Federal Highway Administration Opens Phase 2 of Johnson County Gateway Project in Kansas City Area
Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David S. Kim today joined state and local officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon to open the Johnson County Gateway project’s second phase outside Kansas City, which includes two brand new interchanges linking Interstates 35 and 435 and state highway K-10. When completed, the project will relieve congestion and improve safety in the cities of Lenexa, Olathe and Overland Park. “This project will strengthen the connections between these communities throughout...
Michael Baker Uses Mobile LiDAR to Collect Data from 8,600 Traffic Signals to Aid PennDOT’s Planning Efforts
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, recently completed a nearly $7-million project for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to collect data from more than 8,600 traffic signals across the state. During the course of one year, the Michael Baker team—working with PennDOT’s Traffic Signal Asset Management System (TSAMS)—collected nearly 20 million data fields for each of the 8,623 traffic signals analyzed, which populate...
AASHTO Supports Nomination of Elaine Chao as U.S. Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials looks forward to working with Transportation Secretary Nominee Elaine Chao and the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to fully fund the nation's critical transportation needs and ensure a healthy and robust national transportation system. "Former Labor Secretary Chao is a respected leader who, based on her previous service at the U.S. Department of Transportation and in other roles, has a strong un...
Latest Data on Positive Train Control Implementation Show Uneven Progress across Railroads
The Federal Railroad Administration today released third quarter 2016 data submitted by railroads on their progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC). The data show uneven progress across the country and across railroads toward activating the life-saving technology. Freight railroads now have PTC active on 12 percent of their tracks, up from 9 percent last quarter. Passenger railroads increased their percentage to 23 percent this quarter compared to 22 percent last quarter. The mea...
Texas Mobility Summit Seeks to Advance Innovation
Teams from 10 Texas cities will meet Thursday and Friday at the first Texas Mobility Summit to foster collaboration on a transportation strategy to advance the creation of a Smart State Consortium. The initiative aims to encourage public-private investment in the development of innovative and technology solutions to address the state’s mobility challenges. The event, hosted by the Texas Technology Task Force, will be held at the Hilton Austin Hotel. Teams consisting of a cross section of lead...
Amsterdam and TomTom Join Forces to Create a Smarter City
AMSTERDAM - TomTom (TOM2) and the City of Amsterdam will collaborate on the development of traffic and travel concepts to improve traffic flow and parking in the Dutch capital. Together with the city of Amsterdam, TomTom will investigate new ways to measure traffic flow, understand parking behavior and enable city planners and inhabitants to make smarter traffic decisions. Using the insights from TomTom’s Traffic data, the city government will now be able to make better decisions about access...
Three-Country North American Transportation Statistics Database Updated
New three-country data was added this week to the North American Transportation Statistics (NATS) Online Database in the 12th annual website update. A product of the North American Transportation Statistics Interchange, the NATS Online Database contains comparable transportation-related data available from the United States, Canada, and Mexico in a one-stop online resource. The database covers the following subject areas: demographics, transportation, the economy, transportation safety, transpo...
Sliding Girder Installer in Northern Idaho Saves State $161,000, Reduces bridge Closures by Months
COEUR d'ALENE - Foreman Gene Anderson and his three-man District 1 Bridge & Building crew leveraged creation of a sliding girder installer to complete repairs to the 56-year-old Interstate 90 Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in just three weeks this spring, saving about $161,000 and shaving three months off the closure. The work was recognized with a department Excellence in Transportation award Nov. 17 in the Maintenance & Operations category, and the sliding girder innovation was also named one o...
Woolpert Contracted to Rehabilitate and Protect Covered Bridges
MONROE COUNTY, Ohio — Woolpert was hired by Monroe County to rehabilitate two historic covered bridges, and has been assisting the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) with a project to help preserve and protect historic covered bridges throughout Ohio. Rehabilitation of the first of the two Monroe County projects, the Foraker Covered Bridge, was completed in late October. The bridge was built in 1886 over the Little Muskingum River on Plainvi...
Growing Economy, Lower Gas Prices Increase Both Transit and Highway Usage
OLYMPIA – More travelers hit the road on state highways last year, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation’s multimodal 2016 Corridor Capacity Report. Signs of a growing economy are reflected as the collective number of vehicle miles traveled on state highways reached a new high in 2015, with 33.3 billion – an increase of 5.3 percent from 2013 to 2015. Similarly, passenger vehicle registrations in the state increased 8.3 percent while the number of licensed drivers incr...
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