Emily Buenzle - Wed October 03, 2018
Equipment Catches Fire on Texas Roadway
A paint striping machine caught fire on a Texas road, causing a shutdown of the road Oct. 2. Twenty-three police units were called to the scene on Northwest Loop 820 around 4:15 a.m. where the burning machine sat in the westbound lane, the Star-Telegram reported....
Associated Press - Mon October 01, 2018
Albany Airport, Highway Connector Road Due for $92M Upgrade
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Albany International Airport and the roadway that connects it to nearby highways will get a $92 million upgrade. State officials announced the funding on Aug. 14. Of the total, $42 million will pay for a new, expanded parking garage as well as interior amenities such as new flooring and lighting and better internet service....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu September 27, 2018
Groundbreaking Begins Road Work in Three Mass. Towns
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joined Jonathan Gulliver, highway administrator, members of the Massachusetts Legislature, municipal officials and local leaders at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of an $8.2 million roadway construction project in Fitchburg, Lunenburg and Leominster....
Associated Press - Thu September 27, 2018
New Hampshire Crews Repair Road Damage From Heavy Storms
DUBLIN, N.H. (AP) Cleanup and road repairs are under way in southwestern New Hampshire after flash flooding washed out a number of roads, causing major damage. The state Department of Transportation is working to repair roads as people assess damage to their own properties caused by the Aug....
Associated Press - Thu September 27, 2018
R.I. Receives More Funding for Road Improvements
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island is getting nearly $26 million in additional federal funding for road maintenance and safety projects. U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced the Federal Highway Administration funding....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed September 26, 2018
Oklahoma Transportation Commission OKs ODOT's $6.5B Eight-Year Plan
Key transportation plans are now on track to improve Oklahoma's highway and county road systems over the next several years. On Sept. 10, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved updated infrastructure plans for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and for the off-system roads and bridges maintained by counties....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 26, 2018
Colorado Ballot: 'Fix Our Damn Roads'
Coloradans will vote on seven ballot measures in the upcoming November election, two of which are expected to significantly improve transportation around the state if passed. Proposition 110 (formerly Initiative 153 or “Let's Go Colorado”) would increase the state sales tax by .62 cents to increase transportation investment, sunsetting in 20 years....
Nevada Department of Transportation - Wed September 26, 2018
FHWA Awards NDOT $32M in Additional Funds for Roads
The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced that approximately $32 million in additional federal highway spending authority has been made available for Nevada road projects through redistribution of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) fiscal year-end funds....
CODOT - Wed September 26, 2018
I-25 N Construction Begins
Crews permanently closed the east frontage road from the Budweiser Events Center to Westgate Drive, just south of Colorado Highway 392, on Sept. 4, to prepare for construction of the I-25 North Express Lanes: Johnstown to Fort Collins project....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue September 25, 2018
$90.2M Grant Will Expand I-84
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Brandye Hendrickson and Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter commemorated the historic approval of a $90.2 million grant that will help fund the expansion of Interstate 84 in Canyon County....
