- Connecticut DOT Plans RFP For Automated Work Zone Enforcement System
- Work To Restore 4.3 Miles Of New York Thruway Paving Begins
- DRJTBC Begins Biennial Inspection Of Eight Toll Bridges
- DRJTBC Rededicates Restored New Hope-Lambertville Bridge
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Connecticut DOT Plans RFP For Automated Work Zone Enforcement System
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has issued advance notice of an upcoming procurement process for an automated work zone enforcement system. Following a successful technology pilot, the state legislature authorized the acquisition and implementation of a permanent system. CTDOT expects to advertise an RFP on or about April 30.
The scope of the procurement will include project management, interagency and stakeholder coordination, reporting, maintenance of schedules, final design and development, furnishing, testing installing, operating, maintaining all field equipment and back-office systems, and oversight of any subcontractors, required for the implementation of an automated work zone speed control (AWZSC) program.
For additional information, go to https://webprocure.proactiscloud.com/wp-web-public/en/#/bidboard/bid/133911?customerid=51 and download the AWZSC Advance Notice. If you have questions or issues related to obtaining the procurement documents, please email CTDOT.Design.Build@ct.gov.
Automated Enforcement of Speed Limits Connecticut Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Intelligent Traffic Management Systems Intelligent Transportation SystemsWork To Restore 4.3 Miles Of New York Thruway Paving Begins
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced the start of a $61.5 million pavement improvement project on the New York Thruway (I-90). On a 4.3-mile segment east of Exit 44 and west of Exit 45, Villager Construction of Fairport, New York, is rehabilitation pavement and making safety improvements. The contracted scope of work includes, among other things, milling; roadway surface replacement; concrete median barrier replacement; snow fence, guiderail, and sign replacement; installation of a variable message sign; and restriping.
The announcement highlights and describes two aspects of the project:
- use of the “crack and seat” method to restore the concrete pavement under the asphalt roadway surface
- work at four bridge culverts where concrete repairs will be made to bridge decks that will “then be covered with a waterproof membrane and asphalt wearing surface”
Completion is expected in the fall of 2026.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) New York New York State Thruway AuthorityDRJTBC Begins Biennial Inspection Of Eight Toll Bridges
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) announced the start of an annual round of FHWA-mandated bridge inspections. This year, commission engineers and consultants will inspect eight tolled spans:
- Milford-Montague (Route 206)
- Delaware Water Gap (I-80)
- Portland-Columbia (Routes 611, 46, and 94)
- Easton-Phillipsburg (Route 22)
- I-78
- New Hope-Lambertville (Route 202)
- Scudder Falls (I-295)
- Trenton-Morrisville (Route 1)
Ground inspections are scheduled to take place next week. “More detailed inspections with travel restrictions at individual bridges are scheduled to begin during the week of April 13.” Traffic impacts, if any, are expected to be minor, since on-site work is usually limited to off-peak hours and single-lane closures.
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) New Jersey PennsylvaniaDRJTBC Rededicates Restored New Hope-Lambertville Bridge
A Tuesday evening, April 1, rededication ceremony marked the virtual completion of the project to rehabilitate the 120-year-old toll-supported bridge. The public event included “speeches, music, and a countdown inaugural lighting of the structure’s architectural lighting system,” according to a Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) news release.
Project construction started in late January 2024 and was expected to be complete by the following fall. However, discovery of a severely compromised steel structural pin during last summer’s paint-removal work required a timeline extension. The pin and related steel truss supports were replaced in January 2025, and the bridge fully reopened to traffic on February 14.
During Tuesday’s event, commission executive director Joe Resta commented, “Today we celebrate the end of all this work. This bridge once again is in good repair and its service life is extended for new generations of residents, motorists, and visitors to traverse and enjoy.”
NBC News Philadelphia provides video of the bridge’s new lighting system.
The contract DRJTBC awarded to the bridge project’s prime contractor, Anselmi & DeCicco, had an initial not-to-exceed value of $25.1 million. The expense of the rehabilitation will likely increase once the unanticipated costs of replacing the structural pin and trusses are determined and agreed upon.
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance PennsylvaniaThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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