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Dixon Unveils $33 Million Budget For 2026 Capital Projects
The Dixon City Council in California was presented with a budget of approximately $33 million Wednesday to pay for various capital improvement projects in 2026. The projects include the construction of multi-use pathways, street and sidewalk improvements and building a pedestrian bridge over the Rock River, among others. The costs are split between two budgets – called infrastructure and administrative – and combine multiple funding sources. The majority of the $33 million budget comes from federal and state grants – a total of $19,387,000. The second largest funding source is tax increment financing, providing approximately $3.5 million in funds, according to the proposed budgets. The largest project, and the most expensive, is Project Rock at $15.9 million. The plan is to extend the multi-use path that runs west of Heritage Crossing with a pedestrian bridge over the river using the old Illinois Central Railroad piers, construct an additional 2.8 miles of multi-use path and resurface just less than a mile of Page Drive, which is maintained by the Dixon Park District. It’s being funded by a $11.9 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program. In June 2024, the city agreed to contribute $788,000 of local infrastructure funds to its construction. The council previously allocated a total of $3 million from fiscal 2022 and 2023 “turn ins,” which is money that was left over after the city audit was complete, Public Works Director Matt Heckman said in an interview. The proposed fiscal 2026 budget asks the council to allocate another $1.3 million left over from the fiscal 2024 audit. It also estimates that $700,000 will be left over from 2025, which ends April 30, and asks for that money to also be allocated to the project, Heckman said. About $1 million of the federal grant funds was used up during the design phase, he said. That leaves $10.9 million in grant funding remaining for construction, which puts the city budget at $15.9 million in total, according to the proposed 2026 budget. Work on the project is estimated to begin in late winter or early spring and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2026. Source: MSN, Shaw Local News Network
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Feb 14, 2025
roads & bridges
I-30 Widening Project Nears Completion In Arkansas
After five years of construction, the widening project on Interstate 30 in Saline County, Ark. is nearing its completion. The $202 million project, which has added new lanes, fresh concrete and smooth pavement to the east and westbound sides of the interstate, is 97% complete. “I think people are happy to see it's over with and ready to move on, somewhat like we are,” said Dave Parker, spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. “The widening project on Interstate 30 in Saline County is 97% complete, which, in our world is substantially complete. Traffic is flowing much better, and things are looking even better.” Parker also acknowledged the frustrations felt by drivers and contractors alike. “It's been well documented that the project did not go the way that we had hoped, nor the way that the contractor had hoped. So, we're all happy to be nearing a completion date on this. Very grateful for the patience people had, understandably, we took a lot of criticism for delaying the project. It's an unfortunate thing. It's not a common thing," Parker said. The widening project created three new lanes, fresh concrete and newly paved stretches of highway. The new lanes are expected to alleviate congestion. As the project wraps up, the final touches are mostly cosmetic in nature. ARDOT has emphasized that the remaining work—such as planting grass seed and other minor tasks—won’t disrupt traffic in any significant way. “I want to emphasize these are not things that are going to cause, you know, a shutdown of a lane or any traffic problem. They're going to be things off to the side, literally planting grass seed, that sort of thing. The work on the Highway 70 interchange should be wrapped up by the end of the month, and that, again, is not really impeding traffic at all," Parker said. Source: MSN, THV 11
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Feb 14, 2025
roads & bridges
New York State Dot Launches I-81 Connect Mobile App
This week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an addition to the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project’s community engagement toolbox with its I-81 Connect mobile app. The app builds on the community outreach efforts implemented during the project’s planning and environmental phases during construction. The I-81 Connect mobile app incorporates the convenience into the largest infrastructure project in the New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) history, according to the department. The app will deliver real-time project updates and travel alerts and allow the Central New York Community to connect with the I-81 Project team directly. “Community engagement does not stop once construction begins,” Gov. Hochul said. “NYSDOT is building on the robust public outreach that has accompanied every stage of this project, as we step into the future of community engagement with the new I-81 Connect mobile app. Our commitment to ensuring the residents of this community are involved in every aspect of this undertaking will remain strong until the viaduct comes down and the neighborhoods surrounding it are reconnected for good.” The I-81 Viaduct Project is part of a commitment to futureproof New York State's infrastructure and invest in projects that promote connectivity and multi-modal transportation opportunities for communities across the state. The project will take down a 1.4-mile stretch of elevated highway that has divided the city of Syracuse for generations and implement a Community Grid that will reconnect neighborhoods. When users navigate to the section titled “Connect with Us” on the app’s home screen, they will be redirected to clickable links that call the I-81 Viaduct Project toll-free hotline or draft an email to the project team. The notification feature on the app provides NYSDOT the ability to send messages about important project information directly to the user’s mobile device. Downloading the app automatically enables users to receive important project updates and traffic alerts on their mobile devices. Additionally, users can opt-in to receive email notifications. Work on the I-81 Viaduct Project has been in progress for two years, with four of the project’s eight contracts in construction and a fifth contract anticipated to start later this spring. Additionally, final design on phase two of the project has begun. The project’s first two contracts focusing on reconstructing the existing I-81/I-481 northern and southern interchanges into Business Loop 81 and I-81, are anticipated to be substantially complete by the end of this year. Source: The New York State Department of Transportation, Finger Lakes Daily News
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Feb 14, 2025
roads & bridges
Interstate 26 Connector Project Moves Forward
After costs for the northern section of the Interstate 26 Connector Project in North Carolina came in over budget, a six-month optimization and refinement process has reduced the cost estimate of the $1.14 billion project by approximately $124 million. Over $64 million was saved by reducing the number and width of the bridges across the French Broad River. One bridge was removed entirely, leaving the total bridge count to four. A proposed interchange connecting Interstate 240 to Patton Avenue was eliminated along with several retaining walls. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will move forward with the project on its original schedule, according to NCDOT Division 13 Construction Engineer Nathan Moneyham. Completion of the North Section is expected in 2031, but in about 18 months, people will start to see the department building bridges, Moneyham said in an interview with the Citizen Times. “It’s been a long time to get to this point, over many decades … the stage that we’re at now is really the biggest milestone that we’ve hit thus far with the project because it really means we are fully working toward design and construction," Moneyham said. "The connector has started." Source: USA Today, Asheville Citizen Times
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Feb 13, 2025
roads & bridges
Washington To Install Cameras To Reduce Work Zone Crashes
Officials in the state of Washington want to use cameras to improve safety for workers on highway construction sites. Officials showed off the new technology at a press conference on Wednesday. The new cameras will look for cars going over the speed limit and take a picture of the vehicle and its license plate. The information will be sent to Washington State Patrol, and the infraction will be mailed to the driver within 30 days. The first violation will be a warning, but after that drivers can expect a $248 fine for each violation. The money will go toward work zone cameras, DUI patrols and safety programs. The violations won’t go on the driver’s record. The state will post signage warning people when a work zone has a camera. And in some cases, digital readerboards will tell drivers how fast they’re going. The endeavor will begin with one camera, before adding two more in the spring and reaching as many as six by the summer. Up to 15 cameras could be operating by 2027. Cameras will only be active while workers are on site. Washington averages over 1,300 work zone crashes annually, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). In 2023, there were eight fatal crashes in work zones across the state, while another 28 caused serious injuries. Speeding was a factor in about a third of those crashes. “The people being hurt and killed are not just our workers. They involve drivers, passengers and other travelers,” Washington State Transportation Secretary Julie Meredith said. “These cameras are for everyone’s safety.” The program is set to run until 2030. Source: Spokesman.com, KREM
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Feb 13, 2025
roads & bridges
Atssa Chair-Elect Testifies On Safety Challenges To Congress
Yesterday, the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Chair-Elect Haley Norman cited ongoing challenges in protecting drivers and roadway workers as she addressed the House Transportation & Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Highways & Transit. Norman, who is co-owner of Direct Traffic Control Inc. in Muskogee, Okla., testified on behalf of ATSSA. She was one of four people who appeared at the hearing entitled, “America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety.” Norman addressed a broad swath of roadway safety topics ranging from work zone safety to safety infrastructure and autonomous vehicles. In her submitted testimony, she said that now is the time to bring together stakeholders and policymakers to “chart a new path forward” as Congress begins drafting the next surface transportation authorization bill. Rep. David J. Taylor of Ohio asked Norman about the impact of the Biden administration ruling on the Buy America, Build America Act on her industry. She said ATSSA supports utilizing American-made products but the inability to obtain needed materials “halts projects” for roadway safety. In her statement to the subcommittee, she said ATSSA was “very disappointed” by the Jan. 14 ruling that “ended a longstanding waiver of BABA requirements for manufactured products on federal-aid highway projects.” In response to another question, Norman said uncertain funding has a major effect on her ability to run a small business, which requires “million-dollar investments” to complete projects. Her company has installed many lifesaving devices such as rumble strips, signage, pavement markings and guardrail in those communities and “that investment in safety works.” Throughout the hearing, Norman, other panelists and members of Congress cited the estimated 40,900 roadway deaths on U.S. roadways in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, which is an average of 112 deaths every day. Norman said that roadway workers are among the most vulnerable road users and that an average of 115 of them were killed in work zones each of the last five years. Norman highlighted five programs she said should see greater investment in the next surface transportation reauthorization bill including the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), Work Zone Safety, Rural Road Safety, Tribal Road Safety and the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program. A final concern was the pace of getting new safety infrastructure products approved for use on the nation’s roadways. She said 14 member companies currently have 20 outstanding eligibility letters for innovative safety products that could help save lives but that they average a wait of 10 months for a response. Norman said her company has seen the risks to worker safety, the challenges of skyrocketing costs for small businesses and the ongoing toll of traffic fatalities. “As a safety professional, business owner and mother, we must all work to together to make our roads and communities safe,” Norman said in concluding her opening statement. “ATSSA members are ready to do what we do best – roll up our sleeves and get to work.” Source: American Traffic Safety Services Association
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Feb 13, 2025
roads & bridges
Las Vegas Beltway Overhaul Underway
Construction crews in Las Vegas kicked off the revamp of the Las Vegas Beltway and Summerlin Parkway interchange on Monday. The three-year project includes the construction of four new roadway bridges, widening of the existing Summerlin Parkway Bridge over Interstate 215 and adding three pedestrian-bicycle trail bridges. “It will essentially allow a continuous freeway from southbound 215 to eastbound Summerlin Parkway, to where you won’t have to go through traffic signals anymore,” said Jimmy Floyd, manager of construction management for Clark County Public Works. “It will reduce it down to one traffic signal on the interchange itself.” Initial work that will occur through October includes removing gravel mulch and installing barriers along the beltway, repairing the concrete and asphalt on the beltway, ramp improvements from I-215 northbound to Summerlin Parkway eastbound and the construction of the I-215 bridge. The construction of retaining walls and ramp also will begin on the west side of the beltway between Far Hills Avenue and Summerlin Parkway. Also included in the project’s plans are adding new retaining walls, upgrading storm drainage facilities, curbs, gutters and sidewalks, installing enhanced street lighting and modifying traffic signals, utility modifications and relocations. During the first month of construction, scheduled traffic impacts will include I-215 northbound reduced to one or two open lanes and I-215 southbound reduced to two or three lanes between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., Sunday-Thursday. Source: MSN, Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Feb 12, 2025
roads & bridges
Atssa Chair-Elect To Address Congress Today
Today, Haley Norman, Co-Owner of Direct Traffic Control, will speak before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit to address the challenges that roadway safety infrastructure businesses encounter in bringing life-saving innovations to market. Norman is the chair elect for the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and serves on its Board of Directors and Women in Roadway Safety Council. ATSSA represents more than 1,500 companies, which account for more than 11,000 industry professionals in sign manufacturing, pavement marking, guardrail and barrier, traffic signals and technical innovation fields. Direct Traffic Control Inc. is a family-owned business located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and serves Oklahoma, Kansas and western Arkansas. It provides traffic control, highway and airport markings, guardrail installation and roadway surface preparations. Despite the critical role that roadway safety innovations play in preventing accidents and saving lives, many innovations struggle to make it to market due to regulatory hurdles, funding challenges, and slow adoption processes. Innovations such as Delta Crash Cushion Attenuators, though simple in design and installation, are proven to protect vehicles from impacting blunt ends of concrete median barrier, bridge railing and highway guardrail. Other lesser thought of safety infrastructure including cable barriers have also proven to reduce the risk of crashes that occur when a vehicle crosses over a highway median and into oncoming traffic. Cable barriers installed in Ohio for example were 74% effective at reducing total crashes and 80% effective at reducing fatal and injury crashes. Norman’s testimony will highlight the urgent need for streamlined regulations and increased investment in roadway safety innovations that have been proven to save lives. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET and will be livestreamed on the House Transportation and Infrastructure YouTube channel. Source: American Traffic Safety Services Association
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Feb 12, 2025
roads & bridges
Massive Sinkhole Closes I-80 In New Jersey
Officials from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) closed Interstate 80 on Monday after a sinkhole appeared on the highway. “Out of an abundance of caution, the highway was closed and detoured at Exit 34 in Wharton which goes to Route 15,” said NJDOT spokesperson Stephen Schapiro. NJDOT crews responded and will evaluate the situation to determine necessary repairs, he said. “It is too early to speculate on the cause of the depression.” he said. A sinkhole closed the highway’s right lane in Wharton for several days in late December while crews repaired the damage. Officials blamed the sinkhole on a collapsed, abandoned mine. New Jersey State Sen. Anthony Bucco, said he met with O’Connor on the highway Monday morning. “At that time, it seemed like the damage could be repaired quickly, and we were all hopeful that traffic disruptions would be minimal. Unfortunately, after further investigation and testing, the situation appears to be more severe than everyone anticipated,” he said. Drivers need to make a detour around the latest sinkhole by using Exit 28 to take U.S. Route 46 east or U.S. Route 10 east to avoid the area. Source: NJ.com, Fox 5, Sparta Independent
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Feb 12, 2025
roads & bridges
Gov. Whitmer Unveils $3 Billion Mi Road Ahead Plan
Yesterday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a new plan to fix the state’s aging infrastructure. The $3 billion plan, Mi Road Ahead, aims to bring more funding to fix the roads. It comes after Whitmer announced a budget last week to fund a road project. "Right now, support any increases in revenue to our transportation network, especially as significant as $3 billion," said Lance Binoniemi, the vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA). Binoniemi said that studies from MITA have found that Michigan would need about $4 billion to really tackle decrepit roads. He said the governor's plan, "does come close to that number." "We are deteriorating at a rate that we can't maintain. That $3 billion a year will make sure that we stop doing that," Binoniemi said. An outline of the plan released by Whitmer's office on Monday would pull revenue from different sources, like changing where the money from our current gas tax goes and possibly changing Michigan's corporate income tax. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is already opposing this move. "We do have significant concerns out of the gate," said Wendy Block the senior vice president of business advocacy with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. "The rate is not yet disclosed, but we believe that they're eyeing somewhere between 7.5% to 8%, up from our current 6%. While we at the Michigan Chamber have long been proponents of finding new revenue sources for the roads, we think the first goal of government needs to be to look within, to look at Michigan's current spending." Source: Michigan Advance, CBS Detroit
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Feb 11, 2025
roads & bridges
Interstate 40 To Reopen After Hurricane Helene Damage
Yesterday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced that Interstate 40 will reopen between Tennessee and North Carolina in just a few weeks. Two-way, one-lane traffic will once again be able to pass through the gorge, a stretch of road along the state line that suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Helene in September. "The good news is thanks to the great work of the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the help of the federal government, we expect traffic — two-way — to resume on March 1," North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said during a Feb. 10 press conference. The reopening has required the installation of "soil nails" that pin the westbound lanes to the side of the gorge. More than 2,088 feet of soil nails along 10 sites had been washed out along the road. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has also installed 15,200 pounds of steel to reinforce the I-40 shoulder, according to David Uchiyama, spokesperson for NCDOT. This will better support the interstate's heavy truck traffic. The stabilization is vital for I-40 to reopen but is just a fraction of the construction process to completely rebuild the highway segment. NCDOT and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) are working together. Tennessee will open its side of the highway at I-40 mile marker 451 to the state line once North Carolina is "ready to handle traffic again," according to TDOT spokesperson Drew Rutherford. Source: The Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Raleigh News & Observer
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Feb 11, 2025
roads & bridges
Florida Dot To Restore Partially Collapsed North Palm Beach Bridge
Efforts are underway to restore and expand the U.S. Route 1 bridge over the Earman River in North Palm Beach, Fla. following a partial collapse that occurred in 2017. The incident, caused by the failure of two post-tension cables, resulted in a section of sidewalk and railing plunging into the canal below. At the time, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) declared an emergency to expedite repairs of the 83,000-pound section of the bridge sidewalk and barrier that collapsed. While no one was hurt in the collapse, the sudden structural failure raised concerns about the overall condition of the bridge, which was originally built in 1956 and rebuilt in 2003. The structural failure highlighted the aging infrastructure of the bridge, and was deemed “functionally obsolete” by FDOT, meaning it no longer met modern design standards. Despite this designation, the bridge was not considered inherently dangerous. The upcoming restoration and expansion plan will include widening the structure and raising its elevation to improve boat traffic. The project will also introduce dedicated bike lanes and a second right-turn lane from southbound U.S. 1 onto Northlake Boulevard. The expanded bridge is expected to be fully operational by the summer of 2027. Source: The Palm Beach Post, CBS12.com
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Feb 11, 2025