Video: Idaho Transportation Department Summary
The second half of 2018 has been a very busy time around the Idaho Transportation Department, highlighted by some important milestones around the state. This video also takes a closer look at ITD's bridge inspection program from Twin Falls iconic Perrine Bridge.
NTSB Finds Design Errors in Collapsed FIU Bridge
Designers overestimated the strength of a critical section of a Florida International University pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing six people, and they underestimated the load on that same section, federal investigators reported Thursday. Cracks that were observed in the bridge before it collapsed were consistent with those design errors, their report says. However, the investigation continues, and the National Transportation Safety Board did not blame those errors for the March 15...
FHWA Poised to Act on Century-Old Barrier to Transportation Project Innovation
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Nov. 14 said it would amend or repeal a century-old regulation related to the development and deployment of new products on U.S. transportation projects. The agency's move comes in response to a March 27 filing from the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), which noted the Woodrow Wilson administration era-rule is today impeding innovations that could save lives, minimize congestion, or otherwise improve t...
Commuter Rail Industry Makes Significant and Substantial PTC Progress
Washington, D.C. –The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) today announced that the commuter rail industry has made significant progress in installing Positive Train Control (PTC) in the third quarter ending September 30. This strong progress demonstrates the industry’s commitment to safety and to reaching statutory milestones. PTC is a complex signaling and communications technology that will provide critical safety redundancies to an already safe commuter rail industry. In fa...
FHWA Poised to Act on Century-Old Barrier to Transportation Project Innovation in Response to ARTBA Petition
(WASHINGTON) - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Nov. 14 said it would amend or repeal a century-old regulation related to the development and deployment of new products on U.S. transportation projects. The agency’s move comes in response to a March 27 filing from the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), which noted the Woodrow Wilson administration era-rule is today impeding innovations that could save lives, minimize congestion, or othe...
Arizona DOT Adopting a ‘Value Engineering’ Philosophy for Transportation Projects
A new process called “value engineering” is being deployed by the Arizona Department of Transportation to help reduce project costs, shorten delivery times, or both. And a project that aims to replace the decking on Interstate 17 bridges at Willard Springs Road south of Flagstaff highlights the benefits of that philosophy. [Above photo by Arizona DOT.] The Arizona DOT said that instead of replacing that decking over the course of two summers – with the project ending well into 2019 – the “...
FiberSPAN FRP Vehicle Deck Helps Historic Bridge Reopen To Traffic
DAYTON, Ohio - The infrastructure industry has adopted FiberSPAN fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) as the go-to material for rehabilitation and repair of historic bridges like County Bridge 231 [Peevy Road Bridge]. The Montgomery County, Pennyslvania structure was built in 1880 by Columbia Bridge Works in Dayton, Ohio. David Morrison’s prescient Pratt truss design employed pairs of small rolled I-beams held together by square blocks placed between the sets. In 2016, rusted steel brought the 102-...
Voters Re-elect State Lawmakers Who Supported Gas Tax Increases, New ARTBA Analysis Finds
(WASHINGTON)— Voters in 12 states re-elected 93 percent of 530 state lawmakers who supported a gas tax increase between 2015 and 2018 and ran for re-election in 2018. Winning state lawmakers in Nov. 6 races included 92 percent of Republicans, and 94 percent of Democrats, according to a new analysis from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (ARTBA-TIAC). The results are consistent with those from the last five years that show sup...
Voters Across the Nation Demonstrate Support for Transportation Investment
(WASHINGTON)— Voters in 31 states Nov. 6 once again showed their support for transportation infrastructure investments, approving 272, or 79 percent, of 346 state and local ballot measures. In total, the approved initiatives are expected to generate over $30 billion in one-time and recurring revenue, according to the analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (ARTBA-TIAC). The 2018 preliminary results reaffirmed...
Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments of Transportation
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 885: Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation for Departments of Transportation presents guidance for government transportation agencies on encouraging and sustaining a culture of innovation within the organization, its partners, and other stakeholders. A culture of innovation supports agency managers and staff efforts to encourage and accept innovation as a means to enhance the agency’s success. This gui...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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