Illinois Updates Guidance for Planting Native Seeds in Roadside Areas May 27, 2025 - To update its recommended practices for seeding the state’s roadside areas, the Illinois Department of Transportation evaluated a variety of seed mixes for more than a year after planting, and surveyed other Midwestern states’ best practices for selecting and managing vegetation in roadside areas.
Tennessee Develops Method for Determining Friction of Surface Aggregates May 20, 2025 - To quickly assess the frictional properties of new and recycled aggregates and determine whether recycled aggregates could be used in cost-effective surface treatments, the Tennessee Department of Transportation conducted laboratory and field skid resistance measurement tests to identify practical devices and procedures for determining aggregate friction properties.
Minnesota Evaluates Driverless Attenuators May 13, 2025 - To improve safety for all workers, the Minnesota Department of Transportation initiated a research study to determine whether driverless truck-mounted attenuators could be a viable option for its fleet.
Highlights from No Boundaries’ Spring 2025 Peer Exchange May 6, 2025 - No Boundaries members met in Portland, Maine last week from April 29 – May 1 for the group’s spring peer exchange, hosted by MaineDOT. Members shared their latest innovations and best practices for getting maintenance work done faster, better and cheaper.
Innovative Solutions for Making Work Zones Safer April 22, 2025 - In honor of National Work Zone Awareness Week, which takes place this week from April 21-25, we’ve rounded up a few of the innovative solutions that No Boundaries member states have recently shared to make working in and around traffic less hazardous for their highway maintenance crews.
No Boundaries Members Featured in New Issue of Innovator April 9, 2025 - The March/April 2025 issue of Innovator, the bimonthly newsletter of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), highlights the efforts of several No Boundaries member states.
Indiana Evaluates Local Agencies’ Asset Management Plans April 2, 2025 - To support Indiana’s local transportation agencies and ensure they manage their transportation assets effectively, the State of Indiana passed a law in 2016 requiring each local transportation agency to develop an asset management plan as a condition of special funding.
Missouri Evaluates Countermeasures for Improving Attenuator Driver Safety March 26, 2025 - As TMAs are being struck more frequently, the safety risks to TMA drivers have increased. To investigate ways to protect its TMA drivers and mitigate the hazards, the Missouri Department of Transportation initiated a research study that evaluated a variety of safety countermeasures.
California to Host Webinar on Roadway Crossings for Sensitive Animals March 19, 2025 - To discuss strategies for helping sensitive animal populations get where they’re going more safely, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will host a webinar, “Roadway Crossings for Sensitive Amphibians and Reptiles” on April 2 from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Central.
Vermont Develops Guidance for Maintaining Porous Asphalt Pavements March 12, 2025 - Paving a parking lot or other area with porous asphalt can be an environmentally friendly solution for absorbing and filtering excess stormwater, but proper maintenance is important to ensure the pavement remains permeable over time.