Brian EthridgeRoadbuildingAtlanta Bridgescape Competition has begunThe Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Midtown Alliance have announced the Atlanta Bridgescape Competition. The design competition hopes to receive a broad range of proposals for conceptual designs to reconceive and enhance two existing Interstate bridges – one in Midtown at 10th Street and one in Downtown at Courtland Street/Ralph McGill Boulevard. “This Bridgescape design competition […]January 13, 2015RoadbuildingHighway fatalities in Maine reach 70-year lowThe number of people who lost their lives on Maine’s highways was the lowest in 70 years. According to statistics released by state police, 128 highway deaths were reported in 2014 which is the fewest fatalities since 1944. “It’s a historic year for highway fatalities in Maine, and we’ll take it,” state police spokesman Stephen McCausland […]January 12, 2015RoadbuildingNancy Pelosi says it’s time to raise the gas taxMore and more members of Congress are starting to support an increase to the gasoline tax which pays for the America’s transportation infrastructure. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also has said her political party cannot rule out any Highway Trust Fund proposals being made by Republicans. “I can’t respond to their proposal because I don’t know […]January 9, 2015RoadbuildingConstruction adds 48,000 workers in December, employment up 5 percent YOYThe construction industry added Americans to its workforce in every month of 2014, an employment streak capped by an addition of 48,000 workers in December. The U.S. construction workforce now employs 6.166 million people according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. That’s the highest employment mark for the industry since March 2009 when it employed 6.291 million. […]January 9, 2015RoadbuildingSen. Barbara Boxer will retire from Congress in 2016Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has announced plans to retire from Congress following her current term. “I will not be running for the Senate in 2016,” Boxer announced on her website in a video with her grandson. “I want to come home to this state that I love so much, California.” Boxer, 74, is seen as a leader on environmental issues […]January 9, 2015RoadbuildingBoxer tells GOP to focus on Highway Trust Fund, not KeystoneIt’s clear that one of Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-Calif.) top priorities is to fix the Highway Trust Fund before it runs out of funding in May. However, not everyone agrees that it should be Congress’ main focus. A lot of Republicans have made the Keystone XL pipeline their top priority, and Boxer doesn’t understand why. “It is a […]January 8, 2015RoadbuildingGolden Gate Bridge to shut down for constructionFor the first time ever, the Golden Gate Bridge will be shut down for construction during the weekend of January 10th and 11th. Crews will begin work on installing a moveable center median, to prevent head-on crashes, on Friday night. Work is expected to be completed by 4 a.m. Monday morning. Although no regular traffic will be […]January 8, 2015RoadbuildingT-WORKS has done wonders for Kansas but more transportation funding still neededThroughout the recent months Kansas has made progress in improving the conditions of its road and bridge conditions, largely through increased transportation funding provided by the T-WORKS program, which was authorized by the state legislature in 2010. With that said, the state still faces several challenges in addressing traffic safety, state and local road and bridge conditions, and […]January 7, 2015RoadbuildingArkansas drivers spending $2 billion annually due to deficient roadsDeficient roads and bridges in Arkansas cost local drivers a total of $2 billion statewide annually due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays, according to the latest TRIP report. The report, “Arkansas Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” discovered that throughout Arkansas, nearly a third of major […]January 6, 2015RoadbuildingCDOT names new executive directorColorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has named Shailen Bhatt the next executive director for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). He will assume this role in mid-February. Bhatt will replace Don Hunt, who will remain at CDOT through the end of February. Once he officially leaves CDOT, he has plans to return to his project development and advisory firm, The Antero Co. 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