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    Colorado implemented two new tools in Glenwood Canyon in 2022 to help blunt the effect of mudslides on Interstate 70. The measures amount to a series of “bathtubs” and water-diversion structures, Colorado Department of Transportation officials told The Denver Post. The tubs are basins that will be dug at high-risk spots to catch small slides before they hit the highway.
    Sustainable transportation

    Defining Safety and Resilience for the Future

    April 1, 2024
    How transportation owners can safeguard infrastructure in the face of climate change's reality and win
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    Cement

    Caltrans approves use of low-carbon cement to reduce carbon footprint in transportation

    Jan. 26, 2022
    Department to advance use of portland limestone cement (PLC) in order to generate less carbon dioxide
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    Infrastructure

    U.S. DOT seeks public input on draft five-year DOT Strategic Framework

    Dec. 8, 2021
    Public given opportunity to help shape department’s goals and priorities for the nation’s transportation system
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    Highway Construction

    New Mexico DOT opens I-25 University Avenue Project

    Dec. 6, 2021
    The $34 million project is designed to improve safety and traffic flow at one of the city's busiest traffic interchanges
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    Funding

    U.S. DOT announces $1B in RAISE infrastructure grants to 90 projects

    Nov. 19, 2021
    Program selection criteria includes safety, environmental sustainability, and state of good repair
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    Infrastructure

    Biden signs Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law

    Nov. 15, 2021
    The House of Representatives passed the legislation on Nov. 5, while the Senate voted in favor of the bill on Aug. 10