New York, NY – March 12, 2018 – Common Good, the nonpartisan reform coalition, today released its estimate of the cost of a one-year delay in construction of the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project under the Hudson River. This estimate builds upon Common Good’s…
Stantec Selected to Design Hampstead Bypass and US 17 Improvements in Hampstead in New Hanover and Pender Counties, North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (March 9, 2018) NYSE, TSX:STN: Division Three of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) selected international consulting…
ITD’s Buehrig Traveling to Tiny Village in Panama to Build Bridges To Prosperity
BOISE - Opportunities like the one in front of Idaho Transportation Department Bridge Engineer Alan Buehrig are few and far between. Buehrig is traveling…
State of New York Chooses FiberSPAN-C Cantiliver Sidewalk System To Replace Aging Walkway Without Exceeding Load Capacity
DAYTON, Ohio : When deterioration forced the State of New York Office of General Services (OGS) to close a downtown Albany pedestrian bridge walkway, the crew chose to replace bridge components and enlarge the sidewalk. The pedway supports daily foot traffic…
Steeplejacks Climb Cables, Chip Ice to Help Restore Mackinac Bridge Service
Michigan's Mackinac Bridge Authority recently turned to steeplejacks to climb up the cables of the iconic structure and chip away ice that led to a series of traffic closures. "Sheets and chunks of ice falling hundreds of feet from the bridge towers and cables…
Mississippi Opens New Coldwater River Bridge to Replace One Closed by 2016 Flood
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has opened a new highway bridge over the Coldwater River in Tate County after a nearly two-year closure of the previous flood-damaged structure. "We are pleased to announce the completion of the project reconnecting…
42 More Transportation Project Professionals Become “Safety Certified”
(WASHINGTON) - Forty two individuals from 13 states, representing 13 companies have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential so far in 2018, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association…
Observations on Federal Funding Support for Positive Train Control Implementation
On March 1, 2018, the Assistant Inspector General for Surface Transportation Audits testified before the Senate on the implementation of positive train control (PTC), an advanced communication-based technology designed to prevent certain rail accidents caused…
Wolf Administration Project to Improve Operations, Customer Service at 32 Transit Systems while Adding Jobs at Pennsylvania Company
State College, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) held an event today to announce it has chosen Avail Technologies Inc. of State College, Pa., to implement a Fixed Route Intelligent Transportation System (FRITS) for 32 transit systems…
WSDOT Launches Study to Improve Safety on SR 500 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Traffic backups and delays are no surprise to people who use State Route 500 between Interstate 5 and I-205 in Vancouver. To improve safety and travel times on SR 500, the Washington State Department of Transportation is gathering public…
