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HDR’s David Ungemah Explains the Benefits of Road Pricing

December 15, 2023 - in Roads, Transportation

Road pricing offers numerous benefits for states as they grapple with decreasing gas tax revenue and rising congestion. Strategies such as managed lanes, tolling or congestion pricing can improve traffic flow, reduce emissions and provide an alternative revenue…

SCDOT Video Highlights Bridge Inspection Work

December 14, 2023 - in Multimedia, Roads, Transportation, Videos

The latest “Day in the Life” video issued by the South Carolina Department of Transportation focuses on the work of its bridge inspection teams.

Biden-Harris Administration Awards $110 Million in Grants to Improve Safety on America’s Roadways by Preventing Deadly Wildlife-Vehicle Crashes

December 6, 2023 - in News, Roads, Transportation

Investments will help reduce wildlife vehicle collisions that result in thousands of serious human injuries, hundreds of fatalities and more than $10…

Video: AASHTO Showcases New “Transportation Operations Manual”

November 17, 2023 - in Multimedia, Roads, Transportation, Videos

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a video showcasing the first edition of its “Transportation Operations Manual” – a new guidebook for transportation systems management and operations or TSMO efforts…

Driving Innovative Solutions for Advancing Use of ‘Plastic’ Roads

November 10, 2023 - in Multimedia, Roads, Transportation, Videos

University of Missouri researchers are on the leading-edge of developing sustainable plastic waste road pavement mixtures.

NSBA Congratulates PennDOT, High Steel for I-95 Reopening Five Months After Truck Fire

November 9, 2023 - in News, Roads, Transportation

CHICAGO - Philadelphia drivers along a stretch of Interstate 95 are once again traveling on permanent lanes, thanks to extraordinary collaboration between the Pennsylvania government and local partners like High Steel Structures. The first section of six permanent…

Placing Efficiency and Quality

November 3, 2023 - in Roads, Transportation

The Muscatine County Highway Department completed 15 miles of shouldering in two weeks using the FH-R. Previously, a project of that magnitude would have taken two-plus months. Images courtesy of the Muscatine County Highway Department   Muscatine County…

Federal Highway Administration, National Park Service Celebrate Completion of Roadway Safety Improvements Along Natchez Trace Parkway

September 18, 2023 - in Roads, Transportation

Photo credit: National Park Service.   40-mile project benefits visitors, communities in Alabama and Mississippi TUPELO, Miss. – This week officials from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Park Service (NPS) celebrated the completion…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $3 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Rebuild I-95 in Philadelphia

June 16, 2023 - in News, Roads, Transportation

Tanker truck fire causes partial collapse of key north-south connector   WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $3 million in “quick release” Emergency…

NCC Group advises on UK Government’s Manual for Smart Streets

June 15, 2023 - in News, Roads, Transportation

NCC Group is proud to have collaborated with the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) on the development of the Manual for Smart Streets (MfSS), a newly launched guide for local authorities and other key stakeholders in road…