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3M and MDOT Partner on Nation’s First Connected Work Zone on I-75 in Oakland County

May 30, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

Today, 3M and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced they are partnering to utilize connected vehicle technologies along more than 3 miles of I-75. Using leading roadway solutions from 3M, the current I-75 modernization project work zone…

HDOT to Add a New Freeway Lane From the Red Hill Area to Aiea Heights Drive Overpass

May 30, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

HONOLULU – Beginning in early June, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be working on the H-201 Moanalua Freeway westbound from the…

ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to 11 Children of Fallen Highway Workers 

May 24, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

WASHINGTON - Eleven children of highway workers who were killed on the job will receive college financial assistance for the 2017-18 school year…

Ohio DOT Reveals Newest Scenic Byway, the Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway

May 18, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s newest Scenic Byway, The Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway, was announced Monday in Mifflin.   The Johnny Appleseed Historic Byway’s routes are State Route 39 from Loudonville, northwest through Perrysville and Lucas, and ending in Mansfield;…

Maine DOT Opens Bath Viaduct Approximately 25 Days Ahead of Schedule

May 9, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

Bath – MaineDOT and its contractors have opened the new Bath Viaduct to traffic approximately 25 days ahead of schedule. Paving and striping were completed in the last few days, and workers removed the barriers and changed signs to allow Route 1 traffic…

Georgia Department of Transportation Teams Up with LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta for Educational I-85 Community Project

May 8, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

ATLANTA— Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is teaming up with the LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Atlanta to help inspire the minds of young engineers-to-be and shed a positive, creative light on the high-profile reconstruction of I-85. Georgia…

INRIX Selected by Iowa DOT to Provide Real-Time Traffic and Road Safety Services

May 8, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

KIRKLAND, Wash. - INRIX, Inc., the world leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, today announced that the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is now utilizing INRIX traffic services to monitor, measure and manage the state's road…

Active Mudslide Covers Idaho Road

April 12, 2017 - in Featured, Roads, Videos

Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) crews were on scene with cameras rolling as a hillside broke free and covered a section of U.S. 95 south of Bonners Ferry on Friday, April 7, 2017.

Fluor Wins Bid-Build U.S. 287 Infrastructure Project in Texas

April 6, 2017 - in Projects, Roads, Transportation

IRVING, Texas –Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has been awarded a bid-build contract in Texas for the construction of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) U.S. 287 Project in Ellis County, just south of Dallas and Fluor’s…

Colorado DOT Unveils Plan to Cut Nearly Two Years Off US 34 Canyon Construction

April 3, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

LARIMER COUNTY—The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is looking to cut more than a year off the expected permanent reconstruction on US 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon and, in the process, have little impact to travelers during the busy summer season.…