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Road Revenue Plummets – New Ways To Fund Infrastructure Projects Needed
Recently, an article in the Washington Post bemoaned decreases in US toll road traffic and the negative effects that decrease is having on road repair revenues. The problem, in essence, is that COVID-19 era [...]
Vigo County awards $1.98 million paving contract
Vigo County Commissioners Tuesday awarded Wabash Valley Asphalt a contract for $1,983,812 for paving roads. The company was the sole bidder on the paving work. Vigo County in April received a $1 million matching [...]
Overpass traffic switch planned
Milestone Contractors will make a traffic switch at the new railroad overpass in Columbus on Sunday, weather permitting. Under the new configuration, crews will finish work to tie-in the new alignment to existing State [...]
FHWA awards more than $15 million to seven projects seeking to advance highway, bridge funding methods
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on July 9 awarded $15.1 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grants to seven projects in five states to explore new ways to [...]
First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in Indiana
Indiana leveraged more than $1 billion in federal funds to advance over $1.9 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an interactive tool that for the first time provides the public and elected officials a [...]
Indiana’s hands-free while driving law goes into effect July 1
No more talking on the phone in the car in Indiana -- a hands-free law goes into effect July 1. US-20 in La Porte County is often referred to as “Bloody 20” because of [...]
Chip Seal Begins Next Week On SR 46, SR 421 In Dearborn, Ripley Co.
Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews will begin chip seal operations as early as Monday, June 8, on S.R. 46 in Ripley and Dearborn Counties. Work will take place between S.R. 101 at Penntown [...]
$3.7M patch, resurface project to begin in Vermillion County
The Indiana Department of Transportation on Thursday announced a patch and resurfacing project will begin on State Road 63 on or after Monday, June 15, weather permitting. This project will patch and resurface the [...]
Distracted Driving Law to start on July 1
On July 1, 2020, a new law will take effect in Indiana that prohibits the operator of a motor vehicle from holding or operating cell phones or other similar electronic devices while the vehicle [...]
Enabling Highways And Bridges To Prevent Their Own Damage
Roads always seem to need repairs. Luna Lu is giving concrete the ability to "talk" and even heal itself. Her lab at Purdue University is developing technology that would allow concrete-paved bridges and highways [...]