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Fluor Team Selected for Los Angeles International Airport Automated People Mover

February 2, 2018 - in News, Projects, Transportation

IRVING, Texas  – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team was selected as the preferred proponent to design-build, finance, operate and maintain the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover project…

Mass DOT Replaces Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River Using Accelerated Bridge Construction

January 31, 2018 - in Bridges, Featured, Transportation

HAWLEY, Mass. (January 2018) — Partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, engineering firm McFarland Johnson and general contractor…

Michael Baker International Awarded $4 Million Contract to Help Reduce Congestion and Commuter Safety in Dallas

January 31, 2018 - in News, Projects, Transportation

Pittsburgh  - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it was awarded…

Over 54,000 American Bridges Structurally Deficient, Analysis of New Federal Data Shows

January 30, 2018 - in Bridges, Featured, Transportation

Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org Highlights:     54,259 of the nation’s 612,677 bridges are rated “structurally deficient.” Americans cross these deficient bridges 174 million times daily. Average age of a structurally deficient…

NTSB Most Wanted List 2017-2018

January 29, 2018 - in Transportation, Videos

The Most Wanted List represents the NTSB's advocacy priorities. It is designed to increase awareness of, and support for, the most critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and save lives.

NTSB Issues Investigative Update on Washington State Amtrak Derailment

January 29, 2018 - in Featured, Rail, Transportation

  As part of its ongoing investigation into the Dec. 18, 2017, derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in DuPont, Washington, the National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday an update about the agency’s investigation.NTSB investigators interviewed…

ADOT&PF Outlines Emergency Response Activities

January 25, 2018 - in Transportation

(JUNEAU, Alaska) – After last night's 7.9 earthquake, tsunami alerts, and subsequent evacuations in coastal Alaska, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) is taking the opportunity to outline the department's emergency…

NDOT Announces Selection of County Bridge Match Program Proposals

January 24, 2018 - in Bridges, Transportation

The Nebraska Department of Transportation this month selected 22 local bridge project proposals to share $4 million in state funding under its County Bridge Match Program. The announcement said the program "will fund 55 percent of eligible bridge construction…

Learning Machine Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA)

January 24, 2018 - in Technology, Transportation

New York, NY  - Learning Machine Technologies, a leading global provider of blockchain-based records for institutions including MIT and the Republic of Malta, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA is the first association…

National Transit Database Provides Key Stats on Public Transportation in the U.S.

January 22, 2018 - in Featured, Transportation

Did you know that Americans took 10.2 billion trips on public transportation in 2016 and that transit ridership has increased 26 percent during the last 20 years? These facts come from the National Transit Database (NTD), a trove of statistics and information…