Real Growth for Transportation Construction Market in 2019, ARTBA’s Chief Economist Says
(WASHINGTON) - The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to grow 4.2 percent in 2019, according to the annual economic forecast released Dec. 5 by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Increased transportation investment by federal, state and local governments will help drive the growth across all modes, ARTBA Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black says. Total domestic transportation construction and related-market activity is projected to reach...
Alaska DOT&PF Earthquake Response Update
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) continues to focus on repairing infrastructure damaged during Friday morning’s 7.0 earthquake. DOT&PF has identified almost 50 locations on state-maintained infrastructure where repair work is necessary, and crews, with contractors, are currently working on the eight highest priority locations. Please stay off the Glenn and Seward highways if possible. Damage from the earthquake, and ongoing repairs wil...
PennDOT Announces Replacement of More than 500 Poor Condition Bridges
Harrisburg, PA – A significant project to replace 558 poor-condition bridges statewide is nearly complete, with 511 completed and open to traffic in the state's public-private partnership (P3) for bridges, the Rapid Bridge Replacement project, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards said today. "This unique project has been a large undertaking for PennDOT and the private sector and has been a great complement to the investments we're making across the...
House Sends Bill to Support U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation to the President
Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today voted unanimously to send to the President’s desk a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize, support, and strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard and to reauthorize and update the authorities of the Federal Maritime Commission. The Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (S. 140) authorizes funding for the Coast Guard, one of the Nation’s five armed services, through fiscal year 2019 and supports the Service’s plans to recapitalize...
NPA Releases Groundbreaking Study on New Ways to Reduce Congestion for Livable Cities
New York, NY — The National Parking Association (NPA) today releases a groundbreaking study that demonstrates how parking can be applied as a shared mobility solution to reduce congestion. The study commissioned by NPA was authored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC (PwC). Executives from the firm’s Strategy&, Global Automotive Practice, and U.S. Mobility Practice, served as the principal authors. An Ecosystem Approach to Reducing Congestion explores the real causes of congestion and highlights...
Fluor-Led A27/A1 Motorways Widening Project Opens to Traffic in the Netherlands
IRVING, Texas and AMSTERDAM – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that the widened and upgraded A27/A1 motorways in the Netherlands has officially opened to traffic. The upgraded motorways connect Utrecht North and the Eemnes Junction, as well as the A1 motorway between the Eemnes Junction and the Bunschoten-Spakenburg connection. The project was delivered two months ahead of schedule. “Fluor and the integrated construction team are pleased to have met all key milestones allowing us to de...
FHWA Proposed Rulemaking Would Give States ‘Greater Flexibility’ to use Proprietary or Patented Materials
The Federal Highway Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on Nov. 14 that it said will provide “greater flexibility” to state agencies to use “proprietary or patented materials” in Federal-aid projects. [Photo by Utah DOT.] Currently, FHWA requires that states wanting to use a specific proprietary or patented material in a project using federal funds verify that the item was secured through a competitive bid; that there isn’t another product that does exactly what the propr...
GAO Issues Reports on Railroad Grade Crossing Programs, Inland Waterway Funding
The Government Accountability Office issued two transportation-related reports in early November; one that called for “greater flexibility” in federal funding provided to the states for railroad grade crossing safety measures, with the other recommending that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develop a way to measure the cost of “deferred maintenance” for inland waterways so it can more efficiently use available funding for waterway construction needs. [Above photo by the National Transportati...
Video: Idaho Transportation Department Summary
The second half of 2018 has been a very busy time around the Idaho Transportation Department, highlighted by some important milestones around the state. This video also takes a closer look at ITD's bridge inspection program from Twin Falls iconic Perrine Bridge.
NTSB Finds Design Errors in Collapsed FIU Bridge
Designers overestimated the strength of a critical section of a Florida International University pedestrian bridge that collapsed, killing six people, and they underestimated the load on that same section, federal investigators reported Thursday. Cracks that were observed in the bridge before it collapsed were consistent with those design errors, their report says. However, the investigation continues, and the National Transportation Safety Board did not blame those errors for the March 15...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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