Florida's Turnpike Breaks Ground on SunTrax: Center for Transportation Innovation
OCOEE, FL) – On Monday, November 13 Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (Florida’s Turnpike) held a groundbreaking ceremony and open house for its new center for transportation innovation, SunTrax. SunTrax, a long-term partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike and Florida Polytechnic University (Florida Poly), includes a 2.25 mile oval track on a 400-acre site in the city of Auburndale. Centrally located between Tampa and Orlando, SunTrax will be wit...
GPA Approves Projects to Expand Rail, Gate Capacity
Savannah, Ga. - On the heels of reporting 32 percent growth in containerized trade for October, an all-time record for Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority approved rail and gate expansion projects that will significantly increase capacity at GPA's Garden City Terminal - the single largest container terminal in all of North America. "A strong Southeast U.S. economy, on-terminal expansion, and investment by private logistics firms throughout the region have resulted in phenomenal growth...
Stantec Signs Contract with Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) for the Downtown Tampa Autonomous Transit Project – The Nation’s FIRST Shared Autonomous Project!
TAMPA, FL (November 13, 2017) NYSE, TSX:STN: The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) recently selected the Stantec/Coast Autonomous team to provide Autonomous Mobility Services for the Marion Street Transitway. HART is a regional transportation authority charged with planning, financing, constructing and operating public transit facilities and service within Hillsborough County. The Marion Street Transitway project will be funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)...
Transit Agencies Can Work with Companies Such as Uber and Lyft to Improve Mobility
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new HNTB Corporation Viewpoint discusses ways transit agencies and transportation network companies can work together to improve mobility, and future considerations for transit agencies regarding passenger experience and vehicle automation. The Viewpoint, “A great start: Connecting transit agencies and transportation network companies,” is authored by Diana Mendes, HNTB Mid-Atlantic Division president and transit/rail market sector leader. According to Mendes, who serves...
HDR Receives Honors for Open-Technology Database Created for Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
OMAHA, Neb. — buildingSMART International has named HDR the winner in its “Operation and Maintenance Using Open Technology” category for the database HDR created for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York. Connor Christian, HDR’s director of digital implementation services, accepted the award at the awards ceremony in London, United Kingdom. The 3.1-mile-long twin-span Mario Cuomo Bridge is replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge crossing over the Hudson River, located less than 20 miles nort...
Passenger Rail Study Moves to Next Phase With Focus on Corridor Between Oklahoma and South Texas
AUSTIN – A federally funded study to determine the feasibility of passenger rail service between Oklahoma City and South Texas recently advanced to the next phase allowing for continued exploration of the proposed route. The $7 million Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study covers an 850-mile corridor broken into three segments going from Oklahoma City to Dallas-Fort Worth; Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio; and San Antonio to South Texas. “The advancement of this study is a positive step forward...
Voters Demonstrate Overwhelming Support for Transportation Investment
(WASHINGTON) - Voters in 20 states approved more than 80 percent of 215 transportation investment ballot measures Nov. 7, mostly at the local level, according to analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (ARTBA-TIAC). Preliminary results show voters approved 176 of the 215 measures, or 82 percent. Results are still pending in six Michigan localities. The approved measures will support $2.9 billion in new transpor...
Michael Baker International Awarded $1.5 Million Contract to Provide On-Call Civil Engineering and Planning Services for Paving Projects in Oakland, California
Pittsburgh (November 7, 2017) – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it has been awarded a $1.5 million contract to provide on-call civil engineering and planning services to restore and enhance roadways across Oakland, California. Services provided on these much-needed paving projects will improve public safety and enhance the city’s transportation network by repaving streets to remove potholes, rebuild cracked and d...
Texas DOT to Add Toll, Non-Toll Capacity on US 183 in North Austin
The Texas Transportation Commission said it authorized the state Department of Transportation to advance a $500 million set of projects to add both toll and non-toll capacity along 9 miles of US 183 in north Austin. "This expansion is going to address congestion and improve mobility and safety for drivers," said Terry McCoy, TxDOT's Austin district engineer. "As traffic in north Austin increases, this multilane expansion will offer options for commuters." It will proceed as two projects, t...
FHWA: U.S. Roadway Traffic in 2017 Increases 1.4 Percent Through August
The level of motor vehicle traffic on U.S. roads and streets grew 1.4 percent this year through August, the Federal Highway Administration said, as drivers accumulated 30.6 billion more vehicle miles than in the first eight months of 2016. That also means traffic volume continues to set new highs, since 2016 was a record-high year for the U.S. driving public and each month of 2017 has seen volume reach ever higher. So far in 2017, the FHWA in its latest monthly "traffic volume trends" repo...
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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