New Plan to Replace 6/10 Interchange in Providence Addresses Community, Safety Concerns
Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined today with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti to announce a new road design for the 6/10 Interchange that keeps motorists safe, preserves project budget and timeline, improves regional traffic flow, helps to reconnect surrounding neighborhoods, creates miles of new bike paths, and makes acres of new land available for development. "As Governor, I come to work every day focused on providi...
Federal Highway Administration Opens Phase 2 of Johnson County Gateway Project in Kansas City Area
Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David S. Kim today joined state and local officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon to open the Johnson County Gateway project’s second phase outside Kansas City, which includes two brand new interchanges linking Interstates 35 and 435 and state highway K-10. When completed, the project will relieve congestion and improve safety in the cities of Lenexa, Olathe and Overland Park. “This project will strengthen the connections between these communities throughout...
US Route 35 Project Employs 300 from Construction and Consulting Engineering Firms
CHARLESTON – Construction of the final nearly 15-mile section of US Route 35 in Mason and Putnam counties is currently employing 300 people from construction and consulting companies. At $174.4 million, the project is the second largest awarded contract in the Division of Highways’ history and its second public-private partnership. This 14.6 mile-section will complete the US Route 35 upgrade in West Virginia and will provide a four-lane highway from I-64 at Crooked Creek in Putnam County to...
DelDOT Awarded $10.4M from FHWA to Accelerate Work on Highway Projects
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded DelDOT $10.4 million to accelerate work on transportation projects in Delaware. Governor Jack Markell said, "With support from the bipartisan investment approved by the General Assembly last year, we are implementing a far-reaching transportation improvement plan. These new funds from the FHWA will further speed up these improvements to the safety of our roads and bridges whil...
Massachusetts DOT Approves Reconstruction of I-95 in Canton
/ The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board of Directors approved a $44.2 million contract with SPS New England to reconstruct the I-95/Dedham Street Interchange in Canton and three bridges. The purpose of the project is to improve access to the Route 128 Commuter Rail Station, the University Station development and to increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. As part of the work, a new off-ramp will be constructed from I-95 northbound to Dedham S...
Nebraska DOR Announces Availability of Additional $40 Million in Federal Transportation Funding
The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) announced more than $40 million of additional funds are available to meet transportation needs across the state in the next three years. When states do not fully utilize their federal funds in a given year, the Federal Highway Administration traditionally makes those funds available every August to other states which have spent their federal funds. This year, NDOR received an additional $19 million which will be used on highway preservation. Ac...
State Transportation Department Announces Geico Sponsorship Of “Text Stops”
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll today announced that GEICO is sponsoring “Text Stops” along state highways operated by the department, helping to discourage texting while driving and providing nearly $1.3 million in revenue to New York State over the next five years. “Governor Cuomo initiated the first-ever ‘Texting Zones’ along state highways in 2013, and this innovative partnership with GEICO supports New York’s broad efforts to curb distracted d...
National Competition Recognizes Five Southern States for Excellence in Transportation Infrastructure
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / WASHINGTON – The departments of transportation of five states – Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee – won awards today in a national competition that recognizes excellence in transportation projects that improve travel safety, reduce roadway congestion and provide more travel options to consumers. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials presented the awards today at the...
Federal Highway Administration Announces More than $14 Million in Grants to Test New Ways of Funding Highways
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration today announced $14.2 million in grants for states under a new program to explore alternative revenue mechanisms to help sustain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. “Reliable funding is essential to ensuring we have a sound transportation system to support the economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “More investment in transportation in greatly needed, and we must find new solu...
Michigan's Top Transportation Official Named to National Panel Studying the Future of Interstates
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have named Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle to a committee that will study the future of the U.S. interstate highway system. "As called for in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015, our study will be addressing what actions are necessary to upgrade and restore the nation's interstate highway system," Neil Pedersen, executive director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a progr...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
