WYDOT to delay projects to balance revenue shortfalls
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will delay 11 construction projects and review local transportation programs due to revenue shortfalls. WYDOT has experienced long- and short-term funding issues caused by reductions in fuel tax revenues, petroleum market revenues and other areas, with the coronavirus pandemic creating an additional budgetary impact. The delayed construction projects will be statewide and will reallocate about $436 million over the next six years f...
SDOT: Our Precautionary Plan to Repair and Preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge to Ensure it Continues to Play Essential Role
While we have written a lot about the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge which is undergoing stabilization measures as we continue to analyze repair or replacement options, we have also been continuing to focus on creating a precautionary plan to repair and preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge, also known as the Spokane St Swing Bridge, for years to come. The Low Bridge has come to play an extremely important role in Seattle’s transportation system. With the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge closed...
Woolpert Contracted to Expand State Route 48 at U.S. 22 in Warren County (OH)
The $10 million engineering project is designed to alleviate congestion and promote safety in a growing region of the state. HOPKINSVILLE, Ohio (July 15, 2020) — The Warren County (Ohio) Transportation Improvement District has contracted with Woolpert to widen a 1.5-mile stretch of State Route 48 (SR 48) at Montgomery Road/U.S. 22 in Hamilton Township. The $10 million project will expand SR 48 from three lanes to five, adding a through lane in each direction, a curb and gutter, and an enclose...
IDOT Releases Interactive Website for I-55 Access Study
The Illinois Department of Transportation, in partnership with the City of Joliet, is inviting the public to the learn more and comment about the preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the Interstate 55 Access Study. Instead of hosting a regular public meeting, IDOT will share details and encourage public participation through an enhanced project website: i55atil59accessproject.org. The purpose of the outreach effort is to obtain public input, present the preferred alternative...
Dewberry Selected to Design Franklin Avenue Bridge
Bridge in Denville, New Jersey, to be rehabilitated or replaced. Dewberry announced it has been selected by New Jersey Transit to design the rehabilitation or replacement of the Franklin Avenue Bridge over the Morristown Line in Denville, New Jersey. The work will be performed out of the firm’s Bloomfield, New Jersey, office. The purpose of the project is to restore the structural capacity of the bridge, which is currently posted for a weight limit of seven tons. Rehabilitation or repl...
Video: Caltrans Fast Tracks Bridge Deck Replacement
In this Caltrans News Flash, Public Affairs Officers Stephen Chun and La-Tanga Hopes show us how Caltrans adapted to COVID-19 regulations while replacing a bridge deck on US 101, one of San Francisco’s busiest highways. Crews completed the project in a shorter time frame from 18 days to only 9 days.
Project ASLAN steers a new course for autonomous urban mobility
Unprecedented international collaboration to accelerate the commercial viability of autonomous vehicles in cities with the launch of a fully-functional open-source self-driving platform Global not-for-profit open-source collaboration with founders from Australia, Asia-Pacific and Europe The project announces ‘go live’ on a completely free and rapidly deployable open-source self-driving software stack for urban low-speed autonomy Project ASLAN invites additional capability to supp...
ARTBA Issues Statement on House Committee Mark-up of “INVEST in America” Act
WASHINGTON — The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee June 18 approved the “INVEST in America Act,” a surface transportation legislative proposal that calls for spending $494 billion over five-years to repair the nation’s roads, bridges, rail and public transportation systems. Please attribute the following statement to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Dave Bauer. “We commend the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee for a...
Lawmakers Promise to Keep Repairs of Roosevelt Bridge a High Priority for FDOT
STUART — Motorists can expect at least an additional 30 minutes to be added to their commute as transportation officials attempt to repair the closed Roosevelt Bridge. The Florida Department of Transportation Wednesday shut down the six-lane bridge after pieces of concrete fell off during the biannual routine inspection Tuesday. Early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard issued an alert the bridge was at “risk of imminent collapse.” However, inspection later showed the 23-year-old fi...
Video: I-74 River Bridge Timelapse
The westbound bridge is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The completed east- and westbound bridges will have four lanes in each, twice the width of the current Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. The eastbound bridge is expected to be finished in 2022. Then the Memorial Bridge will be demolished.
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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