GPA tops 5.5M TEUs, 650K units in 2021
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved a record level of container trade in Calendar Year 2021, handling more than 5.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units of cargo. By June, the GPA will grow the Port of Savannah’s annual container capacity by 1.6 million TEUs, an increase of 25 percent. Credit - GPA SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 25, 2022 – The Port of Savannah moved a record 5.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Calendar Year 2021, growing volumes by a million TEUs, or 20...
Improving Public Engagement in Transportation Through Data-Informed Analysis
The latest installation in HDR’s Experts Talk series features strategic communications professionals Chelsea Collinge and Sabrina Colón explaining how data-informed engagement can help create more equitable infrastructure. Data-informed engagement, which combines the expertise of communications professionals and geospatial experts, uses readily available, public data to inform and enhance community engagement. The result is an approach that improves understanding of a community and leads to m...
MDOT Using LiDAR Technology for Road Construction
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is using LiDAR (light detection and ranging), to improve efficiency and safety in the construction and maintenance of road projects around the state. LiDAR is a method for determining ranges or distances by targeting an object with a laser and measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver. The reflected light data is then converted into distance measurements creating a 3-D model of what was measured....
U.S. Federal Highway Administration Approves one.network’s Work Zone Data Exchange Feed for DOT Use, Company Offers It Free of Charge
After extensive compliance testing, one.network’s feed becomes the most comprehensive national solution to deliver work zone data to agencies, third parties, GPS navigational applications, and connected and autonomous vehicles. WILMINGTON, Delaware – one.network, a leading software innovator delivering platform-based, real-time traffic management and event information, announced today that the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved the company’s Work Zone Data Exchange (...
Video: Steel Bridge Frequently Asked Questions
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) presents a topic based video series on short span steel bridges. In this series, Dr. Gregory Michaelson (Co-Director, SSSBA Bridge Technology Center & Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University) discusses the most frequently asked questions about short span steel bridges. Since the SSSBA’s creation in 2007, the Bridge Technology Center has traveled across the country and given presentations at engineering confere...
PennDOT Constructs First Curved Steel Tubular Flange Girder Bridge in the U.S.
On Interstate 95 in southeastern Pennsylvania, we are constructing the first curved steel tubular flange girder bridge in the United States. The use of a tubular flange in place of a standard plate increases structural performance while reducing fabrication and erection material, as well as erection time compared to standard plate flange curved girders. The use of steel plate flanges has been the standard for straight and most curved girder bridge applications. Lehigh University performed res...
Skanska builds the Portal North Bridge replacement in New Jersey, USA, for USD 1.09B, about SEK 9.4B
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with Traylor Bros., Inc., signed a contract with NJ TRANSIT to build the Portal North Bridge replacement in Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. The total contract is worth USD 1.56B. Skanska’s share of the contract is worth USD 1.09B, about SEK 9.4B, which will be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2021. The contract includes the replacement of the existing Portal North Bridge with a new two-track fixed structure crossing directly o...
Illinois Tollway Renews Consulting Engineer Contract with WSP USA
Serving as general engineering consultant since 2017, WSP will continue to lead digital design delivery for Illinois Tollway over the next five years. CHICAGO — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, will continue as the general engineering consultant for Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (Illinois Tollway) through 2026. WSP signed a new five-year contract to serve as the Illinois Tollway’s required consulting engineer, supporting the Move Illinois:...
French Railway Authority Selects Trimble Collaboration Software
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that SNCF Réseau, the French railway authority, has selected an integrated solution of Trimble® Quadri and Trimble Connect® software to serve as the central system within its Enterprise Common Data Environment (CDE) for Building Information Modeling (BIM) models for the next three years. The integration of the Quadri BIM collaboration software and Trimble Connect collaboration software will enable planners, designers, construction teams a...
Video: Woolpert, Carillon Park Discuss Collaboration, History
Carillon Historical Park is already the region’s premier history and holiday destination. By this time next year, the 65-acre Dayton History campus will also be known for its journey. The Carillon Park Railroad, designed by Woolpert, is scheduled to open at the end of 2022. The 145-foot, approximately four-fifths-scale train will carry 120 passengers on a 3-foot-gauge, mile-long track. The train will provide a narrated tour and will run three times per hour, year-round, through the open-air m...
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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