AASHTO: Senate may divide finance bill; would extend highway, transit program

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 08, 2010

Senate leaders are considering a finance bill that would extend highway and transit program authorization until Dec. 31 and a job-creation bill that could include transportation infrastructure funds, the Association of American State Traffic and Highway Officials (AASHTO) News reports. According ...

Judge rules for North Dakota firm in Las Vegas road project

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 20, 2010

A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that a disputed Las Vegas highway project should be awarded to a North Dakota company, despite a county commission vote to start the bidding process over again. U.S. District Court Judge Clive Jones issued ...

ARTBA Foundation accepting applications for 2010 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 07, 2010

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting applications for the “Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program” for the 2010 academic year. The program provides financial assistance to help the children of highway construction workers ...

Eagle watchers causing traffic problems on Idaho 97

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 06, 2010

The Idaho State Police will be issuing citations to motorists interfering with traffic as they stop to watch migrating bald eagles along Idaho 97. The Idaho Transportation Department warned that birds gather every year along Coeur d’Alene Lake and draw ...

Emergency Clean-up of U.S. 64 Rockslide begins; highway closed for at least 8 weeks

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 16, 2009

Work is now underway to remove a major rockslide along U.S. Highway 64 in Polk County, Tenn., the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced. The agency has awarded a $2.1 million emergency repair contract to Sevierville, Tenn.-based based Charles Blalock ...

And the bridges continue to crumble: Now Tennessee must perform emergency bridge repairs

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 10, 2009

And the crumbling bridges continue. I thought we finally learned something from the Minnesota I-35W bridge collapse two years ago. But since then, we've had the much-publicized closure of the Oakland Bridge and most recently the Bay Bridge. That's two in California ...

Illinois: Wear your jammies while participating in Tollway meetings

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 03, 2009

If you want to see where the money is going for more than $6 billion in roadway projects in Illinois, you will now be able to see it online from the comfort of your office or home. Taking the lead from ...

American Road and Transportation Builders Association elects 2009-2010 officers

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 09, 2009

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2009-2010 officers. The following individuals were elected at the association’s national convention, held Oct. 6-9, in Charleston, S.C., as ARTBA officers: Chairman: Larry Tate, worldwide product manager, Caterpillar Inc., ...

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