State and community leaders talk about the success of several MDOT projects in 2015.
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Michigan DOT: 2015 Year End Wrap-Up
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016Colorado DOT: New Technology to Keep Traffic Flowing
Monday, January 11th, 2016
The Colorado Department of Transportation introduces RoadX and HERE, two 21st-century technologies to help make driving safer and more efficient statewide.
View this complete post...Nevada DOT: 2015 Year in Review
Friday, January 8th, 2016
We broke ground on several important projects including the first phase of Interstate 11 that will eventually connect Las Vegas to Phoenix, and the U.S. 95/215 “Centennial Bowl” in Northwest Las Vegas that will greatly enhance traffic mobility and motorist safety.
View this complete post...Nevada’s Highway 50: The Loneliest Road in America (Timelapse)
Monday, January 4th, 2016
New Yorker Byran Dai travels Nevada’s portion of Highway 50, The Loneliest Road in America. While many have traversed this legendary stretch of road, very few have captured the entire journey start to end time-lapse style.
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: The Part of the Tunnel Built WITHOUT Bertha
Thursday, December 31st, 2015
Approximately 20 percent of the SR 99 tunnel was designed to be built without Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine. Seattle Tunnel Partners bored more than 1,000 feet of tunnel before they stopped to repair Bertha. Since then, they have built an additional 1,200 feet of tunnel using cut-and-cover tunnel construction. This video gives a close-up look inside the newest part of the project to learn more about the tunnel built without Bertha.
View this complete post...Report Card for Alabama’s Infrastructure
Tuesday, December 29th, 2015
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCE)
ALABAMA SECTION
The bad news is that Alabama’s infrastructure has some challenges that you should know about before it’s too late to keep these systems from breaking down. Infrastructure deteriorates every single day as it ages, just as our bodies do, and many of these critical systems are reaching the end of their useful life…The good news is there are solutions to all these challenges , and we can raise Alabama’s infrastructure grades. By learning more today about the conditions of the infrastructure you use every day, you too can help raise the grade.
Minnesota DOT: How to Install Rumble Strips
Friday, December 25th, 2015
This video shows the installation of rumble strips in MnDOT’s District 8 in October 2015.
View this complete post...The 2015 Holiday Travel Forecast
Friday, December 25th, 2015
AAA
IHS GLOBAL INSIGHT
Travel during the year-end holiday period will top 100 million for the first time, as the 1.4 percent growth will be driven by rising incomes and low prices, boosting consumer spending three percent above year-ago levels.
Vision Zero: Safe Streets for Washington, DC
Thursday, December 24th, 2015
DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The goal of Vision Zero is straight-forward: zero fatalities and serious injuries in our transportation system, because no loss of life is acceptable. Vision Zero was first adopted in Sweden in 1997. Since then, fatal and serious injuries in Sweden have consistently declined, despite a regular increase in people driving, walking, biking, and using transit.
Oregon DOT Reopens Highway After Heavy Snows
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015
ODOT and contract crews reopen Oregon 230 (West Diamond Lake Highway) after heavy snows and fallen trees block the roadway for more than a week. Several times crews had to leave due to falling trees. Hazard trees that had been sprung by the snow were also removed.
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