Department of Transportation Publishes August 2017 Significant Rulemaking Report
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the return of its monthly public Significant Rulemaking Report. The Report demonstrates a commitment to transparency in DOT’s rulemaking process. The Report can be found here. The publication of the monthly Reports was temporarily paused due to the change in Administrations and subsequent evaluations in DOT rulemaking priorities in accordance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777. The Significant Rulemakings Report pro...
12 State Transportation Projects Competing to be Named Best in the America
WASHINGTON — State department of transportation projects that swiftly addressed a spike in wrong-way driving fatalities; used high-tech tools like Bluetooth sensors to make work zones safer; and improved pedestrian access to heavily traveled corridors are among the twelve finalist announced today in the 2017 America's Transportation Awards competition, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The three highest s...
T.Y. Lin International Hires Paul T. Baca, P.E., as Senior Project Manager, Transportation
T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that Paul T. Baca, P.E., has been hired as Senior Project Manager, Transportation. Operating from TYLI’s office in Tempe, Arizona, Baca will lead senior project management and business development efforts for Surface Transportation projects in the Phoenix market and oversee design-build projects across the Southwest Region. Baca comes to TYLI with more than 16 years of transportation an...
Special Post Tensioned Bridge Slabs Produced for Pine Basin Bridge Replacement
SWAN VALLEY, Idaho (AUGUST 2017) – Oldcastle Precast Idaho Falls teamed with Bonneville Power Administration, HK Contractors, and Bryant Greene Concrete to replace the bridge at the entrance to Pine Basin Camp in Swan Valley, Idaho. Condemned in the fall of 2016, this bridge serves as the only access to the popular boys and girls camp and a valuable access to many of the electrical systems running through the canyon serving Victor, Driggs and Swan Valley. As the best way to proceed, the B...
Jacobs Secures Engineering Role for the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore High Speed Rail Project
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has secured one of six coveted Reference Design Consultant (RDC) packages for the high profile Kuala Lumpur - Singapore High Speed Rail project (KL-SG HSR), which was announced earlier this year. Once completed, the 350-km high speed rail link will be the fastest city center to city center mode of travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, with a journey time of 90 minutes. Jacobs will deliver the RDC02 reference design package that include...
Amtrak, MBTA Complete Accord Setting Cost Shares, Other Terms for Attleboro Line
National passenger rail operator Amtrak said it and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail system reached a new agreement covering operation, maintenance and shared use of the MBTA's 37.9-mile Attleboro Line between Boston and the Rhode Island state line, formally ending a long-running dispute over sharing its costs. The line is part of the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor, a series of rail segments used by Amtrak, regional carriers and freight lines. Amtrak said abou...
Contractors Urge Congress, Trump to Focus on Infrastructure as Public Project Spending Falls
Citing a drop in public spending on new infrastructure projects and a slackening in demand for construction, the Associated General Contractors of America called for Congress and President Trump to "act on new measures to fund and finance needed improvements to the nation's aging infrastructure." New government data show that declines this summer in public-sector construction spending – a period when the building industry usually revs up – "come at a time when much of the nation's public infr...
Fluor Announces Agreement with Texas Central
IRVING, Texas (August 14, 2017) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that an agreement was reached with Texas Central Rail Holdings, LLC (Texas Central), to advance the preliminary development of the 240-mile high-speed passenger rail line connecting Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. “Fluor’s global expertise in developing the world’s largest megaprojects, matched with its ability to provide integrated solutions to clients across the globe, position the company well with Texas Ce...
DOT Develops Online Code of Federal Regulations Mobile App
In today’s mobile society, quick information access via mobile applications (app) has become the norm. In the transportation world that could include apps for airline flight schedules and mass transit routes. The US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) just rolled out an online Code of Federal Regulations (oCFR) mobile app to both its hazardous materials and pipeline safety regulations. This easy access to current U.S. DOT regulations by the general public, transpor...
How the Internet of Things is Transforming Public Transit
At the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), we’re always looking for ways to spur innovation in public transportation. As you read this, transit systems around the country are implementing new ideas and options to make bus, rail, and even on-demand services work better for their customers. You may have already heard the term Internet of Things, or IoT. In short, the Internet of Things is the revolution of having Internet-connected devices like smartphones integrated into our everyday lives....
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