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Feds update key safety rules for road construction projects

With roadway construction activities increasing across the country's roadways, the need for enhanced safety measures has become more pressing.

November 21, 2024

Hawaii plans $55 million rehabilitation of key transportation corridor bridge

The 70-year-old Wailuku River bridge is currently in poor condition and has needed emergency repairs several times in recent years.

November 20, 2024

Georgia DOT allocating over $145 million for transportation infrastructure, safety projects

The largest investment will be used to build a new bridge and related infrastructure carrying US 82 over the Flint River in Dougherty County.

November 19, 2024

Federal Highway Administration makes $43 million available for Hurricane Helene repairs

Some of the funding will be used to re-open and re-establish the roads and bridges in the national forests of North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

November 19, 2024

Michigan to use $352 million to replace bridge, rehabilitate interstate

MDOT will use the funds to replace the deteriorating River Raisin freeway bridge.

November 18, 2024

Kansas to begin $278 million freeway upgrade with help from federal grant

The initiative targets a section of highway where the crash rate is more than 2.5 times the state average, with nearly half of all incidents being rear-end collisions at lower speeds.

November 18, 2024

Contra Costa receiving $166 million grant to add express lanes, traffic tech to I-680

The funding will go to projects designed to improve road safety, reduce emissions and enhance efficiency in the region’s transportation system.

November 15, 2024

TxDOT officials break ground on $13 billion Houston highway project

City officials estimate that daily traffic volumes will increase by up to 40% along the designated corridor from levels seen in 2015 through 2040.

November 15, 2024

Nation’s aging bridges receive $635 million to support revitalization

The funding targets small and medium-sized bridge projects in both rural and urban communities.

November 8, 2024

Ohio DOT dedicating $63 million to install cable barriers, construct roundabouts

The Ohio Department of Transportation says these projects will improve roadway safety and reduce crashes.

November 7, 2024

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