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Video: Crews Clear Massive Avalanche Slides from Highway

March 11, 2019 - in Roads, Transportation, Videos

Idaho Transportation Department crews continue to excavate, blow, and plow snow off Idaho Highway 21 between Lowman and Stanley following historic avalanches. The 11-mile stretch of road, known as Canyon Creek, is prone to avalanches, with nearly 60 typical…

New TEXRail Commuter Line Opens with Golden Ticket Fanfare

March 8, 2019 - in News, Roads, Transportation

Hundreds of special invitees got to experience a “Wonka-esque” inaugural ride on North Texas’ new commuter rail line, complete with golden tickets…

Study: 70 Billion Hours Spent Driving

March 5, 2019 - in News, Transportation

DENVER (March 5, 2019)  – If you think you've been spending more time in your car lately, you're right: Each week, Americans spend 20 more minutes…

Video: SR 400 Express Lanes Visualization

March 4, 2019 - in Roads, Transportation, Videos

The Georgia Department of Transportation has released an illustrated video showing the Ga. 400 toll lane design, which includes three rebuilt bridges and a high flyover atop the Northridge Road overpass in Sandy Springs.

Study Finds ‘Growth’ Can Cause Transportation Troubles for Diverse Groups

March 4, 2019 - in News, Transportation

A 30-page report crafted from a year-long population survey of Bend, Ore., found that its residents shared a similar view of transportation issues resulting from city growth despite different backgrounds, income levels, and ages. Those findings – released…

Heavy Duty Superprop® Shores From Acrow Bridge Support Railway Overpass During Major Highway Construction in Texas

February 28, 2019 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

(Parsippany, New Jersey)  – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today that it provided a temporary shoring system to support a railroad plate girder bridge in Plano, Texas, during a project to add four…

New Jersey DOT Selects FRP Composite Piles To Replace Aging Wooden Structure At Seaside Resort

February 27, 2019 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

DAYTON, Ohio - Cape May, New Jersey is a seaside resort at the southern tip of the state’s Cape May Peninsula. Route 147, a 4.2-mile state highway, runs across bridges that use timber fenders.  When the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJ DOT)…

Woolpert, ODNR Win Award for ‘Indiana Jones’ Bridge in Hocking Hills State Park

February 27, 2019 - in Awards, Bridges, News, Transportation

MASON, Ohio — Woolpert and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) were honored Thursday night in Mason with the 2018 Outstanding Special Purpose Bridge Award from the Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD) for the Hemlock Pedestrian…

Temporary Acrow Bridge Eases Construction Inconvenience During Delta Airlines Terminal Renovation at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

February 27, 2019 - in Bridges, News, Projects, Transportation

Parsippany, New Jersey – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced one of its modular steel bridges was provided to Delta Airlines and recently installed to allow uninterrupted vehicular passage during renovations…

Video: How to Safely Traverse Through Roundabouts

February 26, 2019 - in Roads, Transportation, Videos

Using drones, Stewart’s transportation practice group recorded and produced an informational video for an educational station at NCDOT public meetings, describing and showing how motorists, cyclists and pedestrians should move through roundabouts. Stewart…