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Acrow Bridge Awarded United States Department of Defense Contract for Bridging System Support Services

April 4, 2019 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 04 April 2019 – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has been selected by the U.S. Army as one of two firms to provide mission-critical bridging solutions over the next three years.…

BYD Produces 300th Bus in Lancaster; AVTA Nears 1 Million Emission-Free Miles

April 4, 2019 - in News, Transportation

Lancaster, Calif.  – BYD (Build Your Dreams) announced Wednesday it produced its 300th bus at its Lancaster, Calif. manufacturing plant. BYD is…

State DOTs Across the Midwest Grappling with Damage Inflicted by Floods

April 1, 2019 - in Featured, News, Transportation

State departments of transportation across the Midwest continue efforts to mitigate and repair damage to roads, highway, bridges, rails, and other modes…

47,000 U.S. Bridges in Poor Condition & Pace of Repair Slows to Crawl, New Analysis of Federal Data Shows

April 1, 2019 - in Bridges, Featured, News, Transportation

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;…

WSP Salutes NCDOT on Opening of the Marc Basnight Bridge

April 1, 2019 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

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.…

MDOT Announces Emergency Bridge Closures

March 28, 2019 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

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…

Stantec Selected to Lead Displaced Left-turn Intersection Design in Fayette County, Georgia

March 28, 2019 - in News, Roads, Transportation

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…

State DOTs Battle Major Flooding Across the Midwest

March 25, 2019 - in Featured, News, Transportation

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…

APTA Study: Public Transit Investment Stimulates a 4-to-1 Return

March 22, 2019 - in Featured, News, Transportation

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…

Project Adding Cameras To Assist With Traffic Management And Communication

March 22, 2019 - in Technology, Transportation

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…