Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 30, 2019
Bullock Proposes Infrastructure Package
HELENA, MONT. (AP) Montana lawmakers on Jan. 22 took up Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock's infrastructure proposal in what will be his fourth and final attempt at passing a major public works package. Bullock urged the Republican-led Legislature to pass the $290 million package that includes $160 million in bonds for capital projects....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed January 30, 2019
January Commission Wrap-Up: OTC OK's Rail Projects
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Jan. 7 meeting include an update on the impact of the lack of a federal budget or continuing resolution on Oklahoma Department of Transportation projects, acceptance of two awards for concrete paving projects and approval of funding for improvements to four railroad crossings in Oklahoma City....
Tom Herrmann – ADOT Communications - Wed January 30, 2019
ADOT 'Goes Deep' With Columns to Support Roadway, Keep Bridges Steady
Every time you drive by an overpass, you see the cement-and-steel columns that support the roadway. There could be only a few on a small overpass, or more than a dozen in larger overpasses like the ones at two current projects on Interstate 10 in Pinal County....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue January 29, 2019
For I-10 Widening Project, ADOT Is Recycling Old Roadway
Almost as soon as traffic on eastbound Interstate 10 started using new lanes through 4 mi. of Pinal County between Eloy and Picacho, Arizona Department of Transportation crews began demolishing travel lanes that had been in use for more than 40 years....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue January 29, 2019
Driving Surfaces Complete on Longest SMF Bridges
The largest structures on the Arizona Department of Transportation's Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project are nearly complete, with crews finishing the concrete decks of two half-mile-long bridges that will carry traffic over the Salt River in the growing southwest Valley....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue January 29, 2019
TxDOT Projects in El Paso Ready to Wrap Up in 2019
2018 brought new additions to West El Paso, outlook shifts construction to Central, East El PasoDrivers in West El Paso may be tired of the orange barrels, but come 2019 much of that construction will be wrapping up and new projects will be under way in Central and East El Paso....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 29, 2019
New Jersey Governor, NJDOT Push for New $2B Airport Monorail
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti made a joint appearance on Jan. 22 to urge the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to invest in a new monorail system for the Newark Liberty International Airport; an investment news reports indicated could cost more than $2 billion....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 28, 2019
Virginia Sets Priorities for Infrastructure, Transit
Transportation projects have been moving forward in the commonwealth of Virginia since the General Assembly adopted landmark transportation legislation in 2013. Passed under former Gov. Bob McDonnell, the legislation was designed to govern the prioritizing of projects by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 28, 2019
Bypass Project Alters Florida Landscape
The Florida Department of Transportation's $60 million Baldwin Bypass project in the town of Baldwin, Duval County, is an ambitious attempt to relieve traffic congestion by constructing a 4-mi., four-lane highway and three overpasses that cross CSX railway tracks....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Mon January 28, 2019
ACPA Endorses Federal Highway Administration Nominee
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) supports the nomination of Nicole R. Nason as the next administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Nason is the former National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator (NHTSA); previously served on the board of directors of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); and has vast experience with both the Executive and Legislative branches of the Federal government....
