Video: AASHTO President McKenna Makes Highway Safety a Top Priority
This AASHTO Presidential Profile video spotlights Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. McKenna – AASHTO’s 2019-2020 president – has served as MoDOT Director since 2015, managing the seventh largest transportation network in the country. McKenna said his top emphasis area during his one-year term as AASHTO’s president is drawing more national attention to reducing motor vehicle crash fatalities – an issue he characterizes as a “public health crisis” as they clai...
ARRA, NAPA Team Up to Track In-Place Recycling Technologies
Greenbelt, Maryland — The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association (ARRA) are partnering in an effort to measure the use of in‑place recycling technologies for asphalt pavements during the 2019 construction season. The survey is being conducted under contract with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). NAPA and ARRA are encouraging every contractor in the United States engaged in hot in-place recycling, cold in-place recycling, cold c...
MoDOT Winter Operations
Countering the impact of winter weather on a state’s transportation system is an expensive and tough task; one the Missouri Department of Transportation knows all too well.
Washington State DOT Employs Modular Steel Structure from Acrow to Reopen Crossing Closed After Failed Bridge Inspection
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce one of its modular steel bridges was recently opened to restore traffic flow across the Spiketon Creek in Buckley, Washington. The route had been closed for more than a year. The 82-year bridge was reaching the end of its useful life and a full replacement was planned. In order to keep the bridge functional and traffic moving until the new bridge was scheduled to be b...
FiberSPAN FRP Bridge Deck Connects Pedestrians With Key Locations In Lower Manhattan As Part Of 9/11 Rebuild Project For Downtown New York
DAYTON, Ohio - Manhattan has an estimated 1.63 million people living in 23 square miles, making the New York borough one of the most crowded places in the U.S. In 2017 Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and the Battery Park City Authority chose Composite Advantage’s FiberSPAN fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) pedestrian bridge system to replace the temporary structure installed after the attacks on September 11, 2001. The FRP West Thames Street crossing spans 230 ft. over six-lane West Street...
Joint Venture of Skanska-Corman-McLean Selected to Build Replacement for Harry W. Nice/Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge
New Bridge and Roadway to be Completed by December 2024 Virginia Beach, VA — The joint venture, led by Skanska along with Corman Kokosing Construction Company and McLean Contracting Company, announce they will design and build the replacement for the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge, which connects Newburg, MD and Dahlgren, VA, across the Potomac River. Owned by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), the project will cost $462,957,000. The e...
Innoviz Technologies Selected by Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Co. for Autonomous Truck Project at Chinese Port
Innoviz solid-state LiDAR will enable driverless port operations, a step forward for Shaanxi as one of China’s leaders in autonomous vehicle development ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel – Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, today announced cooperation with Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Co. in Xi’an, China to deploy autonomous trucks for an upcoming project in one of the biggest ports in China. Shaanxi Heavy Duty Auto...
Traffic Jam: Hair-Raising Bike Ride Over The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge bike and pedestrian path could finally be getting wider. Here's what it's currently like to cross the bridge by bike.
Skanska builds new bridge over the Potomac River, USA, for USD 301 M, about SEK 2.9 billion
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with Corman Kokosing Construction Company and McLean Contracting Company, signed a contract with Maryland Department of Transportation – Maryland Transportation Authority to design and build the new Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge over the Potomac River, USA. Skanska will include its share of the contract worth USD 301 M, about SEK 2.9 billion, in the US order bookings for the first quarter 2020. The existing, two-l...
Volvo Buses receives order for 60 high-capacity electric buses from Malmö
Volvo Buses has signed yet another large order for electrified buses. Nobina has placed an order for 60 high-capacity electric buses which will enter service in Malmö next year. “It is immensely gratifying to receive yet another significant order for electric buses. In a short space of time we have taken orders for 220 electric buses from two of Sweden’s largest cities. This shows that electric buses are already a viable solution for cities that want public transport with long-term sustainabi...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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June Issue 2026
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