Adelaide Airport Exceeds One Million Annual International Passengers
An additional 52,500 international passengers travelled to and from Adelaide in the year to June 2018, an increase of 5.5 per cent on the previous year. The biggest inbound increase has been in the China market, with an additional 11,000 Chinese visitors arriving over the past year. The largest increase in outbound passenger numbers was in the Fiji market, with approximately 8,000 more South Australians using the new, direct Fiji Airways service to Nadi. The increase in Adelaide Airport...
BYD and Generate Capital to Launch First-Ever U.S. Partnership for an Electric Bus Leasing Program
SAN FRANCISCO – July 10, 2018 – Generate Capital, Inc., a leading financier, owner, and operator of distributed infrastructure, announced today a joint venture to launch the first electric bus leasing program of its kind in the United States in partnership with BYD Motors, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles. $200 million will be allocated to this pioneering lease program, which will help public and private sector clients accelerate adoption of battery-powered electric bu...
Highway Freight Conditions and Performance Report to Congress
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration has released its “Highway Freight Conditions and Performance Report to Congress,” as required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The report, the first ever issued by the FHWA on the National Highway Freight Network (NHFN), uses data from FHWA’s Freight Performance Measurement program to analyze the impacts of congestion and determine the operational capacity and efficiency of key freight routes throughout the U.S. The lat...
CDOT Announces Next Steps for I-25 South Gap Project
Denver, CO – Today, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed the official Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the I-25 South Gap Project. The project will significantly improve the 18 mile section of I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock. “Signing the FONSI is significant,” said CDOT Executive Director Michael Lewis. “This is a necessary step before we can break ground on one of the most critical transportation projects i...
Fluor Team Selected for Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Connecting U.S. and Canada
IRVING, Texas (July 5, 2018) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor and ACS Infrastructure Canada, was selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge project for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). Fluor plans to book its share of the design and construction contract value in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is...
FHWA and AASHTO Team Up to Provide Transportation Education Online to Local Public and Tribal Agencies
If you are a transportation practitioner working for a local or tribal government and want to improve your construction, maintenance, and material selection processes and projects, FHWA and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials have some fantastic news. Earlier this month, FHWA and AASHTO finalized an agreement that will provide local and tribal transportation professionals with free access to the AASHTO TC3 library. AASHTO TC3 provides over 120 courses and so...
MaineDOT Releases I-295 Corridor Study
Augusta – The Maine Department of Transportation has released the Interstate 295 Recommendation Report for the Scarborough to Brunswick corridor. As traffic volumes have grown on I-295, congestion, incidents and the number of crashes have increased. Also, the reliability of travel times on the corridor has decreased. The recommendations in this report are grouped into three categories: Near-Term Improvements: These would be cost-effective actions that can have an immediate benefit to sa...
Fleet Advantage Unveils Latest Truck Lifecycle Data Index Showing How Replacement Cost Savings Have Increased Year-Over-Year
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing, and lifecycle cost management announced today its latest 2018 Truck Lifecycle Data Index (TLDI) comparing all-in operating costs of early-model Class-8 trucks to 2019 model-year replacements. The TLDI serves to provide a snapshot of the cost savings involved, based on actual fleet truck utilization data, when replacing older trucks with newer, more efficient vehicles. With diesel...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $225 Million in Funding for Boston Green Line Extension
SOMERVILLE, Mass. – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao was joined by FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Congressman Michael Capuano, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, and state and local officials today to announce the release of a $225 million federal grant agreement for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line Extension (GLX) light rail project. The grant represents the second installment of fun...
Baron Releases Solution for Departments of Transportation
Huntsville, AL – Baron, the worldwide provider of critical weather intelligence, has released a new product offering specifically designed for Department of Transportation services across the U.S. The solution will provide a single comprehensive source for the display and monitoring of current and forecasted weather conditions. Components of the product include a network operations display, mobile app, custom location alerting and the ability to integrate a state’s RWIS (Road Weather Sensor) dat...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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