West Australian Minister for Transport Dean Nalder confirmed today that Great Northern Connect, a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and BGC Contracting, is the preferred contractor for NorthLink WA central section. The project comprises the first section…
Arizona’s South Mountain Freeway to be Constructed as Public-Private Partnership
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a preferred developer for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, which remains on track…
Atkins is Lead Designer for Largest Freeway Project in Nevada’s 151-year History
Denver, Colo., Dec. 15, 2015 – Atkins, one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management firms, is to play a key role…
The Fast Act Authorizes Five-year Funding for Highway, Transit and Rail Programs
For the first time since 2005, Congress has passed a long-term surface transportation bill that gives state departments of transportation and transit agencies years of certainty to develop their infrastructure projects. The five-year, $305 billion bill –…
AASHTO Encourages Congress to Keep Up the Momentum; Pass A Multi-Year Bill
WASHINGTON—The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials congratulated members of the U.S. House of Representatives for passage today of the bipartisan, multi-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act of 2015.…
Better in 3D: How 3D Modeling Helped Overcome Complexity in Building the Longest Cable-stayed Bridge in Africa
When Morocco’s highway company, Autoroutes Du Maroc (ADM), undertook a highway bypass project in 2010 that would cross the Bouregreg River, they could have built a traditional viaduct. Instead, they set out to construct Africa’s longest and tallest cable-stayed…
Approach to Level-of-Service Target Setting for Highway Assets
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 396: Approach to Level-of-Service Target Setting for Highway Assets identifies methodologies and provides guidance for selecting target level-of-service for maintaining and…
Indiana Road and Bridge Conditions Continue to Improve
INDIANAPOLIS—Pavement and bridges maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation continue to improve, according to the latest results submitted to the Federal Highway Administration. Every two years, a routine inspection is performed on every public-road…
Florida DOT Wins Top Prizes in America’s Transportation Awards National Competition
CHICAGO – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today announced that Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) earned the Grand Prize and the People's Choice awards in the…
Federal Highway Administrator Helps Open LBJ Express Project
DALLAS, Sept. 10, 2015 – Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau, with state and local officials, helped open Dallas’ LBJ Express project today, which rebuilt one of the busiest highways in north Texas. The $2.6 billion project, which relied on nearly…
