Wed March 01, 2017
Nevada Needs $450M for Backlog of Road Repairs
Nevada transportation officials say most of the state's $450 million backlog of road and bridge repairs is in rural areas, but a small slice of that needed work involves some of the most heavily trafficked areas....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed March 01, 2017
VDOT Works to Improve Safety on Route 460/29 Corridor
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is currently working on improvements to a road corridor in the Lynchburg, Va., area. The project began on Jan. 25, 2016, and the contract completion date is Nov....
Irwin Rapoport - Mon February 27, 2017
Lunda Finishes Fifth, Final Step of Hwy. 610
Scheduled to be fully completed in the spring of 2017, crews from Lunda Construction Company are working on the fifth and final section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) Highway 610 design-build project that is extending the well-travelled road to Interstate 94 from the County Road 81 and Elm Creek Boulevard area in Maple Grove....
Thu February 23, 2017
Alaska Weighs Holiday for Black Soldiers who Built Highway in WWII
Alaska state lawmakers are considering the creation of a holiday to honor the contributions of more than 4,000 black soldiers who endured harsh conditions while building the Alaska Highway during World War II....
Wed February 22, 2017
Pa.'s SR 50 Wins Concrete Pavement Award
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) recognized the high-quality workmanship of State Route 50's concrete overlay project with its Gold National Excellence in Concrete Pavement Award in the category of Overlays and Highways....
Wed February 22, 2017
PTC Contracts With Hill International to Manage Project
Hill International, construction risk manager, announced that it has received a contract from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) to provide construction management services for roadway and bridge reconstruction projects on a 13-mi....
Mon February 20, 2017
Wyoming Transportation Commission Awards $31.8M in Highway Contracts in January
Construction crews will start preliminary work on a $9 million paving and rehabilitation project on 7 mi. (11 km) of Interstate 80 west of Cheyenne this summer. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Knife River of Cheyenne the contract for the work near Otto Road in Laramie County during its meeting on Jan....
Mon February 20, 2017
Feds OK Project to Widen Interstate 70 in Northeast Denver
Federal transportation officials have given Colorado the green light to move forward with a $1.2 billion project to widen Interstate 70 through northeast Denver. The Denver Post reported that the federal “Record of Decision” ends a thorough environmental impact study and allows the Colorado Department of Transportation to move forward with the project, which will likely face new court challenges....
Fri February 17, 2017
Transportation Group Claims Motorists Spent $758 Million Each Year Due to Shoddy Roads in W.V.
A nonprofit transportation group says most West Virginia major roads are in shoddy shape and that motorists spent $758 million each year in extra vehicle operating costs from driving on them. The report released Thursday by Washington, D.C.-based TRIP found 29 percent of the major roads in West Virginia were in poor condition, 55 percent were in mediocre or fair condition and 17 percent were in good condition....
Wed February 15, 2017
State Moving Forward With $20M Alaskan Road Project
State transportation officials say construction on a $20 million road project in Fairbanks could begin as soon as this summer thanks to federal funding. The University Avenue project was one of several state road projects Gov....
