FTA Awards $84.9M in ‘Low-No’ Transit Bus Grants
The Federal Transit Administration awarded $84.9 million in grants to 38 projects in 38 states on July 26 via its Low- or No-Emission or “Low-No” program that funds transit bus projects centered around “advanced propulsion” technologies. Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses powered by technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells, battery-electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. “Since its establishment, FTA’s Low-No program has fun...
GAO Report Finds Interoperability Issues Plague PTC Deployment
A new report issued by the U.S. Government Accounting Office on July 31 indicates that “vendor and software issues” are currently “major or moderate challenges” for Positive Train Control or PTC technology implementation, with more than half of railroads reporting that “interoperability” is also a “major or moderate challenge” that can be “complicated by software issues and coordinating host and tenant schedules,” among other issues. [Above photo by Amtrak.] “Amtrak, commuter railroads, an...
FRP Takes On Major Role In Nevada DOT State Route 28 Shared-Use Path Project
DAYTON, Ohio - Every year more than 1 million visitors travel Nevada State Route 28—a two-lane, mountainside road that borders 11 miles of Lake Tahoe’s undeveloped shoreline. With usage expected to double in the next 20 years, limited parking and lack of safe access spurred the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to initiate a design/build project that would support growing traffic yet protect the area’s fragile ecosystem. The agency chose Composite Advantage’s fiber reinforced polymer...
Maryland Purple Line Celebrates Key Milestone at Glenridge Operations and Maintenance Facility
RIVERDALE, MD —WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, joined the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) Tuesday at a ceremony to celebrate the topping out of the Glenridge Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF). At the celebration, the final construction beam was signed and placed into position atop the facility. WSP is part of the Purple Line Transit Partners, a joint venture that serves as program management consult...
Nebraska DOT and Community Celebrate Highway 281 Opening
LINCOLN, Neb. — On Monday, the Nebraska Department of Transportation joined Governor Ricketts and other state and local officials in celebrating, with the local community, the opening of Highway 281 over the Niobrara River south of Spencer. The highway has been closed since March 13th due to flooding that caused significant damage and washed out a segment of the highway just south of the bridge. “The importance of getting the Highway 281 bridge opened back up and reconnecting the communiti...
Stantec and Condotte America Complete Tamiami Trail Bridge Elevation Project
MIAMI (July 30, 2019 ) NYSE, TSX: STN: A design-build team of Stantec and Condotte America announced the completion of the two bridges in the Tamiami Trail (Florida State Road 90) elevation project. The bridges, totaling 2.3 miles, with a construction cost of $72 million, replace the existing roadway bed located within western Miami-Dade County to restore natural water flow into Everglades National Park and increase ecological connectivity between the park and water conservation areas. The pr...
Stantec to Lead Design for Florida’s $212 Million Turnpike Reconstruction and Capacity Improvements
ORLANDO, FL- NYSE, TSX: STN: The Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), which operates its 461-mile system of limited access toll highways, has selected Stantec to design the reconstruction and capacity improvements for Florida’s Turnpike/State Road (SR) 91 in Lake County. Stantec’s design for the project, with a construction cost of $212 million, will increase the number of travel lanes from four to eight and will facilitate future express lane and el...
Stantec to Lead Feasibility Study for Griffith Park Aerial Transit System
Los Angeles, CA - Stantec—a global engineering, consulting, architecture, and design firm— recently was selected by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks to prepare a feasibility study of an Aerial Transit System (ATS) aimed at alleviating congestion and increasing mobility in and around Los Angeles’ famed Griffith Park. The study will serve as a tool to allow informed decision-making on whether to move an ATS forward for Griffith Park. Griffith Park is among the largest...
Video: Utah DOT Hopes Self-Driving Shuttle Fosters AV Acceptance
The Utah Department of Transportation is conducting a 12 month pilot program to test the use of autonomous shuttles at various locations throughout the state. The electric shuttles don’t have a driver’s seat, steering wheel or a brake pedal. Transportation TV jumped on a UDOT shuttle at AASHTO’s Spring Meeting, in Park City, where we met Chris Siavrakas the technology project manager for UDOT. Siavrakas says UDOT has partnered with the Utah Transit Authority—to among other things, examine how...
Stantec to Assist Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division with Puerto Rico Infrastructure Damage Assessments
San Juan, Puerto Rico- NYSE, TSX: STN- Global design and engineering firm Stantec has been awarded a $3 million assignment to lead engineering services for infrastructure damage assessments in Puerto Rico. The project was awarded under Stantec’s indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Eastern Federal Lands (EFL) Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) involving highway and/or bridge design and engineering services in the eastern United States and territories. ...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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