CDOT and Panasonic Take First Steps to Turn I-70 into Connected Roadway
STATEWIDE—The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and its partner Panasonic Corporation of North America are building on a successful pilot program to begin real-world deployment of the most advanced vehicle-to-everything (V2X) environment in the country. This partnership represents the largest shared investment in V2X technology in the United States. During the pilot deployment that was recently completed, CDOT and Panasonic successfully installed and tested five V2X roadside units...
CDOT Announces Next Steps for I-25 South Gap Project
Denver, CO – Today, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed the official Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the I-25 South Gap Project. The project will significantly improve the 18 mile section of I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock. “Signing the FONSI is significant,” said CDOT Executive Director Michael Lewis. “This is a necessary step before we can break ground on one of the most critical transportation projects in...
MaineDOT Releases I-295 Corridor Study
Augusta – The Maine Department of Transportation has released the Interstate 295 Recommendation Report for the Scarborough to Brunswick corridor. As traffic volumes have grown on I-295, congestion, incidents and the number of crashes have increased. Also, the reliability of travel times on the corridor has decreased. The recommendations in this report are grouped into three categories: Near-Term Improvements: These would be cost-effective actions that can have an immediate benefit to saf...
Hawaii DOT Expects Kuhio Highway Repairs to top $80M
The Hawaii Department of Transportation issued an emergency contract on June 19 for additional flood repair work on the Kuhio Highway Emergency aimed at stabilizing the slope above the highway, which is also known as Route 560, between Waikoko and Wainiha and various downslope sites as well. The agency also issued a separate contract to update the carrying capacity of Waikoko, Waipa, and Waioli bridges – known collectively as the "3W bridges" – to help expedite the Kuhio Highway recovery effo...
$6.5M Apache Trail Road-Improvement Project Should be Done by End of Summer
A road improvement project along 17 miles of State Route 88 east of Phoenix is expected to be completed by the end of summer, state officials say. The Arizona Department of Transportation said on its website that the $6.5 million project focuses on roads starting “3 miles east of Apache Junction and ending 7 miles east of Tortilla Flat (milepost 203 to 220),” within the Tonto National Forest. SR 88, also known as Apache Trail, is a scenic, winding road that leads to Canyon Lake and other recre...
Measuring the Retroreflectivity of Road Markings
In 2017, Estonian Road Administration (ERA) carried out a pilot project measuring the retroreflectivity of road markings on all main state roads, altogether 3721.6 kilometres, in Estonia. Retroreflectivity of a material is one technology used to enhance the readability and perception of information displayed in low-light and night-time conditions. The retroreflectivity of road markings provides visual guidance to assist driver’s awareness of lanes and road edges. It grants an effective tra...
Hawaii DOT Works to Repair Highway Wrecked by Flooding
The Hawaii Department of Transportation said it is joining forces with other state, county and federal agencies to clear and repair sections of the Kuhio Highway between Lumahai and Wainiha on Kauai Island's North Shore after what was reported as "historic rainfall" triggered flooding and mudslides. The well-traveled highway is a two-lane road with a number of one-lane bridges, so that slides can easily halt traffic in each direction. It is also the only road serving some areas. The Nation...
N. Carolina DOT Contracts for Set of Projects to Improve 95 Road Miles in 2 Years
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said it will start work April 30 on a series of projects across four counties that includes the Winston-Salem area that will upgrade 95 miles of roads over the next two years. It said that will be under nearly $19 million in contracts for work across Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph and Rowan Counties that will improve portions of US 52, NC 8, 109, 47, 150, 65, 66, 67 as well as 45 sections of secondary roads. It is an example of the way many stat...
Hands-On Training Center Opened, Dedicated to Highway First Responders
DOUGLAS COUNTY—CDOT, Douglas County and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) today celebrated the grand opening of the state's first traffic incident management (TIM) training center. This will be second such facility in the United States dedicated to providing hands-on training in a realistic and full-scale setting for first responders. Most training currently is conducted online or in a classroom, but rarely beyond a tabletop exercise with matchbox vehicles. Since this dedicated center replic...
States to Recoup Large Emergency Road Repair Costs From Reloaded FHWA Fund
State departments of transportation are in line to receive substantial federal payments this year to help them cover costs to repair federal-aid roads and bridges that have been damaged by natural disasters or other emergencies. That's because Congress in its Bipartisan Budget Act, which became law Feb. 9, included $1.374 billion for Federal Highway Administration's "emergency relief" account. The agency taps what it calls the ER funds to help states pay both for quick repairs in the wake of...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
