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...
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.
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.
Video: Down to Earth 15
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Video: A Controversial FCC Vote
In this installment of the regular Transportation TV series On Time with Tymon, we learn about a critical issue facing the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: the potential reallocation of the 5.9 GHz “safety spectrum” for non-transportation use. Safety is the highest priority for all state departments of transportation and reducing the number of highway fatalities to zero is a shared goal. That’s why state DOTs and their public sector partners invested million...
Video: Interview with CEOs of Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Systems
In October 2019, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson went to Bentley Systems’ Year In Infrastructure conference in Singapore. While there as an award juror for the Buildings and Campuses category, he was able to interview Greg Bentley and Ray O'Connor, the CEOs of Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Systems, respectively, about their companies and the joint venture they launched at the event: Digital Construction Works Incorporated (DCW).
Video: On the Ground in Puerto Rico with Dr. Kit Miyamoto
On Jan. 7, 2020, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the southern coast of Puerto Rico. It damaged about 10 percent of buildings in the area and collapsed several schools. The Miyamoto International team was dispatched to assist the government and people of Puerto Rico, who haven’t experienced an earthquake in 100 years.
WYDOT Avalanche Control
Winter in Wyoming means snow, ice and slick roads. And in some parts of the state, it also means avalanche danger. WYDOT avalanche technicians work to keep roads open and travelers safe.
WEFTEC Takes Shape
The world's largest annual water quality event takes Chicago by storm. See the 2019 event come alive.
Video: ODOT Looks at Extensive Improvements Along I-205
ODOT released a new video featuring community stakeholders and ODOT staff discussing recent congestion relief and safety improvements to Interstate 205 in Portland. These improvements include new ODOT RealTime traveler information signs, new auxiliary lanes (ramp-to-ramp connections), bike and pedestrian upgrades and new pavement. The I-205 work is part of the landmark transportation funding package, House Bill 2017 (known as “Keep Oregon Moving”), which is already helping people get their...