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Tennessee DOT Reviewing Troublesome I-440 Rehab

October 19, 2016

Interstate 440, a seven-mile stretch of highway in Nashville that opened in 1987, underwent a $9-million rehabilitation in 2009.

Highways/Bridges: Best Project, Excellence in Safety: Award of Merit: LBJ Express

Louise Poirier

October 10, 2016

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Spanning 13 miles, the new LBJ Express is a $2.7-billion public-private partnership project that crosses two municipalities within Dallas County and doubles the existing capacity of the highway corridor.

Scaled-Down Virginia Project Clears Environmental Hurdle

October 5, 2016

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A scaled-down version of the U.S. Route 460 bypass project in Virginia has been approved for construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Risk Management

Construction Work Zone Safety: Will Critics Shutter Speed Cameras?

Drivers' groups hate the speeding tickets, but drivers and passengers are victims of most crashes

Erin Richey

Richard Korman

September 30, 2016

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If speed-enforcement cameras prompt drivers to slow down, how many people would argue against them? As it turns out, plenty.

Highway/Bridge Award of Merit - Highway 101/Route 116 Lakeville Interchange

September 27, 2016

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The $23.6-million Lakeville Interchange project widened the southbound overcrossing for Highway 101 and Route 116, replaced the northbound overcrossing and reconstructed ramps, retaining walls and soundwalls.

Highway/Bridge Best Project - Caltrans I-215 Bi-County HOV Gap Closure

September 27, 2016

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Stretching 7.5 miles from San Bernardino to Riverside, this project closes a gap in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on Interstate 215 between the busy I-10 and I-605 freeways, giving Southern California 500 miles of continuous HOV lanes.

Best Road/Highway - LBJ Express

September 15, 2016

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The new LBJ Express, a 13-mile-long, $2.7-billion P3 project, crosses two municipalities within Dallas County, Texas, and doubles the existing capacity of the highway corridor, one of the busiest in the nation.