Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2020

Florida DOT will oversee and manage the construction of the bridge meant to replace the one that collapsed and killed six in March 2018 while under construction on the Florida International University campus in Miami.

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DOT Florida Miami Management 119

Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Since the early response to the pandemic, state DOTs have faced severe losses in state… The Federal Covid-19 relief measure includes $10 billion of emergency aid for state departments of transportation, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

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DOT Transportation 111

Business Facilities

AUGUST 19, 2021

Green Dot will establish an Austin-based headquarters as it grows its tech workforce and embraces a “Work from Anywhere” model. The post Green Dot Corporation Relocating HQ To Texas appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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DOT Texas Green Austin 59

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

State officials have looked to the DOT for answers after the death toll on roadway construction sites skyrocketed this year.

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Zoning Colorado DOT Site 105

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 22, 2022

DOT says it received applications totaling more than $10 billion, far more than the approximately $300 million it had available. The grants went to projects in 12 states.

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DOT US Infrastructure 68

Construction Dive

JULY 8, 2024

Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.

Infrastructure 140

Infrastructure DOT Transportation Equity 140

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The DOJ said Rahway-based MV Contracting sought and won jobs under DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, even though it knew it didn’t qualify.

NJ 145

NJ DOT Claims Contractors 145

ENR Construction

JULY 23, 2023

A wide gap between House and Senate committees' DOT 2024 appropriations bills shows contrast in transportation spending priorities.

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DOT Housing Drawings Plans 69

ENR Construction

APRIL 6, 2022

The top five states to receive DOT transit funding, NY, Calif., NJ, Texas, will get more than a quarter of the total amount. .

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DOT NJ US Texas 83

Construction Dive

AUGUST 20, 2024

Lower state DOT staffing levels correspond with higher project costs, while a lack of contractor competition drives up prices, researchers found.

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DOT US Contractors 159

Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

More than 76,000 spans should be replaced entirely, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s new analysis of DOT National Bridge Inventory data.

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DOT Inventory US Roads 146

Construction Dive

AUGUST 27, 2024

The DOT is releasing $800 million to reimburse builders for using cleaner construction products, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt told Construction Dive.

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DOT Transportation Materials Green 142

Construction Dive

MARCH 29, 2024

The Federal Highway Administration described the funds as “a down payment” toward the rebuilding and recovery effort.

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DOT 156

Construction Equipment

JUNE 24, 2020

The Volvo TA15 autonomous electric hauler, part of the TARA autonomous transport solution from Volvo Autonomous Solutions, has won a 2020 Red Dot Award for product design. The Red Dot Product Design Award is considered to be, Volvo says, a seal of high design quality from the world’s largest and…

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DOT Products Design Transportation 62

ENR Construction

APRIL 20, 2022

The congressionally requested report showed that half of the state DOTs spent at least 60% of their total engineering and design-related costs for such highway projects on outside engineering consultants.

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DOT Engineering Consulting Design 68

Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Florida DOT will build the $38 million replacement of the pedestrian bridge that collapsed during construction six years ago, killing six people.

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DOT Florida Construction 118

Construction Dive

APRIL 12, 2024

The goal is to bolster the country’s transportation systems against the extreme weather impacts of climate change.

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DOT Transportation 142

Construction Dive

JANUARY 29, 2019

Until then, the dotted line is sometimes a blurred line. Despite prefab's popularity, many legal aspects of the dynamic building method are still being sorted out among industry and legal experts.

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DOT Legal Contract Industrial 111

The Constructor

JANUARY 12, 2022

Each year, the Federal Government and the State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in the United States spend billions of dollars for bridge.

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DOT United States Transportation 242

Construction Dive

APRIL 9, 2024

Delays could increase the risk of infrastructure act funding not achieving its intended benefits, cautions the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General.

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Transportation DOT Infrastructure Risk 122

Construction Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

Researchers will embed coils in a quarter-mile stretch of concrete roadway to produce a magnetic field that can recharge vehicles while they drive.

Indiana 147

Indiana DOT Concrete 147

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) defines reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) materials as removed.

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Materials DOT Transportation US 220

ENR Construction

MAY 3, 2022

First Asian-American to lead DOT was put in internment camp during World War II.

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DOT Transportation Housing 74

Construction Dive

JUNE 5, 2019

Following a local media investigation that found DOT-approved delays have added 41 years to projects, a state senator has prompted the governor to call for greater scrutiny on contractor extensions.

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DOT Florida Contractors 76

Construction Dive

MARCH 18, 2020

A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

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DOT Union Connecticut Inspections 74

ENR Construction

MARCH 23, 2022

Announcement covers two new, one existing DOT program.

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DOT US 69

ENR Construction

MAY 3, 2022

First Asian-American to lead DOT was put in internment camp during World War II.

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DOT Transportation Housing 67

Construction Dive

JULY 23, 2024

billion I-81 Viaduct project, according to the New York State DOT. CNY Alliance will replace the elevated highway in downtown Syracuse and perform upgrades to the city’s drainage system as part of the broader $2.25

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New York DOT Contract 111

Construction Equipment

AUGUST 12, 2019

-sponsored- The Dot is the latest innovation in autonomous agriculture. Dot aims to reduce both fuel and labor costs for any type of job. Designed with efficiency in mind, and powered by the Cummins QSB4.5,

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DOT Innovation Design 48

ENR Construction

AUGUST 27, 2021

State DOT chief engineer cites volatile material prices and uncertain times.

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DOT Procurement Georgia Materials 80

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Amtrak, states, regional commuter railroads and the DOT laid out an ambitious 15-year plan to ready the Northeast Corridor for future growth.

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Plans Railroad DOT 150

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

From the Hudson River Tunnel to Cincinnati’s Brent Spence Bridge, these large civil projects qualified for a new grant program funded by the IIJA.

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DOT 125

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Construction Dive’s award-winning column examined the major legal topics facing contractors this year, including new regulations, avoiding disputes and the burgeoning role of artificial intelligence.

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Legal DOT Regulation Contractors 114

Construction Dive

MAY 28, 2024

While projects of this scope and size often get mired in litigation, knowing the process from the get-go can help minimize conflicts, attorneys say.

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DOT Construction 139

Construction Dive

MARCH 26, 2024

The federal push to onshore semiconductor manufacturing has opened up big opportunities for contractors, as well as unique challenges.

DOT 130

DOT Risk Contractors 130

Construction Dive

JANUARY 30, 2024

Contracts are evolving in an era of persisting supply chain problems, inflation and cyber risks, construction attorneys say.

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Legal DOT Risk Contract 132

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The interstate upgrade will start south of downtown Austin during the first half of 2025 and is set to finish by 2033.

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Austin DOT Texas Contract 69