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Arizona DOT five-year construction program approved by transportation board

July 6, 2021

Via: Roads & Bridges

Four traffic corridors will be expanded and improved under the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) five-year construction program recently approved by the State Transportation Board. The 2022-2026 five-year program, which also includes more than $1 billion in pavement preservation projects, […]


News

U.S. DOT to halt proposed I-45 expansion project in Houston

June 24, 2021

Via: Roads & Bridges

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it is halting any acquisition of properties over the widely critiqued I-45 expansion project in Houston, according to Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis. Also known as the North Houston Highway Improvement […]


News

Iowa DOT releases five-year transportation improvement program

May 17, 2021

Via: Roads & Bridges

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) last week presented the Iowa Transportation Commission with its draft FY 2022-2026 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. The program documents investments in Iowa’s multimodal transportation system covering aviation, public transit, railroads, trails, and highways. […]


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Buttigieg: $11.6B Hudson River Tunnel a Biden DOT priority

March 31, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

The ultimate plan for the tunnel project is to build a new tube with two tunnels, put that into service and then do a full rehab on the existing tube. Earlier this month, the GDC issued an update on the […]


Construction Techniques

4 innovations shaping infrastructure construction

March 24, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

Earlier this month, the American Society of Civil Engineers designated 13 new projects as Infrastructure Gamechangers — groundbreaking projects and programs that represent the latest innovations in transportation, water and energy infrastructure. Located across the country, these projects make use […]


Construction Processes, Financial

Buttigieg DOT confirmation boosts hope for massive infrastructure investment

February 3, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

During his nomination hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation late last month, Buttigieg said the “time is now” for a massive infrastructure investment in a bid to jump-start the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. […]


Construction Processes, Financial

How much federal funding will each state DOT receive?

January 20, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

State departments of transportation are set to receive funds totaling $9.8 billion as a result of emergency aid from the $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure passed late last year. That number is a part of nearly $10 billion total earmarked […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Biden unveils DOT transition team

November 16, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

Agency transition teams are in charge of reviewing current projects and ongoing initiatives, meeting with career federal employees and preparing the members of the incoming cabinet for their roles and priorities, according to Federal News Network. The rest of the […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Arkansas neighborhood associations sue state, federal DOTs to stop $1B Little Rock project

July 27, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

Attorneys for the neighborhood associations claim that the injunction is necessary as work is scheduled to start this month with utility relocation. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year or in early 2021. The 30 Crossing project scope of […]


Sustainability

Florida accelerates $2.1B of DOT projects during state coronavirus shutdown

April 7, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

Continued work on transportation-related infrastructure projects is deemed an essential activity under the Florida stay-at-home order issued last week, along with residential construction, utility projects and other construction projects related to vital functions. Material suppliers that support essential construction activities […]


Construction Processes, Design

Design-build takes hold in all but 2 states

February 10, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

In the last 25 years, the design-build delivery method has caught on with not just contractors but also government officials, customers and jurisdictions across the country. The method is now allowed on at least some types of public projects in […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Construction of Virgin’s $4.8B California-Las Vegas bullet train line will start in Q3 2020

December 16, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

For Virgin to meet its target deadline it also needs the Nevada DOB to approve a $950 million private activity bond program in January or February. The $950 million includes $200 million from Nevada’s debt limit allocation and $150 million […]


Construction Techniques

Requirements for 3D Models Increasing in Road and Bridge Bid Documents

December 11, 2019

Via: ENR

Transportation agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration and several state DOTs, are pushing forward with making Building Information Modeling a bid deliverable and binding reference document for projects. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is also working […]


Construction Techniques

Highway Construction Detour Planning System Debuts

September 11, 2019

Via: ENR

If necessity is the mother of invention, frustration must be its father. For civil engineer Javier Devesa, a highway construction project manager in Washington, D.C., his frustrations with manually planning and filing lane closure requests with the DOT have inspired […]