NTSB Issues Investigative Update on Miami Bridge Collapse
This photo illustrates the condition of the cracks after the move of the main span that occurred on March 10, 2018. Photo taken on March 14, 2018 at 1:50 pm shows east side directly adjacent to vertical member 12, top of deck looking down, view of crack. Labels added to photo by the NTSB. (Photo: Bolton, Perez & Associates Consulting Engineers) WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board issued an investigative update Thursday on the ongoing investigation of the collapse of a p...
Indiana Department of Transportation Selects Continental Mapping for Statewide Bridge Mapping Contract
(Sun Prairie, WI) – August, 2018 – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has selected Continental Mapping to provide bridge mapping services for over 2,000 bridges throughout Indiana. The four year on-call contract will task Continental Mapping to collect and deliver bridge clearance attributes, utilizing mobile lidar for rapid and accurate collection and extraction services. The data will be integrated into INDOT’s Bridge Inspection Application System (BIAS) and Oversize/Overweight (...
Southeast Transportation Projects Honored in National Competition
HOUSTON –Eight outstanding transportation projects from six southeastern states were honored today in the third regional America’s Transportation Awards competition. The projects were recognized for a host of achievements, including significantly reducing motor vehicle crashes through innovative roadway designs, creating new safer routes for bicycles and pedestrians, plus restoring access to communities after natural disasters. “State DOTs are committed to making America safer, better an...
Caltrans Begins Recovery Work Even as Carr Wildfire Rages
Despite being only 30 percent contained, Caltrans work crews and contractors are now entering areas burnt out by the Carr wildfire in northern California – now considered to be the ninth worst in state history – to catalog the damage done to transportation infrastructure by its flames and heat as well as to begin repair efforts. The Carr fire – named after where it started, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road in the Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation A...
Senate OKs $16.1 Billion for Transit, Passenger Rail
The U.S. Senate yesterday approved a fiscal-year 2019 appropriations bill that provides $16.1 billion for public transit and intercity passenger rail. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act of 2019 also dedicates $2.5 billion for intercity passenger-rail grants. The rail and transit funding levels are $1.3 billion more than authorized by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act for FY2019, according to a press release...
The Liberty Bridge Series: Connecting Communities in Puerto Rico
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - Created from prefabricated panels and assembled in modules, the Liberty Bridge is a proven type of structure offering profound benefits in flexibility and installation. U.S. Bridge prides itself on working with the latest engineering techniques and the most advanced materials. These advantages went a long way toward helping Puerto Rico heal following the Hurricane Maria devastation. Benefits of the Liberty Bridge Featuring 8-foot by 12-foot welded panels, the Liberty Brid...
Six Regional Reports Highlight Boost to California Localities from Transportation Investment in SB 1
Reports at www.artba.org Illustrate Benefits to Orange County; Los Angeles County; Inland Empire; San Diego and Imperial Counties; San Francisco Bay Area; & San Joaquin Valley (WASHINGTON) - A series of six new reports find that an April 2017 California law will generate between $9.7 billion and $34.5 billion in economic activity and user benefits in California’s major regions over the next decade. The additional demand, in turn, will support or create tens of thousands of jobs throughout th...
CDOT and Panasonic Take First Steps to Turn I-70 into Connected Roadway
STATEWIDE—The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and its partner Panasonic Corporation of North America are building on a successful pilot program to begin real-world deployment of the most advanced vehicle-to-everything (V2X) environment in the country. This partnership represents the largest shared investment in V2X technology in the United States. During the pilot deployment that was recently completed, CDOT and Panasonic successfully installed and tested five V2X roadside units...
CARB Report Indicates Transportation Emissions Still Rising
The California Air Resources Board released an "inventory report" report on July 11 on greenhouse gas or GHG emissions in California and while CARB said GHG emissions in 2016 (the latest available year for data) dropped below 1990 levels for the first time in 14 years – "an achievement roughly equal to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year," the agency noted – they continue to rise in the transportation sector. Under Assembly Bill 32, passed in 200...
PennDOT Issues Guidance for Increased Safety Oversight of Highly Automated Vehicles
Harrisburg, PA – Following discussions and meetings with the state's Autonomous Vehicle Policy Task Force and more than a dozen automated vehicle technology companies, PennDOT today issued guidance to enhance safety oversight of Highly Automated Vehicles (HAVs) in Pennsylvania. "We are taking an active role in ensuring HAV testing is done as safely as possible," PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said. "While we await legislative action on our request for permanent authorization, our new gu...
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