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VDOT OKs Start of $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion

September 22, 2020

The Virginia Dept. of Transportation has given the go-ahead for work to begin on the $3.8-billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion project.

Legislature Slashes North Carolina Roads Budget

July 1, 2020

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The financially beleaguered North Carolina Dept. of Transportation could see its current $1.5-billion road-building budget cut by nearly one-third under a bill passed June 25 by the state legislature.

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Peer Review of Portland Congestion Relief Project’s Environmental Study Yields Mixed Results

Project is lauded for technical rigor, but review says ODOT still needs to work on community trust

Jim Parsons

June 5, 2020

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A 31 peer review of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s environmental assessment for the proposed expansion of Interstate 5 found the document to be technically sound, but lacking in public communication quality.

Louise Poirier

April 14, 2020

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Bridges and roads each received the poorest grades of “D-” from the Mississippi Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in its the 2020 Report Card for Mississippi’s Infrastructure out of the 12 graded categories. The report card, released April 14, gave Mississippi an overall grade of “D+” for its infrastructure systems.

VDOT Releases RFQ for Expanded Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel

The estimated $3.3-billion to $3.8-billion project would relieve traffic at the region's busiest water crossing

Justin Rice

December 19, 2017

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The Virginia Dept. of Transportation is seeking requests for qualifications to build the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion.

I-66 Toll Lanes Receive Additional State Loan as Design Questions Persist

Jim Parsons

September 19, 2017

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Delays in approvals for a federal low-interest loan will require the Virginia Dept. of Transportation to spend another $9 million on preliminary work for the I-66 toll lanes project. VDOT already was set to loan $30 million to Express Mobility Partners.

Kansas Road Funds Face Cuts Due to State Budget Shortfalls

February 1, 2017

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Kansas’ already financially strained highway funding could be cut further, as the state’s budget woes worsen.

Transportation Technologies

A Date With "Disruption"

Panel Examines How AVs, Connected Vehicles Will Alter Infrastructure Management

Jim Parsons

June 7, 2016

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States Weigh More Road User Fees

Aileen Cho

May 25, 2016

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California’s Dept. of Transportation is about to start a nine-month pilot mileage-based road-charge program with 5,000 volunteers.

Fix Transportation Funding for the Long Run

Gregory A. Kelly

March 2, 2016

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Signed into law in December, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act finally brings some predictability to funding surface transportation infrastructure, plus a modest increase in funding.

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Items Tagged with 'Roads'

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VDOT OKs Start of $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion

Legislature Slashes North Carolina Roads Budget

Peer Review of Portland Congestion Relief Project’s Environmental Study Yields Mixed Results

ASCE Report Gives Mississippi Infrastructure “D+” Grade

VDOT Releases RFQ for Expanded Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel

I-66 Toll Lanes Receive Additional State Loan as Design Questions Persist

Kansas Road Funds Face Cuts Due to State Budget Shortfalls

A Date With "Disruption"

States Weigh More Road User Fees

Fix Transportation Funding for the Long Run

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