A four-lane highway project that aims to connect the Seven Mountains region of Pennsylvania to the greater State College area through Centre County is being restarted after being shelved for more than 15 years – largely with state funds. The new roadway…
FRA Rescinds Funding for California High Speed Rail Project
In a Feb. 19 letter, the Federal Railroad Administration informed the California High Speed Rail Authority that it intends to cancel $929 million in federal…
Epiroc Collaborates with Railcare to Develop Zero-Emission Railway Maintenance Equipment
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc AB, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, is cooperating with Swedish company Railcare…
NCDOT Seeks Public Input on 10-year Transportation Plan
The public has a chance to learn more about and comment on the N.C. Department of Transportation’s draft 10-year transportation plan for 2020-2029, called the State Transportation Improvement Program. Over the next three weeks, each of the department’s…
Tennessee Department of Transportation Turns to PlanGrid to Boost Productivity on Infrastructure Construction Across the State
PlanGrid’s construction productivity software is now mandated on all TDOT projects, empowering stakeholders to collaborate efficiently on civil infrastructure projects San Francisco, CA — PlanGrid, recently acquired by Autodesk and a leader in construction…
Michigan DOT I-94 Bridge Team Honored with Award
The I-94 Modernization Advanced Bridges Project Team within the Michigan Department of Transportation recently received the 2018 MDOT-ACEC Partnership Charter Award that recognizes project managers and firms in Michigan for project partnerships based on trust,…
Ballard-Powered New Flyer Fuel Cell Electric Buses Ready to Deliver Zero-Emission Transit Throughout United States
VANCOUVER and ALTOONA, PA- Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced that the New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc. (collectively "New Flyer") 40-foot and 60-foot Xcelsior fuel cell-electric buses (FCEBs),…
Report Encourages Electrification of Nevada’s Transportation System
A 69-page report funded by the Governor’s Office of Energy suggests that Nevada should plan to “electrify” its transportation system in part through electricity generated from solar and geothermal sources. [Above photo by the Nevada DOT.] “Electrifying…
Video: Take a Ride on a Slow Moving, Autonomous Shuttle
There is a quiet autonomous vehicle revolution happening at large shopping centers and entertainment complexes, hospitals and college campuses across the country and around the world. A wide range of pedestrians are today being ferried from place to place…
Acrow Modular Bridge Maintains Passage of Residential and Commercial Traffic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, today announced one of its bridges was recently re-installed as a critical detour structure during construction on Route Soleil 9 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.…
