The North Carolina Department of Transportation has an award-winning flood warning system that gathers data from various state and federal agencies. Already able to access this data and include it in computer forecasts, now NCDOT is adding stream gauges to … Continue reading →
Pennsylvania may not be the first state to construct a road from recycled plastic, but leaders of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Strategic Recycling Program hope that their new roadway at Ridley Creek State Park will be a catalyst for … Continue reading →
Generally speaking, public transit is more cost-effective, efficient and better for the environment than private transit. The Colorado Department of Transportation is leaning into these truths with its commitment to providing routes to and from cities with its Express (IX) … Continue reading →
Pollinators, particularly the at-risk monarch butterfly species, play a critical role in our ecosystem. But what happens when infrastructure gets in the way? Sometimes the results can be detrimental for life that depends on biodiversity. Monarchs cannot survive without milkweed; … Continue reading →
From a windy interstate highway out West to more crowded urban centers in the East, the United States Department of Transportation is putting connected vehicles through their paces with its Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program. During the course of the … Continue reading →
It’s never easy to let go of the past, much less embrace the future, but the Michigan Department of Transportation managed to span the divide and do both when it announced plans last year to replace the M-86 bridge over … Continue reading →
Extreme Road Repair Across the State of Missouri, UPM® Permanent Pavement Repair Material has demonstrated positive performance in multiple applications. Following is the most recent application within the St. Louis area. The demonstration located at 10282 Riverview Dr. in St. … Continue reading →
HotDots are three-inch, center-mount reflectors for highway posts, poles or any outdoor use. HotDots are also waterproof, very bright, and impact and abrasion-resistant. Don’t lose reflectivity due to rain, snow, impact or daily nightfall. Where acrylic reflectors fail, HotDots shine. … Continue reading →
Thunder Creek Equipment, a leading manufacturer of fuel and service trailers, has developed a double-wall fuel tank and trailer combination that’s DOT406 and EPA-SPCC compliant. The design provides 110 percent fuel containment, with a 990-gallon fuel tank mounted inside a … Continue reading →
Scenedots is a patented product that easily allows the creation of a reflective stripe on any surface without measuring or cutting the reflective material. Scenedots will make your fire apparatus more visible and safer during an emergency response, at the … Continue reading →
Mounting numbers of vehicle-wildlife collisions caused the Idaho Transportation Department to step in and make the Cervidae Peak Wildlife Overpass along Idaho State Highway 21, part of the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway, a safety planning priority. Located about 10 miles … Continue reading →
