Tag: Dot
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Ohio DOT touts record-breaking $3.2B construction season
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Ohio DOT is underway with what it calls a record construction season that includes 955 projects — 38 of them considered “major” with a value above $10 million — across the state, according to…
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Georgia DOT joins 11 states requiring e-Ticketing in 2026
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has launched a statewide e-Ticketing initiative—starting in 2026, all contractors will be required to use e-Ticketing under Section 110 of GDOT specifications. As a first step, GDOT has implemented a dual-ticketing pilot—TruckIT, which requires both paper and electronic tickets. It will be used for aggregate and concrete deliveries during…
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Trend or Timeless? This Classic Pattern Is Everywhere Right Now (Dot, Dot, Dot)
There I was innocently shopping with one of my best friends and I spotted a polka dot mini skirt that my heart was telling me to try on. But “heart,” my brain said, “We don’t really wear polka dots. It’s not our style.” To that, my heart said, “Hush, let me try something new!” And…
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Duffy defends DOT grants pause, pledges not to hold up projects
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Lawmakers pushed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to speed up federally funded infrastructure projects in a recent Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meeting, as they begin developing the next multiyear Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. The 2021 Infrastructure…
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Texas DOT taps Fluor to build $671M highway project
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Highway reconstructionValue: $671 millionLocation: College Station, TexasClient: Texas DOT Fluor is laying fresh groundwork in Texas with a major highway construction deal that expands its presence in the state’s infrastructure market. The Irving, Texas-based construction company…
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DOT removes equity, environmental factors from IIJA funding decisions
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. DOT has rolled back a Biden-era policy that included environmental and social considerations in federally funded infrastructure projects, according to a Monday memo from the agency. The move rescinds two Federal Highway Administration…
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DOT says it will tie funding to birth, marriage rates
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A new, undated memo from the DOT urges the department to give grant preferences to “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.” The action comes after the DOT announced that Transportation…
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DOT announces $635M in EV charging, other clean transportation grants
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Federal Highway Administration on Friday announced $635 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging and other clean transportation infrastructure across 27 states, four tribal areas and the District of Columbia. More than three dozen…
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AI AEC Show: Chat Your Way to Construction Success with Buildots’ Dot
What if you could have a conversation with your construction management tool? In this episode of the AI AEC Show, we dive into how Buildots’ innovative AI assistant, Dot, is making that a reality. Aarni Heiskanen interviews Amir Berman, the Director of Product Management at Buildots. They discuss the game-changing impact of AI on construction management and the…
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Chat Your Way to Construction Success with Buildots’ Dot
What if you could have a conversation with your construction management tool? In this episode of the AI AEC Show, we dive into how Buildots’ innovative AI assistant, Dot, is making that a reality. Aarni Heiskanen interviews Amir Berman, the Director of Product Management at Buildots. They discuss the game-changing impact of AI on construction management and the…