Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) (above at podium) and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) announced a bi-state, bipartisan accord on November 12 that seeks to create a new unified Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) highway system to replace the aging American Legion Bridge in part via public-private partnerships or P3s. [Above photo via the Virginia Governor’s […]

The Ohio Department of Transportation received approval to invest an additional $398 million into new highway and road projects over the next four years; projects approved by its Transportation Review Advisory Council, known as TRAC, on November 6. [Above photo by the Ohio DOT.] “As Ohio’s economy continues to grow, we must be able to address […]

Some $610 million in funding is being made available to help California communities build more housing as well as increase transit and active transportation options close to job centers and services – money augmented by the release of $279 million from a separate housing grant program. [Above photo by Caltrain.] “Sky-high housing costs are putting the […]

To improve the detection of streambed erosion and degradation around a bridge’s substructure, the Michigan Department of Transportation is deploying four unmanned surface vessels or USVs equipped with sonar and a topside camera; a vessel allows inspectors to take measurements and capture images while positioned safely on the shoreline. [Above photo by the Michigan DOT.] […]

Beginning this month, the Hawaii Department of Transportation will mail “driving reports” to thousands of vehicle owners across the state to gather mileage data as part of the agency’s three-year study of whether a road usage charge or RUC could effectively function as a replacement for the state’s motor fuels tax. [Above photo by the […]

A $6.5 million dust storm detection and warning system developed by the Arizona Department of Transportation is slated to begin operation along a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 10 south of Phoenix in the coming weeks. That money came from a $54 million federal grant the agency received for widening stretches of I-10 between the towns […]

A $21 billion transportation plan proposed by Governor Ned Lamont (D) on November 7 would invest $14 billion in Connecticut’s roads and bridges plus $7 billion in its public transit systems over the next decade – and would rely on interstate bridge tolls for part of that funding. [Above photo via the Connecticut Governor’s Office.] […]

The Nevada Department of Transportation reported on November 7 that construction is now halfway done on the state’s second longest bridge: a 2,635-foot-long highway “flyover” structure that will connect northbound U.S. Highway 95 to the westbound 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas. [Above photo by Nevada DOT.] That flyover – which provides direct freeway-to-freeway connections […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet tapped a design-build team led by Hall Contracting and American Engineers Inc. for its four-year, $180 million I-Move Kentucky interstate project that includes improvements to I-265, I-71 and I-64 through a heavily traveled corridor in Jefferson and Oldham counties near Louisville. [Above photo by the KYTC.] Planning and pre-construction activities for […]

The Kansas Department of Transportation recently awarded $39 million in grants to 22 transportation projects as part of its new Cost Share Program launched in September; projects that represent a total of nearly $74 million in state, local, federal and private investment in transportation improvements statewide. [Above photo by the Kansas DOT.] “These projects demonstrate […]