el...