Video: Preview for the 2023 AASHTO re:source Technical Exchange
Join us at the Hilton Fort Worth for the 6th AASHTO re:source Technical Exchange to learn more about quality and testing in the CMT industry. Exchange information, expand your professional network, and engage with peers in workshop and open-forum settings. This is an ideal professional development event for laboratory managers, quality managers, supervisors, technicians, and engineers. Over 30 sessions are planned, including Auditing to R 18, Lab Manager 101/201, Field Sampling of Aggregate, PSP...
Video: How State DOTs Address Risk and Resilience
State DOTs are no strangers to extreme weather, from wildfires to floods and snowstorms. To understand how they're responding to this risk and enhancing resilience, tune in to AASHTO Transportation TV's Special Report on the Knowledge Session - Addressing Risk and Resilience Sponsored by the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA). This knowledge session moderated by Josh Beakley, vice president of engineering at ACPA, examines how state DOTs are addressing risk and resilience through their...
Henderson Engineers Delivers Sustainable Operations for New Terminal at Kansas City International Airport
High-Efficiency, Electric Building Systems Power New $1.5B Aviation Marvel Kansas City, Mo. — Henderson Engineers, the lead engineer on the New Terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI), designed an all-electric power system for airport operations that places the facility at the forefront of sustainability. Spanning just over one million square feet, the newly opened $1.5 billion single terminal is powered by Henderson-designed building systems that are big on energy efficiency and...
Coventry University launches the National Centre for Accessible Transport with the aim of changing the future of travel for disabled people
Coventry University PhD students and members of the NCAT consortium at the launch event Coventry University is today launching the National Centre for Accessible Transport (NCAT) with the aim to make future and existing modes of transport accessible to all. A UK first in inclusive transport, NCAT is a £20 million project funded by Motability, the charity, and is led by Professor Paul Herriotts, based at the university’s National Transport Design Centre (NTDC), working alongside...
Yunex Traffic enters the Electric Vehcile Charging Infrastructure Market in the US
Yunex Traffic delivers turnkey services for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure across the globe for the last ten years making us one of the most experienced EVCI providers in the industry. With the recent deployment of new EV chargers for the City of Peachtree Corners, Yunex Traffic has officially launched the EVCI practice in the United States. Peachtree Corners chose Yunex Traffic because of its experience in EVCI deployments and continued close ties to Siemens Smart Infrastruc...
Federal Highway Administration Announces New Efforts to Improve Road Safety, Advance Complete Streets That Serve All Road Users
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced two new efforts that will help States, cities, and local governments improve road safety. This announcement is part of ongoing, coordinated work to improve quality of life and reduce unacceptably high rates of traffic deaths in the U.S. in accordance with the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS). Included in the announcement is a new Request for Information...
Auburn University Partners with Tensar International to Develop Performance-based Resilience Evaluation Program (PREP) for Transportation Infrastructure
(ATLANTA, GA)– Tensar, a division of CMC, the leading provider of soil stabilization and earth reinforcement solutions, has agreed to fund research by Auburn University Civil and Environmental Engineering professors Dr. Jeffrey LaMondia and Dr. Benjamin Bowers to create performance-based resilience decision making tools for transportation infrastructure. The initiative will begin with a 2023 study of public and private transportation professionals to assess current and planned practices for th...
North Central Texas Council of Governments Selects one.network to Offer Work Zone Data Sharing Solutions for Member Agencies and Beyond
The agreement allows all public-sector agencies in the United States to easily procure the company’s data sharing solutions that will let them manage their work zones and create WZDx feeds. one.network was part of a small group to help USDOT develop WZDx and continues helping steer the initiative today. ARLINGTON, Texas – one.network, an innovative road management software as a service (SaaS) technology provider, today announced the company has been selected by the North Central Texas C...
Proposed Expanded EPA Authority Over Roadside Ditches Endangers Goals of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ARTBA Says
Transportation Construction Industry Files Federal Lawsuit Over Latest "Waters of the United States" Rule WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and its coalition allies Jan. 18 sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court over the agency’s recent proposal that expands federal jurisdiction over roadside ditches. ARTBA contends the Dec. 30, 2022, rule will slow delivery of transportation projects and threatens to nullify the be...
Port of Long Beach Closes 2022 with Second-Busiest Year
Leads U.S. exports as operations stabilize following pandemic-induced import surges The Port of Long Beach marked its second-busiest year on record by moving 9.13 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2022, allowing for a return to normal operations while once again serving as the nation’s leading export seaport. The Port ended 2022 with 9,133,657 TEUs moved, down 2.7% from 2021, which remains the Port’s most active year in its 112-year history. Imports declined 4.9% to 4,358,789 TE...