Video: The $11BN Tunnel Connecting Scandinavia to the Mediterranean
Frustrated with a massive mountain range for blocking your way and slowing you down? Just build a tunnel through the middle of it. For more by The B1M subscribe now - http://ow.ly/GxW7y Full story here - https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-11bn... Executive Producer and Narrator - Fred Mills Producer - Dan Cortese Video Editing and Graphics - James Durkin Special thanks to BBT SE. Additional footage and images courtesy of OpenStreetMaps. Go Behind The B1M. Click "JOIN" here - https://...
IMSA Announces Ambitious Plan to Overhaul Certification Programs and Business Practices
The effort is a direct result of an in-depth research study and stakeholder surveys, and is designed to position members and clients for greater business and career success. ROCKLEDGE, Florida – The International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA), North America’s most respected trade and certification association representing thousands of transportation and public safety professionals, today announced an ambitious plan to overhaul the organization, embrace evolving technology, update i...
Public & Private Sectors Expand Safety Services with Launch of New Roadway Work Zone Clearing House Website
New 1-minute video highlights workzonesafety.org features WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have worked together for the past 10 months to significantly expand services aimed at improving roadway work zone safety in preparation for the additional project sites to come as recently-enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding flows to the states. ARTBA and FHWA April...
During National Work Zone Awareness Week, FHWA Highlights Safety Efforts Under President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect Road Construction Crews and Drivers
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration today highlighted the importance of protecting highway construction workers, who will be doing more work repairing and replacing roads and bridges thanks to record funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week provides an opportunity to raise public awareness and urge drivers to help keep road crews safe. This year, FHWA is also reminding state and l...
Video: Active Transportation Programs Getting Major Federal Investment
Active Transportation typically refers to biking and walking, but other forms of modern mobility like electric scooters can be included in this fast-growing sector. This video introduces you to Toks Omishakin, chairman of AASHTO's Council on Active Transportation and director of the California DOT. Omishakin explains why improving safety is one of the Council's top priorities. And he also responds to news that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be making some major investments into...
Mabey Bridge designs and supplies long-span Delta bridge to support sustainable development and economic growth in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
LYDNEY, United Kingdom, 7 April, 2021 - Mabey Bridge, the international modular bridging specialist and an Acrow Group company, noted today one of its Delta™ bridges has been installed in the village of Singur, District Chitral, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Constructing this new permanent bridge in District Chitral was one of the projects included in several recent government economic development initiatives, including the Chitral Economic Zone, which is expected to facilit...
Skanska reconstructs section of Route 146 in Rhode Island, USA, for USD 84M, about SEK 780M
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with JH Lynch, signed a contract with Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to reconstruct Route 146 between 1-295 and Route 146A, and realign the Route 146/146A interchange in Rhode Island, USA. The total contract is worth USD 167M. Skanska’s share of the contract is worth USD 84M, about SEK 780M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter of 2022. The project includes the staged construction of Route 146 along wit...
Ontario Line Subway Project Celebrates Groundbreaking and Release of Station Renderings
OMAHA, Neb. — Project leaders and local and provincial officials marked the start of construction on the Ontario Line subway project Sunday, March 27, with a groundbreaking at Exhibition Station in Toronto. HDR has assisted Metrolinx as technical advisor on the CA$10.9 billion Ontario Line project since 2020. The work at Exhibition Station will set the groundwork for other major construction on the Ontario Line. The station is already a popular destination served by GO Transit’s regional rail...
EV charging infrastructure expected to surpass $62B in 2025
The automotive industry has been on the cusp of electrification for a long time. That push has picked up speed recently, with major automakers announcing plans to invest in charging infrastructure. That means that the global electric vehicle (EV) charging market is poised for an unprecedented boom. In fact, a MoneyTransfers.com analysis shows that the global EV charging market will surpass $62 billion in 2025. What’s driving investments in EV charging? MoneyTransfers’ analysi...
Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down - Join us for National Work Zone Awareness Week 2022
Support work zone safety during National Work Zone Awareness Week -- April 11-15 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (March 31, 2022) – The transportation industry is taking increasing steps to improve the timeliness of information about active work zones but even before those measures are available nationwide, work zone warnings are important for everyone to heed to get home safely. This year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 11-15 with the theme: “Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down.” Natio...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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