AASHTO: Congress Misses Tax Reform Opportunity to Address Infrastructure Crisis
The trade group that represents state departments of transportation told congressional leaders they should use tax reform "to address the nation's transportation investment crisis," but instead have proposed bills that not only miss the opportunity but would make it "nearly impossible" to later fund a major infrastructure package. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in separate letters to House and Senate leaders, emphasized "the need to address the nation'...
Fluor Joint Venture Selected for Boston Green Line Rail Extension Project
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that a Fluor-led joint venture was selected by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as the design-build team for the estimated $2 billion Green Line Light Rail Extension in Boston. Fluor will book its share of the contract value into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2017. “Fluor is pleased to be chosen to lead the joint venture team that will oversee the design and construction of this project,” said Hans Dekk...
Stroock Hosts Forum on State of New York’s Mass Transit System and How Best to Synch Transit Development with Region’s Economic Growth
NEW YORK – Tackling policy and economic issues around a subject impacting most New Yorkers’ lives, law firm Stroock convened a lively discussion on how to make New York’s mass transit system a growth agent and economic engine for the city and region. The forum, hosted in Stroock’s offices on November 16, was the latest in an annual series of Stroock symposia bringing together noted city officials, stakeholders and influencers to discuss issues of importance to the New York City region. The p...
International Construction Works // USA Wins an Award for 'Sustainability Initiative of the Year' Category
Anyone who owns a car or has taken the metro has already experienced underground space. If “tunnels” are a common concept and may look alike one another; behind the curtains, civil engineers, designers, architects, urban planners and the global build industry keeps on thinking and re-thinking underground space. At the crossroads of environmental, technical, technological and societal issues, the utilization of subterrean spaces represents a solution for the future and a sustainable development....
Kepler51 Analytics Releases Winter Disruption Outlook Report for Transportation
Austin, Texas - Kepler51 Analytics today announced the release of its Winter 2017-2018 Transportation Outlook, in collaboration with MetCon, LLC. The Winter Transportation Outlook and Daily Transportation Disruption Reports are tailored by Kepler51 meteorologists specifically for the transportation industry. The downloadable report examines six different regions of the country providing details of what to expect this winter and the likely impact on transportation. "With parallels to the winte...
ARTBA Says House Bill “Dropped the Ball” on Transportation Tax Reform Needed to Avert Looming Highway Trust Fund Insolvency and Help Pay for Trump Infrastructure Plan
(WASHINGTON) - A leading transportation infrastructure group criticized the House tax bill passed today for failing to address the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund in 2021 and the “$1,000 per year ‘hidden tax’ borne by every American household due to ever increasing traffic congestion on the Interstate highways.” In a statement released following the House tax vote, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President & CEO Pete Ruane said: “The Highway Trust Fund...
Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council Nationally Recognized for Excellence
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards recently announced that the Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council (PA STIC), received a 2017 STIC Excellence Award for its ongoing efforts to train local governments on innovative and efficient ways to improve their local road networks. Sponsored in partnership between the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Innovation Initiative and the Fede...
The New Tappan Zee Bridge: Four Years in Two Minutes
Watch as the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge takes shape in this new time lapse video, covering four years of construction in just two minutes and the opening of its first span to traffic last month. The New NY Bridge project is creating a state-of-the-art, twin-span replacement for the 3.1-mile Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River. After more than a decade of discussion and delay, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo pushed the project forward from dysfunction to construction in less than one year. Pro...
Florida's Turnpike Breaks Ground on SunTrax: Center for Transportation Innovation
OCOEE, FL) – On Monday, November 13 Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (Florida’s Turnpike) held a groundbreaking ceremony and open house for its new center for transportation innovation, SunTrax. SunTrax, a long-term partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike and Florida Polytechnic University (Florida Poly), includes a 2.25 mile oval track on a 400-acre site in the city of Auburndale. Centrally located between Tampa and Orlando, SunTrax will be wit...
GPA Approves Projects to Expand Rail, Gate Capacity
Savannah, Ga. - On the heels of reporting 32 percent growth in containerized trade for October, an all-time record for Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority approved rail and gate expansion projects that will significantly increase capacity at GPA's Garden City Terminal - the single largest container terminal in all of North America. "A strong Southeast U.S. economy, on-terminal expansion, and investment by private logistics firms throughout the region have resulted in phenomenal growth...
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