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® June 12 2019 Vol. LVI • No. 12
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Long-Awaited Project Begins in Western Md.
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A long-awaited design-build project has finally begun near Grantsville, Md. The MDOT SHA project involves the realignment of U.S. Route 219 between I-68 and Old Salisbury Road.
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A long-awaited design-build project has finally begun near Grantsville, Md., which is in Garrett County, the western-most part of the state. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) project involves the realignment of U.S. Route 219 (Chestnut Ridge Road) between I-68 (National Freeway) and Old Salisbury Road. According to Charlie Gischlar, MDOT SHA media relations manager, the four-lane divided
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and the project groundbreaking was held on Oct. 13, 2018. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration announced the official start of the project, stating that it had been “a top Garrett County transportation priority for decades.” Project completion is planned for summer 2021. “The construction of this new four-lane divided highway not only requires major excavation work, but also reconstruction of the I-68/ U.S. 219 relocated (the new road) interchange,” Gischlar said. “This reconstruction of the I-68 includes constructing two roundabouts, one on see MARYLAND page 94
Use of Drones Becoming Standard for State DOTs By Joe Trinacria
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highway project is 1.5 mi. (six lane miles plus shoulder) in length and is very complex involving many phases of construction under traffic at the I-68 interchange. The contract was awarded to Triton Construction Inc. of St. Albans, W.Va. The total cost of the project is $61.5 million, which comes from a mix of state and federal dollars, including Appalachian Development Highway System Funds. Totals included $1.2 million for planning; $5 million for design; $3.8 million for right-of-way; and $51.5 million for construction. Notice to proceed was given on Jan. 25, 2018,
CEG ASSOCIATE EDITOR
In 2016, when the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) first compiled the findings of its inaugural survey on drone usage among state
transit authorities, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit received some surprising results. Back then, the United States was in the midst of a full-on frenzy for testing and purchasing drones, or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), as the technology really began to take hold of the consumer conscious just one year
prior. But you wouldn’t know that there was a hot new item on the market judging by AASHTO’s initial report, which at the time revealed there wasn’t a single state transportation department that utilized drones as part of its day-to-day operations. see DRONE page 124