PennDOT Broadens use of Road Surface Treatment to Boost Safety
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: PennDOT The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is boosting and expanding the use of high friction surface treatment or HFST pavement surface overlays on rural roadways with horizontal curves, steep grades, and at traffic intersection approaches as the agency is finding that it not only reduces a driver’s chances of losing control of his/her vehicle […]
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Iowa DOT Hopes to Expand Cable Barrier use Following Favorable Research
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: Wisconsin DOT A 68-page study released in May regarding the safety benefits of highway median cable barriers is expected to help the Iowa Department of Transportation expand the use of such safety devices to other divided roadways throughout the state. The Iowa DOT began installing median cable barriers in 2003 and they are now […]
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New Report Tallies the Cost of California’s ‘Deteriorated’ Roads and Bridges
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: Caltrans Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack “desirable safety features” cost California motorists a total of $61 billion annually, or as much as $2,995 per driver per year in some of the state’s urban areas, due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. That’s the conclusion of a […]
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Photo: Office of the Governor/Alaska On Aug. 11, Alaska’s First Lady Donna Walker (above at left) officially christened the M/V Tazlina ferry by breaking a bottle of champagne on its stern; a ship that is expected to join the Alaska Marine Highway fleet in May 2019, serving the Northern Lynn Canal. The state’s marine highway […]
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Iowa Finalizes Plan for use of Volkswagen Settlement Funds
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: Iowa DOT A working group of state agency officials, headed up and coordinated by the Iowa Department of Transportation, finalized and submitted a plan on Aug. 15 that outlines the use of $21 million awarded to the state as a result of a 2016 settlement between Volkswagen and the United States. The agency stressed […]
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Four Alabama DOT Workers Saluted for Life-Saving Rescue
editor@aashto.org August 17, 2018 0 COMMENTSPhoto: Alabama DOT. Standing in the middle: ALDOT Director John Cooper. Four employees from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s North Region were recently recognized for their “quick and selfless” response during a fiery tractor-trailer crash July 26 on Interstate 65 in Limestone County. Those four individuals – John McKinney, Michael Cain, Vickie McGee and Paul Pointer […]
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