Governor Walker Announces Nearly $1.8 Million for Transportation to Jobs Program
Today, Governor Scott Walker announced that Wisconsin Employment and Transportation Assistance Program (WETAP) grants totaling $1,779,593 will be given to 10 organizations providing employment transportation services to low income workers in 53 counties throughout the state. “With more people employed than ever before and a record-low unemployment rate, Wisconsin must tap the talents of everyone who is able to work, including those with transportation barriers,” Governor Walker said. “The Wis...
Oklahoma DOT: Weekend Closure of Major Highway for Rail Bridge Saved Months of Work
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said it recently closed Interstate 235 in Oklahoma City for nearly 60 hours for the first bridge move of its kind in state history, which placed "two giant bridge spans" overhead for freight carrier BNSF Railway and saved months of potential closures. The department said it closed all lanes of I-235 between N. 36th St. and I-44 starting Friday, Jan. 26. The next morning "self-propelled mobile transporters began inching the first of two 45-foot tall...
Michael Baker International Partners with SCDOT to Complete the Harbor River Bridge, Providing a Safer and More Accessible Sea Island Parkway
Columbia, S.C. - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, was selected to assist the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to manage the replacement of the existing Harbor River Bridge in Beaufort County, S.C. The firm was awarded an Engineering and Construction Engineering and Inspection (CE&I) contract to oversee the design-build contractor’s plan development, environmental permitting efforts, and the construction of the new...
USDOT Video: Mid-Block Crosswalk Application
The Federal Highway Administration has led the development of a smartphone based application to increase driver awareness of pedestrians at mid-block crosswalks. A driver using the application within their vehicle will receive an audible and visual alert when a pedestrian using the application has indicated an intent to use a mid-block crosswalk. The application runs on smartphones or tablets and is active when the vehicle and pedestrian are within the designated geofenced areas.
Michael Baker International’s Mountain View Corridor Project Construction is Completed to Accommodate Growth in Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake City – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced the completion of the second phase of the Mountain View Corridor project. Michael Baker International, as part of the Ralph L. Wadsworth/Staker Parsons Companies design-build team, served as the lead designer for the second phase of the project, which included the full design and construction of a new greenfield segment of the corridor, including a roadway, structures and a s...
Governor Wolf Reinforces Commitment to Rural Communities, Local Infrastructure with New Investments
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today outlined Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans to fix more locally owned bridges and improve more than 1,100 miles of rural and low-volume roadway through multi-year investments included in his budget proposal released this week. The department is implementing five-year investment programs including a Rural Commercial Routes program that will improve low-volume roads through industry partnerships and with cost-effective treatments l...
Transportation Construction Coalition Statement on Release of White House Infrastructure Plan & FY2019 Budget Proposal
(WASHINGTON) — The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) released the following statement in response to the Feb. 12 release of the Trump administration’s Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America and FY2019 Budget request. "The 31 national associations and trade union members that make up the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) are pleased to see the arrival of President Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure package and budget proposal put forward today. The Ad...
Minnesota DOT Awards $5M to Four Port Development Projects
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said it has awarded a total of $5 million to four projects that support freight movement on the state's waterways, in the latest distributions through its Port Development Assistance Program. The announcement noted that Minnesota's commercial ports, located on Lake Superior for deep-water freighters and on the Mississippi River for barge operations, connect businesses to markets across the country and around the world. The DOT has distributed $35...
Congress Adopts Two-Year Budget Deal, Also Passes Six-Week Stopgap Spending Bill
Congress approved both a two-year budget deal Feb. 9 that sets higher spending levels, and a six-week stopgap funding bill that keeps funding for most programs at 2017 levels through March 23 to give lawmakers time to pass a detailed appropriations measure in coming weeks. The budget deal includes $20 billion over the two years in additional funding for various types of infrastructure including surface transportation, but provides no details on how those dollars would be distributed among in...
AASHTO Looks Forward to Working with White House to Speed Project Delivery and Long-term Transportation Investment Strategies
WASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today issued the following statement in response to the public release of the long-anticipated White House infrastructure proposal. "State DOT leaders appreciate the president's ongoing interest in, and support for, increased federal investment in infrastructure," said Bud Wright, AASHTO executive director. "We hope the release of the Trump infrastructure plan can be a starting point for a robust conversation...
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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