RIDOT Completes Project Two Months Early, $300K Under Budget
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation joined with state and local officials to celebrate completion in South Kingstown of its High Street and Kingstown Road Improvements project, which came in about two months ahead of schedule and $300,000 under budget. It is another in a trend of state DOTs trying to accelerate projects to bring their benefits to users more quickly and cut costs. "I'd like to congratulate our project management team for their diligent work that allowed us to fini...
FHWA Decision on Highway Safety Equipment Cost Recovery Will Improve Safety & Promote Innovation, ARTBA Says
(WASHINGTON)— A Sept. 8 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) decision will improve safety for workers and motorists, and encourage competition and innovation in both the public and private sectors by allowing funding for new classes of construction and safety equipment, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said. The agency issued a guidance memorandum that details how states can recoup the cost of acquiring highway safety equipment as a direct charge on federal-a...
U.S. Driving Increases for Sixth Straight Year, New Federal Data Show
WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months of 2017 – or more than 8,500 roundtrips from Earth to the Sun – continuing a streak of steadily increasing vehicle miles travelled (VMT) that began in 2011. The new data, published in FHWA’s latest “Traffic Volume Trends” report – a monthly estimate of U.S. road travel – show that more than 280.9...
Gov. Mcauliffe Breaks Ground on I-395 Express Lanes Extention
RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe today joined the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and its private partner and operator of the I-95 Express Lanes, Transurban, to break ground on the start of construction of an eight-mile extension of the I-395 Express Lanes from Turkeycock Run near Edsall Road in Alexandria to the Washington, D.C. border. The project provides more options for faster and more reliable travel in one of the most heavily traveled corridors in the country and expands t...
West Virginia DOT: Road Damage From Recent Storms at $7M So Far
The West Virginia Department of Transportation's Division of Highways estimated that as of Aug. 1 the state had absorbed about $7 million in flood damages to roughly 200 roads in 11 counties, after heavy rains created sudden flooding July 28 and 29. The total could rise, though, as the announcement said the DOH "continues to make repairs and assess damages." News reports said northern and north-central areas of the state were hit hard, in a region of steep mountains and valleys vulnerable...
Florida I-595 Corridor Improvements Project & Colorado DOT’s David Spector Honored with National Public-Private Partnership (P3) Awards
(WASHINGTON) - The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The awards were presented July 13 in two categories during ARTBA’s 29th Annual Public Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation Conference, held in the Nation’s Capital. P3 Ent...
Missouri DOT: Limited State Investment Program Focuses on System Preservation
The director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, Patrick McKenna, said his department will "focus limited resources" on preserving as much of the existing road system as possible, but that tight finances mean the department can "only tread water" as other roads and bridges deteriorate. He made the comments after the Missouri Highways and Transportation on June 29 Commission approved a new five-year statewide transportation improvement program, or "STIP." MoDOT Transportation Pla...
Georgia DOT Breaks Ground on I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry joined Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert and state legislators for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch a $500 million Interstate 16/I-75 Interchange project that is part of a larger regional freight trucking route. The department said that project includes significant improvements to about 2.5 miles of I-75 from Macon's Hardeman Avenue to Pierce Avenue and almost 3 miles of I-16 from I-75 to Walnut Creek. "I-16 and I-...
U.S. Roadway Traffic Continues Rising to New Record Highs, Adding Pressure on Infrastructure
Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. roads increased 1.5 percent in year-over-year comparisons or by an additional 15.2 billion miles driven in the first four months of 2017. That's following a record year for traffic volume in 2016, the Federal Highway Administration reported. Previously, the FHWA had reported that vehicle miles driven increased 2.8 percent in all of 2016 to more than 3.2 trillion miles. While the rate of increase so far this year has slowed, the growth means more cars and trucks a...
IRTBA, Members of Industry to Testify on the Illinois House Floor Regarding Impact of Transportation Construction Project Shutdown
(SPRINGFIELD, IL) - An American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis released June 27 finds that a prolonged shutdown of Illinois transportation project sites could cost $345 million per week and jeopardize 43,000 jobs. The report comes as Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA) President & CEO Michael Sturino prepares to testify today on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives regarding the impacts the Illinois Department of Transporta...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
