IFRA Issues $108M to State DOT Railroad Projects
[Above photo by Wyoming DOT] The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded more than $108 million to several railroad-related projects overseen by state departments of transportation in Alaska, South Dakota, and Wyoming through its Special Transportation Circumstances or STC grant program. The STC grant program awards funding to states that lack intercity passenger rail service or are not connected to the national rail system and provides directed grant funding as a set-aside f...
Video: Understanding Construction Loads
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) presents a topic-based video series on short span steel bridges. In this series, Dr. Gregory Michaelson (Co-Director, SSSBA Bridge Technology Center & Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University) discusses how to understand construction loads for short span steel bridges. The goals of this video are: 1. To provide an overview of staged loading during construction. 2. To discuss lateral flange bending & its sour...
COWI reaches major milestone on McKinley Bridge
Los Angeles, 14 October 2024- COWI, a leading global engineering consultancy has reached a major milestone in California by successfully completing the move of the 290’ steel network tied arch for the McKinley Grade Separation Project in the City of Corona, California. The bridge was moved with self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) from the staging yard to its final position and crossed Sampson Avenue, the Arlington Flood Control Channel, and two BNSF mainline tracks. COWI was responsib...
Video: Wind River Canyon Centennial
WYDOT, Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources, tribal representatives and local historians recently gathered to honor a highway that’s not only one of the state’s top scenic drives, but a critical route for keeping the Big Horn Basin accessible. Featuring: Micheal Baker, Wyoming Transportation Commission; Jackie Dorothy, Wind River Canyon Historian; Darin Westby, WYDOT Director
Biden-Harris Administration Sends North Carolina $100 Million in Emergency Relief Funding for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $100 million in Emergency Relief funds for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to help pay for the costs of immediate emergency work resulting from Hurricane Helene flood damage. “Working in close coordination with North Carolina, we are providing this initial round of funding so there’s no delay getting roads repaired and reopened, and re-esta...
Video: Impact of Utility Delays on Project Delivery
Utility issues often cause significant delays in transportation construction projects. This research project studied the current utility process at the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and provided recommendations to minimize overall project delays. The recommendations are derived from the combined synthesis of the literature, survey of state DOTs, and survey of in‐state utility owners. Several best practices with process, financial, and legislative implications are offered fo...
HDR Selected to Design North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Corridor
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected HDR to provide the final design of the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project. The BRT project will provide faster and more reliable service to meet the corridor’s growth by linking Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena. Key destinations include the North Hollywood Arts District, Burbank Media District, Downtown Burbank, Glendale Galleria, Americana at Brand, Eagle Rock Plaza, Old Pasadena, an...
Smart Freight Centre Launches New Shipper-Carrier Coalition to Pilot Heavy-Duty EV Charging With Terawatt Along the First Ever US Over the Road Electrified Corridor
AIT Worldwide, DB Schenker, Maersk, Microsoft, PepsiCo, and Others Join Forces to Refine EV Charging Operations Along Corridor Between Los Angeles and El Paso and Advance Sustainable Transport Ecosystem SAN FRANCISCO, September 24 - Smart Freight Centre, a global non-profit organization focused on climate action in the freight sector, today announced the launch of a shipper-carrier coalition to accelerate heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) deployment. The coalition consists of some of the...
Minimizing disruption with bridge construction solution in Melbourne
Seamless traffic flow with Mammoet’s Accelerated Bridge Construction at the Webb Street Level Crossing Removal project. In the heart of Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs, the suburb of Narre Warren used to experience significant traffic congestion at Webb Street, where it intersected with a rail level crossing. Over 13,000 vehicles passed through the intersection every day and the boom gates were down for up to 33 per cent of the morning peak travel time. Recognizing the urgency to addre...
Rural Roads & Bridges Need Significant Repairs & Have High Fatality Rates According to New Report
U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES & HIGH FATALITY RATES; BACKLOG OF NEEDED REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES TOTALS $198 BILLION Eds: TRIP’s report and appendices include data for all 50 states for the percentage of rural roads in poor condition, the percent of deficient rural bridges, rural traffic fatality rates and the number of rural traffic fatalities. Click here for the full report, appendices and infographics. Washington, D.C. –Ameri...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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