Washington, D.C. - Today’s first hearing in the 116th Congress of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee highlighted the importance of finding solutions to America’s infrastructure needs; solutions that include the safe integration of innovative…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $705.7 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $705.7 million in Emergency…
Ranking Member Graves in The Hill: Improving America’s Infrastructure to Break Washington Gridlock
BY REP. SAM GRAVES (R-MO.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR News coverage of Washington today focuses on gridlock. Frequently ignored is the fact that there…
Statement by ARTBA President & CEO Dave Bauer on President Trump’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON - American Road & Transportation Builders Association President & CEO Dave Bauer issued the following statement relating to President Trump’s State of the Union address: “Good public policy is most often achieved when…
Video: 34 State DOTs Share Expertise at 2019 TRB Annual Meeting
This year at least 50 experts from 34 state departments of transportation participated in one or more of the 800 sessions offered at the 2019 Transportation Research Board, (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. Among the volunteer experts contributing their…
Poll Shows Strong Partisan Divide on Border Wall Funding, Strong Bipartisan Support for Broad Infrastructure Initiative
(WASHINGTON) - While a new national poll shows only 43 percent of likely voters support using federal dollars to build “a wall or physical barrier along parts of our southern border to make it harder for people to enter our country illegally,” almost…
Missouri S&T Poised to Help Address State’s Bridge Repair Needs
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s plan to release bond funds to support bridge repair across the state comes as welcome news to researchers at Missouri S&T, home to a federal initiative to develop new robotic tools to inspect and preserve bridges and other…
Savannah’s TEU Count Grows 7.5 Percent in 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga.- The Port of Savannah moved 4.35 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Calendar Year 2018, its highest annual volume ever, and a 7.5 percent increase over 2017, according to a report from Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director…
HNTB-Designed Laguna Niguel-San Juan Capistrano Passing Siding Project Reaches Another Milestone
SANTA ANA, Calif. – In another milestone for the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Laguna Niguel-San Juan Capistrano Passing Siding project, HNTB Corporation completed the final design and engineering phase, moving the project one step closer to…
Nevada DOT Starts ‘Next Phase’ of Centennial Bowl Interchange Project
The Nevada Department of Transportation kicked off the “next phase” of its “Centennial Bowl” interchange project on Jan. 22; a project aimed at revamping the connection between U.S. Highway 95 and 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas. This construction…
