/ Category / Roads

AECOM Executive Vice President Matt Cummings Elected 2017-2018 ARTBA Chairman

September 20, 2017 - in News, People, Roads, Transportation

(WASHINGTON)— Matthew (Matt) G. Cummings, a Philadelphia-based executive vice president with global infrastructure company AECOM, has been elected 2017-2018 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chairman. The association made…

RIDOT Completes Project Two Months Early, $300K Under Budget

September 20, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation joined with state and local officials to celebrate completion in South Kingstown of its High Street and…

FHWA Decision on Highway Safety Equipment Cost Recovery Will Improve Safety & Promote Innovation, ARTBA Says

September 19, 2017 - in Featured, Roads, Transportation

(WASHINGTON)— A Sept. 8 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) decision will improve safety for workers and motorists, and encourage competition and…

U.S. Driving Increases for Sixth Straight Year, New Federal Data Show

September 1, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

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…

Gov. Mcauliffe Breaks Ground on I-395 Express Lanes Extention

August 14, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

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…

West Virginia DOT: Road Damage From Recent Storms at $7M So Far

August 8, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

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…

Florida I-595 Corridor Improvements Project & Colorado DOT’s David Spector Honored with National Public-Private Partnership (P3) Awards

July 14, 2017 - in Awards, Roads, Transportation

(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…

Missouri DOT: Limited State Investment Program Focuses on System Preservation

July 11, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

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"…

Georgia DOT Breaks Ground on I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon

June 28, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

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…

U.S. Roadway Traffic Continues Rising to New Record Highs, Adding Pressure on Infrastructure

June 28, 2017 - in Featured, Roads, Transportation

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…