Shuster Statement on the Confirmation of Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation
Washington, DC - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Elaine Chao as the Nation’s next Secretary of Transportation: “I congratulate Elaine Chao on her confirmation as the next Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation. I look forward to getting to work with her, the new administration, and my colleagues in Congress on the many issues before the Committee this year, inclu...
Parsons’ I-75 South Metro Reversible Express Lane Project Opens This Weekend
PASADENA, CA – Parsons is pleased to announce that the I-75 South Metro reversible express lane project will open this weekend, giving Atlanta motorists the option to travel nearly 13 mi between Highway 138 and Highway 155 on the new, double-lane addition to the I-75 median. The lanes will carry traffic northbound toward downtown Atlanta during the morning rush hour and southbound during midday and peak afternoon and evening traffic. . Parsons prepared conceptual design reports for the I-75 S...
District Department of Transportation Reselects CH2M for Program Management of Anacostia Waterfront Initiative
WASHINGTON - The District Department of Transportation again selected CH2M as their program management consultant for the next five years of the trailblazing Anacostia Waterfront Initiative. CH2M has partnered with DDOT on the AWI Program since 2006, integrating multiple transportation, land use and land development initiatives and bolstering neighborhood livability in the nation's capital. "Led by the District of Columbia government and embraced by 19 regional and...
Northern Line Extension Unveils Tunnelling Machines
Following tunnelling tradition, the TBMs have been given lady’s names as this represents a sign of good luck for the tunnelling ahead. London Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross visited the Battersea Station NLE site, and ceremonially announced both TBMs names, ‘Helen’ and ‘Amy’, which were decided as part of the project’s community engagement initiatives with local schools. The TBMs are being named in honour of the first British astronaut in space, Helen Sharman, and Britis...
Port Performance Freight Statistics Annual Report Released
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress 2016 . This report is BTS’s first edition of the annual report on the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program, established by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015, Section 6018. The goal of the program is “to provide nationally consistent measures of performance” of the nation’s largest ports, a...
Transportation Agencies in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan Form 'Smart Belt Coalition' to Collaborate on Automated, Connected Vehicles
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) have formed the Smart Belt Coalition – a first-of-its-kind collaboration – with transportation agencies in Ohio and Michigan that will focus on automated and connected vehicle initiatives. The coalition, which includes transportation and academic partners, brings together leaders on these technologies to support research, testing, policy, funding pursuits and deployment, as well...
USDOT Releases Five-Year Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan
Following a period of public comment and stakeholder input, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released its collaborative Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) Strategic Plan, which presents the Department’s research priorities for the next five years (Fiscal Years 2017 – 2021). The document provides an action plan that responds to the trends affecting the current and future performance of the Nation’s transportation system, as identified in U.S. DOT’s Beyond Traffic–Trends and...
U.S.-China Race to Zero Emissions Challenge Official Guidelines Released
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) today announced the official guidelines for the U.S.-China Race to Zero Emissions (R2ZE) Challenge. The guidelines provide details on how the race will be conducted and how transit agencies can join the race. “Our two nations have an opportunity to make a huge impact on reducing world greenhouse gas emissions,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx. “I look forward to this friendly competi...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Releases New Report to Boost U.S. Port Efficiency and Competitiveness
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a new report, Improving American Competitiveness: Best Practices by U.S. Port Communities , that documents operational best practices that leading U.S. ports and supply chains have implemented to overcome challenges associated with increasing vessel sizes, trade volumes, and industry complexity. The American Association of Port Authorities estimates that for every $1 billion in exports that are shipped through U.S. seaports, 1...
Parsons to Replace I-40 White River Bridge in Arkansas
PASADENA, CA – Parsons announced that it was awarded the construction of the I-40 White River Bridge and approaches in Prairie County, AR. Under this contract for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Parsons will serve as the prime contractor and lead partner in the Parsons/CJ Mahan joint venture for the construction of a new, 1.21-mi bridge. The new bridge will be constructed approximately 200 ft upstream from the existing bridge to avoid interruption of highway traffic....
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