Construction Equipment

MARCH 25, 2014

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the immediate availability of $1 million in U.S. Department of Transportation emergency relief funds to help Washington state cover the costs of repairing roads damaged by a massive mudslide in Snohomish County.'

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Construction Equipment

MAY 21, 2015

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials are thinking about using drones to monitor road conditions, with one of the benefits being increased safety for road workers.

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Michigan Roads DOT Transportation 48

Construction Equipment

JULY 1, 2016

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Thursday the immediate availability of $5.7 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair roads damaged by heavy rains and subsequent flooding, mudslides, rockslides and property damage throughout West Virginia.

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West Virginia Virginia Roads DOT 50

Construction Equipment

JULY 15, 2019

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) plans to use carbon-injected concrete in all future construction as part of its sustainable transportation initiative, according to Smart Cities. The material has been approved for “all flat work” such as roads and sidewalks. According to the article,…

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Hawaii Concrete DOT Transportation 61

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Transportation agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration and several state DOTs, are pushing forward with making Building Information Modeling a bid deliverable and binding reference document for projects.

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Documentation Bidding Modeling DOT 60

FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Department of Transportation’s Compliance, Safety Accountability program, known as CSA. I have written many times about this important enforcement program since it is the principal way DOT uses safety data to identify motor carriers that may be unsafe operators. Transportation safety'

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Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Thanks to my partner, Mark Leach , for sharing an example of how the shutdown has affected the transportation and road building industry. Last year, the Department of Transportation issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) regulations. Image: Marina Noordegraaf.

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Transportation Regulation AGC DOT 48

Construction Junkie

JUNE 8, 2020

2 years ago, an under construction pedestrian bridge on Florida International University’s (FIU) campus collapsed onto the open road below, killing 6 people and injuring several more. Now, officials are ready to start the process of replacing the bridge. Thibault, P.E., in a press release.

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Florida Plans Miami DOT 76

Construction Equipment

AUGUST 1, 2013

Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration to prevent the construction of the Illiana Expressway, according to Roads & Bridges magazine.' Environmental groups Openlands, Sierra Club and the Midewin Heritage Association filed a lawsuit against the U.S.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 1, 2016

Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency near midnight yesterday and ordered all ongoing work paid for by the state's Transportation Trust Fund to stop. Christie instructed the New Jersey DOT and NJ Transit to submit plans for an "immediate and orderly shutdown of all ongoing work" by the end of day Saturday.

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NJ New Jersey Roads DOT 51

Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 29, 2016

The Department of Transportation in my home state of New Mexico is the latest to allow the design-build delivery method for highway projects. Although design-build had been approved in New Mexico on limited public projects, road and highway construction had been previously excluded. 498—Teaming Agreement for Design-Build Projects.

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Roads Design Contract New Mexico 48

Construction Equipment

MARCH 13, 2018

Department of Transportation has announced the list of 41 recipients of nearly $500 million in discretionary grant funding for road, transit, maritime and rail projects through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program.

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DOT Transportation Roads 49

Construction Equipment

MAY 28, 2014

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the immediate availability of $1 million in federal emergency relief funds to Puerto Rico to repair flood-damaged roads and bridges in and around El Yunque National Forest.

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Puerto Rico DOT Roads Transportation 48

FDR Safety

JULY 24, 2012

But to move forward, it’s important that the industries work alongside government and other stakeholders to get to the ultimate goal: making the roads safer. He or she should check for minor errors, such as an incorrect CDL or DOT number. Department of Transportation where she oversaw implementation of CSA.

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Industrial Accidents Safety DOT 120

Construction Equipment

MARCH 25, 2015

Four states have canceled or delayed $780 million in transportation improvement projects and another nine say over $1.8 based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) reviewed news reports, public statements and testimony from state officials to compile the list featured in a March 24 report.'

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DOT Transportation Washington Roads 48

Building Information Management

APRIL 4, 2016

State DOTs are just one example. Much of the available funding is given to, and administered by state departments of transportation. This is very odd considering the fact that “50 percent of existing roads don’t carry enough traffic to generate gas taxes sufficient to pay for their own maintenance.”

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Roads Life Cycle DOT Change Orders 40

Constructlaw

MARCH 29, 2023

DOT has allocated approximately $16.9 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) loans are a crucial source of financing for certain surface transportation projects, such as highways and bridges, because they offer low interest, long-term financing. surface transportation P3s that have reached financial close.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

On September 6, 2012, the United States Department of Transportation issued its notice of proposed rulemaking. In support of the proposed rules, DOT explains that it “has noticed an unfortunate trend” in which contract awardees have a period after bid opening to provide DBE information. Responsiveness versus Responsibility.

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DOT Bidding Transportation Contract 48

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Georgia Department of Transportation , highlights how overly specific and inflexible rules of evidence can create peculiar results. Munro sued the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) for negligently designing, maintaining, and inspecting the intersection. Reposted from The Dispute Resolver with permission.

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Georgia DOT Claims Inspections 52

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 17, 2025

Cracked and otherwise more permeable concrete structures can represent a high cost to Departments of Transportation (DOTs), their constituents, and the environment. Likewise, the New York DOT used internally cured concrete in multiple bridges across the state to quantify the benefits of this curing technique.

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Concrete DOT Indiana Infrastructure 59

GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 21, 2018

The lab also works with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Department of Transpiration (DOT) to ensure concrete compliance and acceptance. Operator to operator and lab to lab, GCP's R&D is on par with national standards…and strives to exceed expectations.

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Certification Concrete DOT Engineering 68

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

Industrial Road Access Program: Administered by North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (DOT), this program provides funds for the construction of roads to provide access to new or expanded industrial facilities.

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North Carolina Finance Income DOT 45

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 11, 2012

moves toward the construction of "smart" highways as an integral part of our transportation system, state DOTs and localities will be called upon to broaden the horizons of their normal procurement and contracting systems. As the U.S. The Court of Appeals agreed with Amtech and the authority. Lesson Learned.

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Bidding New York Contract Procurement 48

CK Power

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

A small commercial remodel, for example, will require a much different mobile generator than a big bridge refurbishment or road construction job. And because job site applications vary so widely, mobile generator selection should be taken on a case-by-case basis.

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Mobility Contractors Site Equipment 58

Safety Services Company

APRIL 10, 2014

Studies show that drivers who send or receive text messages focus their attention away from the road for almost five seconds. GPS systems can take a driver’s focus off of the road. It’s estimated that texting while driving (TWD) accounts for 12 percent of fatal driving distractions. Federal Rules.

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District of Columbia Accidents OSHA Safety 48

ENR Construction

AUGUST 16, 2012

Transportation. Related Links: On the Road to Digitization. Building permits posted on New York City construction sites are sporting an intelligent look these days as older permits give way to new ones bearing QR codes—those stamp-like squares of dots and dashes. of Transportation, the Fire Dept., contact us.

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Permits New York City New York Plans 72

Natural Building

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Anywhere a house is being built, a tunnel is being dug, a road is being laid, and there is excavated material. Our operation can be scaled up, but it doesn’t make sense to build rammed earth elements only in Austria and transport heavy walls all over Europe. But we would like to see prefab rammed earth factories dotting Europe.

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Materials DOT Concrete Site 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 19, 2014

million aviation technical school, under construction near the airport’s entrance on county road 32, is a partnership between Faulkner State Community College, Enterprise State, the Fairhope Airport Authority and the Baldwin County Board of Education. The 15,000-square-foot-facility is scheduled to open in the fall.

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Site Wisconsin Georgia Certification 66

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Ports provide the link for getting goods to consumers and transporting U.S. Dyersburg, TN is located at a strategic point on the North American transportation grid, very near the center point of the United States population. Located on the Mermentau River, the port is important to shipyards and oil refineries that dot the shoreline.

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Risk Airports Nashville Zoning 40

Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

In this case, the City sought bids for repavement of a road. A good example of this scenario is found in the case of Prime Contractors, Inc. City of Girard , where a disappointed low bidder contested an award to the second bidder.

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Bidding Construction Contract Agreement 48

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The planners of the Interstate Highway System focused on moving people across the country quickly, so the grid incorporated several ring roads (a.k.a. DOT for the removal of a 2/3-mile long stretch of the Inner Loop. beltways) that permit motorists to avoid driving through the heart of major cities. DC now is moving forward with a $1.3-billion

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Boston DC Denver Washington 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

ALABAMA INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM: Funds are available for extension of water, sewer and road facilities. ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD & BRIDGE PROGRAM: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries. It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

EPA/DOT approved refrigerant storage tanks. EPA/DOT approved refrigerant storage tanks. EPA/DOT approved refrigerant storage tanks. EPA/DOT approved refrigerant storage tanks. EPA/DOT approved refrigerant storage tanks. EPA/DOT approved refrigerant storage tanks. Refrigerant recovery/recycle unit 7.

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Inspections Equipment Electrical Safety 100

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 16, 2016

This category tells you which states are doing the best job of upgrading their roads, bridges, dams, pipelines, broadband and all of the other essentials of transportation and commerce. they were learning how to fly commercial aircraft, but seemed to have no interest acquiring the skills for takeoffs or landings.

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