$8M in Funding Available for Transportation Alternatives Program Involving Walking, Biking
The Idaho Transportation Department is looking for walking or biking projects to be funded by nearly $8 million available through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). TAP uses federal funds to provide a variety of alternative transportation projects that advance ITD’s strategic goals of safety, mobility, and economic opportunity. Programs and projects such as on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects that improve access to public transportation and...
ARTBA Develops Guide to Help Highway Construction & Material Firm Owners Comply with New Silica Standard
(WASHINGTON) - Failure to comply with a new Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) rule regarding crystalline silica exposure in construction could result in significant fines and penalties for industry firms. That’s why the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has developed a new compliance assistance document, “What Highway Construction & Material Firm Owners Need to Know About the New OSHA Crystalline Silica Standard.” The “plain-English” publication con...
NCHRP: Supporting Transportation Agency Leaders
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has developed a brochure for CEOs of state departments of transportation (DOTs) to help familiarize them with the range of research-based, practical benefits provided to states through NCHRP. The brochure explores the types of products released by NCHRP to help states with developing cost-efficient, safer, or more reliable practices or procedures. View the PDF
U.S. Highway Traffic Hits Another Record High in July, Adding to System Demand
Motor vehicle travel on all U.S. roads rose again in July to continue a streak of setting ever-higher record volume levels with every new monthly report. The Federal Highway Administration in its latest "Traffic Volume Trends" report said motorists drove 2.2 billion more vehicle miles in July than in the same month last year, for a 0.8 percent gain over July 2016. And for the first seven months of 2017 the FHWA said vehicle miles traveled increased by 1.5 percent, after setting an all-time...
In Response to Lawsuit, Highway Administration Reinstates Transportation Clean Air Rule
WASHINGTON – In a big win for climate and clean air, the Federal Highway Administration today responded to a lawsuit brought by environmental groups by reinstating a federal requirement that state and local planners track and curb carbon pollution from cars and trucks on the national highways, which is a major contributor to climate change. On July 31st, the Natural Resources Defense Council, U.S. PIRG, and the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Clean Air Carolina, sued the Federa...
U.S. Department of Transportation Hurricane Maria Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to helping Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and all affected regions. As communication with local authorities improves throughout Puerto Rico, the Department will have more information available to provide the critical assistance to begin rebuilding damaged infrastructure. Please see below for more details on current relief efforts in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria as of Se...
World First Augmented Reality Transport Intelligence Visualisation Demonstrated in Queensland
Utilising new Augmented Reality (AR) features released by Apple in iOS 11, Queensland based GPS tracking and transport intelligence company, GPSengine, has released and demonstrated the next generation in real-time data visualisation for vehicle asset tracking. Speaking at the Australian Intelligent Transport Systems Summit in Brisbane on Wednesday, CEO of GPSengine Jeremy McLean unveiled his vision of the future of data and Internet of Things (IoT) visualisation for vehicle, traffic, and ass...
Eight States Sue USDOT for Suspending GHG Emissions From Performance Measures
Eight states filed suit Sept. 20 against the U.S. Department of Transportation, news services reported, over the Trump administration's suspension of a greenhouse gas performance measure for the federal-aid highway system, which was in a regulation scheduled to take effect soon after President Trump took office. Courthouse News said California led the suit, which was joined by the California Air Resources Board and the states of Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Vermont and Wa...
Maryland Seeks Largest North American P3 to Sharply Boost Capacity on Major Highways
Touting his proposals as "massive" and "transformative," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he wants to use North America's largest public-private partnership efforts in a $9 billion "traffic relief plan" to add toll lanes and traffic capacity on three heavily used highways that connect with Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The plan would use a P3 portion to add four new lanes to the entire Maryland portion of the Interstate 495 Capital Beltway, plus to I-270 between Virginia and Frederick, Md....
ARTBA Announces 2017 Division Award Winners
(WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Sept. 21 recognized transportation design and construction industry leaders with division awards. The association announced the following honorees: Nello L. Teer, Jr.: Bob Burleson, president, Florida Transportation Builders’ Association, Tallahassee, Fla. Created in 1988 as a tribute to contractor and Past ARTBA Chairman (1959-61) Nello L. Teer, Jr., this award honors a member who has made outstanding co...
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