Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for Over $9 Billion in Funding to Modernize Nation’s Bridges
Planning and Bridge Project grants are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda that is rebuilding infrastructure in communities nationwide WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced today that it has opened applications for $9.7 billion in multi-year funding, which was announced in September, to improve the nation’s bridges through the competitive Bridge Investment Program’s “Planning” and “Bridge Project” categories, wh...
FHWA Releases New Traffic Control Device Manual with Updates to Improve Safety for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and All Road Users
Updated MUTCD also encourages new innovations to improve travel and looks toward transportation infrastructure of the future As part of the process of updating the 11th edition, the FHWA sought and incorporated input from the public nationwide, including state and local traffic engineers, traffic control device technicians, and other stakeholders. In the coming months, FHWA will host a series of public webinars, post online videos, and conduct other outreach opportunities to help stake...
Halifax Harbour Bridges selects Stantec for bridge coating replacement program
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) to perform a comprehensive suite of services for a $75 million full coating replacement program for the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, one of HHB’s two suspension bridges in Halifax-Dartmouth. The bridge coating replacement program will modernize how protective paint is applied, creating a more sustainable and long-term solution for protecting the bridge. Stantec’s services include stru...
EIB Global invests €41.2 million in Moldova’s railway infrastructure rehabilitation
The loan will be complemented by a €12 million EU grant to improve internal connectivity and bring long-term economic benefits to the whole region. The project includes refurbishing 128 km of the vital north-south rail corridor in Moldova, so facilitating trade and movement between Moldova, Ukraine and Europe, which is of particular importance in the context of the EU's Solidarity Lanes initiative. The project will help reduce road congestion and enhance environmental sustainability, i...
HDR's David Ungemah Explains the Benefits of Road Pricing
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 source for transportation agencies. David Ungemah has spent three decades providing road pricing solutions on projects across North America. In the latest from HDR’s Experts Talk interview series, he explains how transportation agencie...
CHRYSO & GCP Admixtures Expedite Delaware Memorial Bridge Project
Ultra-High Performance Concrete innovations deliver more durable bridge deck in record time, with less cost & CO2 Dec. 14, 2023 – CHRYSO & GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals), a worldwide leader in sustainable construction, is pleased to announce that their concrete admixtures played a critical role in the Delaware Memorial Bridge deck rehabilitation project, recently completed in November 2023. The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Delaware...
SCDOT Video Highlights Bridge Inspection Work
The latest “Day in the Life” video issued by the South Carolina Department of Transportation focuses on the work of its bridge inspection teams.
Acrow’s Modular Steel Bridge Restores Flood-Damaged Route in Remote Montana Wilderness
Rapidly installed structure provides access for area residents and visitors to the Custer Gallatin National Forest (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has noted one of its modular steel bridges was recently installed to restore access to East Rosebud Lake in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana. The area had been cut off to vehicles since historic flooding in June 2022 caused catastrophic damage to homes, businesses...
Meridiam increases its ownership in New York’s LaGuardia Terminal B
Meridiam announces it has entered into a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Skanska for the acquisition of an additional c.16% ownership of LaGuardia Gateway Partners LLC in New York. LaGuardia Gateway Partners is responsible for the investment, development and operation of the reconstructed Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, completed in July 2022, as part of a public-private partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Following this transaction, Meridiam will hold a c.48...
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $110 Million in Grants to Improve Safety on America’s Roadways by Preventing Deadly Wildlife-Vehicle Crashes
Investments will help reduce wildlife vehicle collisions that result in thousands of serious human injuries, hundreds of fatalities and more than $10 billion in medical costs, property damage, and more WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $110 million in grants for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states, including four Indian Tribes. The funding is made possible by a new program in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infr...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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