Hawaii DOT Battles Yet Another Tropical Storm
While still working to fix the damage caused by Hurricane Lane in late August, the Hawaii Department of Transportation is now preparing to handle the impact of Tropical Storm Olivia, which made landfall on Sept. 12. The agency said in a pre-storm statement that it paid close attention to safeguarding Hawaii’s commercial harbors (seen above in this U.S. Coast Guard photo) as they play key roles in the supply system everyone in the islands depends upon. HDOT’s highways division also engaged...
State DOTs Respond as Hurricane Florence hits East Coast
Though downgraded to a Category 2 storm before making landfall, the 100 mph-plus winds and heavy rains generated by Hurricane Florence were expected to affect five states along the U.S. east coast: North and South Carolina in particular, along with parts of Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland. All five of them declared states of emergencies well before Florence came ashore, with their respective departments of transportation helping evacuate residents from coastal areas as well as deploying crews...
FRA Announces $46.3 Million in PTC Grant Funding
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced today Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for at least $46 million for Positive Train Control (PTC) Systems Grants. This NOFO represents the balance of the $250 million PTC Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program that remained after selections were announced in August. The purpose of the NOFO is to solicit applications for at least $46,301,702 million in PTC Syste...
Report Says Autonomous Trucks Could Create New Infrastructure, Eliminate Jobs
A new 73-page report authored by Steve Viscelli, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, and issued by Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and Working Partnerships USA on Sept. 5, projects that autonomous trucks could replace as many as 294,000 long-distance truck driving jobs over the next decade, while also fostering the creation of new highway infrastructure dubbed “autonomous truck ports” or ATPs. Though the report – e...
Subcommittee Hearing Focuses on Fostering Transportation ‘Innovations’
The House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit elicited insight concerning a wide array of emerging technologies during a Sept. 5 hearing that “have the potential to improve the safety and productivity” of the U.S. surface transportation system, according to Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., the subcommittee’s chairman (seen above). “The population and amount of freight moving through our nation are projected to increase significantly in the coming d...
Final Old Bay Bridge Pier Implosions - Caltrans News Flash #178
Caltrans News Flash is a series of informative and interesting videos highlighting the wide-ranging and critical work that Caltrans does to enhance California's economy and livability. In this Caltrans News Flash, District 4 Public Information Officer Alejandro Lopez provides an overview of the September 8, 2018, implosion of two marine foundations of the old San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This is the next phase in the development of public access to San Francisco Bay. https://you...
Fluor-Led Joint Venture Opens Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the final span of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which replaced the Tappan Zee Bridge, will open to drivers beginning Saturday, September 8, 2018, when all four lanes of eastbound traffic will shift to the new second span. The eastbound span will consist of four general purpose traffic lanes, two emergency shoulders, space for a dedicated bus lane and an advanced traffic monitoring system. The westbound bridge will remai...
Arizona Laying the Groundwork for the Future Interstate 11
PHOENIX – After investing more than half a billion dollars over the past 20 years to turn the primary route between Phoenix and Las Vegas into a modern four-lane divided highway, the Arizona Department of Transportation has committed another $155 million for improvements to US 93 over the next five years. All of this is with an eye toward an Interstate 11 between the two largest cities in the country not directly connected by an interstate freeway and spanning the state from the border with M...
Century Old Rule Stifling Innovation in Transportation Arena, ARTBA Tells House Committee
(WASHINGTON) - A 1916 rule enacted by President Woodrow Wilson’s administration is curbing 21st century transportation innovations that could improve safety and quality on the nation’s major roadways, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said in Sept. 5 testimony submitted to the House Highways & Transit Subcommittee. At issue is 23 CFR 635.411, a 102-year old federal regulation that prohibits state and local governments from using patented or proprietary products...
APTA Study Says Higher Transit Use Results in Fewer Traffic Deaths
An analysis conducted by the American Public Transportation Association and the Vision Zero Network found that if a metropolitan area can increase the per capita usage of public transit systems – including heavy rail, light rail, bus service, and commuter rail – those communities can cut their traffic fatality rate up to 40 percent. Specifically, that analysis – entitled Public Transit is a Key Strategy in Advancing Vision Zero and Eliminating Traffic Fatalities – shows that me...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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