Gerald Desmond Bridge Officially Retired
With the Gerald Desmond Bridge in the background, Gerald Desmond Jr., Desmond family members Eileen Bryson and Margaret Bomberg, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, from left, mark the official retirement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge at a ceremony in the Port of Long Beach on Saturday Span served Port, City and region for more than 50 years The Gerald Desmond Bridge, a critical transportation corridor that served the Port of Long Beach for more than 50 years, was officially retired in a...
Fluor Joint Venture Completes Los Angeles International Airport’s Automated People Mover Train Guideway Structure
Construction of the LAX Automated People Mover guideway over Sepulveda Boulevard by the Fluor team.(Photo: Brandon Tseng with Los Angeles World Airports) Construction of 2.25-mile elevated concrete structure began in 2019 IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team, LINXS Constructors – comprised of Fluor, Balfour Beatty, Dragados USA and Flatiron – has completed construction of Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Automated People Mo...
Skanska builds new highway outside Oslo, Norway, for NOK 2.9 billion, about SEK 3.1 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on the construction of a new highway outside Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 2.9 billion, about SEK 3.1 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter 2022. The project includes construction of 2.0 kilometers of six lane highway between Ramstadsletta and Strand, including 1.3 kilometer of the new Høviktunnel outside Oslo as well as changes in the local surrounding road sys...
Stantec to Lead Comprehensive Transit Services Study for Beach Cities Transit
Study to meet current and future needs of growing South Bay area and inform transition to zero-emission bus fleet Redondo Beach, CA - The City of Redondo Beach has selected Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and design firm—to lead a comprehensive transit services study to provide Beach Cities Transit (BCT) with an effective and efficient model that satisfies both the short- and long-term transit needs of Los Angeles’ growing South Bay community. Current BCT operations inclu...
Yunex Traffic Releases the First Connected Vehicle Roadside Unit Proven to Talk to Automakers’ 2023 Models - The RSU2X
Yunex Traffic today announced the release of its RSU2X, the only CAV roadside unit (RSU) available in the U.S. tested to communicate with automakers’ 2023 model vehicle On Board Units (OBUs). The RSU2X uses either DSRC or C-V2X signals to transmit speed limits, red light notices and wrong-way warnings, and captures the car’s speed, direction, and location for use by connected safety systems. The powerful edge-computing unit can handle high traffic volumes, capable of handling 4...
New ASCE Publication Explores Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Transportation Systems
Reston, Va. – Disruptive technology changes the way things are done, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is doing just that, occurring exponentially, and affecting almost every industry, including transportation. Emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), fifth-generation (5G) wireless technologies, artificial intelligence, robotics, and connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) offer great potential to mitigate existing transportation issues and will as such affect many aspect...
Port Boosts Rail Capacity with New Project
From left, Long Beach 7th District City Council Member Roberto Uranga, Harbor Commissioner Bonnie Lowenthal, Pacific Harbor Line President Otis Cliatt II, Harbor Commission Vice President Sharon L. Weissman, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council Communications Director Anne-Marie Otey, Port Executive Director Mario Cordero, Deputy Executive Director Dr. Noel Hacegaba, and Deputy Executive Director Rick Cameron. (Image) The Po...
Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Nearly $1.5 Billion in Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Modernize Bus Fleets and Facilities
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes funding to expand the availability of clean buses in communities across the country WASHINGTON – At an event with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez today announced the availability of approximately $1.47 billion in competitive grant funds to help modernize bus fleets and facilities across the country, which will support good-paying...
Video: Animated Maps: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and U.S. Interstates, 2022
Fewer than one percent of the cars currently registered in the U.S. are electric, but the number is expected to grow by orders of magnitude by 2030. Full-scale adoption will require a vigorous and exhaustive network of charging stations. To get a big-picture sense of the current state of this network, we imagined a series of cross-country drives on the nation’s interstate highway system. We found that with the right amount of planning, it’s possible to traverse the country without spending a dim...
Rollback of NEPA Reforms Threatens Transportation Project Delays; Clashes with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ARTBA Says
(WASHINGTON)— The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) April 19 decision to impose new environmental regulations jeopardizes the efficiency of the transportation project delivery process and the promised outcomes of the 2021 federal infrastructure law, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Completion of the federal environmental review process under the NEPA can take as long as seven years for new transportation projects, while the bipartisan Infra...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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