State DOTs Across the Midwest Grappling with Damage Inflicted by Floods
State departments of transportation across the Midwest continue efforts to mitigate and repair damage to roads, highway, bridges, rails, and other modes of travel from severe flooding caused by rapid snow melt combined with heavy rains. [Above photo by the Nebraska National Guard.] President Trump issued federal disaster declarations for Nebraska on March 21 and Iowa on March 23 due to the flooding. Gov. Mike Parsons Gov. Mike Parsons of Missouri declared a state of emergency on March 21...
47,000 U.S. Bridges in Poor Condition & Pace of Repair Slows to Crawl, New Analysis of Federal Data Shows
Report Comes as Congress & President Continue Debating Infrastructure Highlights: 47,052 of America’s 616,087 bridges are “structurally deficient” and in poor condition. The pace of repair slowed to its lowest point in a half-decade; bridges with structural deficiencies dropped by just 1 percent last year. Brooklyn (N.Y.), Arlington Memorial (Washington, D.C.-Va.), Pensacola (Fla.), San Mateo-Hayward (Calif.) and Vicksburg (Miss.) bridges are among notables on the list....
WSP Salutes NCDOT on Opening of the Marc Basnight Bridge
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, congratulates the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and residents of the Outer Banks on opening the new Marc Basnight Bridge to traffic on Feb. 25. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new bridge, named in honor of former State Senator Marc Basnight, is scheduled for April 2. The new, 2.8-mile-long Marc Basnight Bridge between Hatteras and Bodie islands...
MDOT Announces Emergency Bridge Closures
JACKSON, MISS - Under the authority of Gov. Phil Bryant’s April 2018 emergency bridge closure proclamation, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) today was directed to begin immediately closing at least 34 local bridges. “If these bridges remain open, it will not only present a safety hazard to the traveling public but will also threaten $530 million in federal funding, which is about 50 percent of MDOT’s overall budget,” said Melinda McGrath, P.E., MDOT Executive Director. A...
Stantec Selected to Lead Displaced Left-turn Intersection Design in Fayette County, Georgia
PEACHTREE CITY, GA, NYSE, TSX:STN: The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) selected international design and engineering firm Stantec to provide analysis and engineering services to implement a displaced left-turn intersection (DLT) at the juncture of State Roads 54 and 74. These state roadways are two of the most congested corridors in Fayette County and are over-capacity during peak conditions. The Stantec team was contracted to implement the most effective traffic solution, which was...
State DOTs Battle Major Flooding Across the Midwest
A “bomb cyclone” that struck the Midwest in mid-March caused major flooding across Nebraska and parts of Iowa and Missouri, damaging highways, roads and bridges and causing in excess of $1 billion in property losses, according to news reports. [Above photo by Captain Ryan Hignight, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.] The Nebraska Department of Transportation reported that more than 1,500 miles of roads were closed at the height of the flooding on March 18, with 15 major...
APTA Study: Public Transit Investment Stimulates a 4-to-1 Return
Join Thousands of Fellow Followers "> A new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has identified at least $232 billion in critical public transportation investments. Additionally the association analyzed the impact of investment in public transportation and found that $232 billion spent over 10 years would stimulate a 4-to-1 return of $928 billion in economic activity over the next 20 years. “Infrastructure investment consistently produces big financial retur...
Project Adding Cameras To Assist With Traffic Management And Communication
LUBBOCK – Work on a $721,754 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project to install traffic cameras on east and north Loop 289 is scheduled to begin next week. The project is part of TxDOT’s overall Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and is expected to assist in providing real-time information to drivers, said Jeremy Dearing, P.E., Lubbock District Director of Transportation Operations. “The DMS system allows TxDOT to communicate important road conditions and situations to the dri...
New MDOT Dashboard Gives Up-to-Date Stats on Michigan Bridge Conditions
Fast facts: - MDOT has launched a new online dashboard to make information about the condition of all bridges on the state and local road system easily accessible to the public. - The Michigan Bridge Conditions dashboard provides data on more than 11,000 bridges across the state. - An interactive map shows the location and color-coded status for each structure. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched a new online dashboard to make information about the con...
Survey: 75% of Americans Fear Self-Driving Cars
DENVER – A stark majority of Americans remain afraid of self-driving cars, even a full year after a number of high-profile incidents involving these technologies. That's the takeaway from AAA's annual automated vehicle survey, which found that 71 percent of people are afraid to ride in fully self-driving vehicles – up from 63 percent prior to these incidents. Per AAA's research, much of this fear stems from consumers' limited hands-on experience with self-driving vehicles, especially as it c...
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