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IRTBA, Members of Industry to Testify on the Illinois House Floor Regarding Impact of Transportation Construction Project Shutdown

June 28, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

(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.  …

SnowEx Introduces New V-Maxx G2 Hopper Spreaders With Enhanced Controls and Spreading Performance

June 21, 2017 - in News, Products, Roads, Transportation

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Equipped with updated controls and enhanced material spreading features, the new SnowEx® V-Maxxâ„¢ G2 hopper spreaders offer…

​Innovative Paving Pilot Underway Due to Wolf Administration’s ‘Road MaP’ Initiative

June 16, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

Kittanning, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) officials today discussed an innovative paving method being deployed for the first…

Transportation Construction Coalition Statement on Graves-Norton Highway Trust Fund Letter 

June 13, 2017 - in Featured, News, Roads, Transportation

(WASHINGTON)—The Transportation Construction Coalition commends the 253 bipartisan members of the House of Representative who joined together to advocate for a long-term solution to the Highway Trust Fund’s structural revenue deficit.   …

Innovative Partnership Delivering South Mountain Freeway Sooner

June 13, 2017 - in Roads, Transportation

PHOENIX – Less than six months after major construction began on the state’s largest single highway project ever, progress on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has been swift. In Ahwatukee Foothills, future interchanges are taking shape at 17th Avenue…

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 Halawa Interchange to the Aiea pedestrian overpass on the H-1 Freeway. The work on the Moanalua Freeway will…

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 from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation’s…

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…