WASHINGTON, IND. — The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) continues preparing for the largest construction season ever with the award of another contract on the I-69 Corridor. Crider and Crider Inc. of Bloomington, Ind., submitted the lowest bid for construction of 4 miles of new interstate in the heart of Pike County.

LINCOLN, R.I. — Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Chief Engineer Kazem Farhoumand, P.E., of Lincoln, R.I., has been appointed to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety for a four-year term.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the fourth annual America's Transportation Awards competition, which recognizes the nation's outstanding transportation projects.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. ─ Wantman Group Inc. (WGI) announced it was selected by Florida’s Department of Transportation – District 4 to provide professional engineering services for the Design/Build – I-95 Mainline Widening from SR 70 to SR 614 in St. Lucie County, Fla.

SAN DIEGO ─ Caltrans announced that construction has begun on the $90-million Interstate 805/Carroll Canyon Road Extension Project, which will help reduce congestion, provide easier access to the I-805/5 interchange, and complete a 10-mile carpool lane.