An Amtrak train operating from Seattle to Portland derailed on a bridge near Tacoma, Wash. on Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring as many as 100. The Amtrak Cascades Train 501 was carrying approximately 78 passengers and five crew…
U.S. October Road Traffic Continues Run of New Record Highs
Motor vehicle travel on all U.S. highways and streets increased 1.2 percent in October from a year earlier – adding 3.3 billion more vehicle miles –…
Amtrak Train Derails onto Washington Highway
Amtrak train 501 derailed and is dangling onto Interstate 5 in Washington state. Witness Greg Mukai describes the incident. Source: CNN
CH2M, Walsh Construction Updating One of Ohio’s Busiest Bridges
CLEVELAND - Approximately 170,000 vehicles per day cross over the I-480 Valley View Bridge, making it one of the state's busiest structures serving local and interstate traffic in the greater Cleveland area. The twin bridges, originally opened to traffic…
Caliper Corporation (Maptitude, TransCAD) Joins the USGS Coalition
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - Caliper Corporation, a privately held GIS, transportation, and mapping software company, has announced that it has become a member organization of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coalition. The USGS Coalition is an alliance…
National Park Service, FHWA Unveil $227M Plan to Fix Arlington Memorial Bridge
Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said federal agencies have put together $227 million for a project to rehabilitate the iconic Arlington Memorial Bridge that spans the Potomac River and links Arlington, Va., with Washington, D.C. Major construction…
State DOTs, MPOs, Transit Groups Seek One-Year Delay of Federal Reporting on Performance
With an important regulatory deadline approaching Jan. 1 for state departments of transportation, transit agencies and metropolitan planning organizations to begin reporting on their performance management, industry groups jointly asked U.S. Transportation…
Acrow Bridge Recognized by Department of Commerce for ‘Export Achievement’
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 12 December, 2017 – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, today noted that Sandra Montoya, Acrow’s international sales coordinator, accepted on behalf of the company the Export Achievement…
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Traffic & Transportation
City Parks Alliance releases the latest video in the five-part series, “City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure,” focused on the role of linear parks in providing transportation options to city residents. Featuring Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia,…
Officials Celebrate Route 28 Improvements in Loudoun and Fairfax
Dewberry has provided design and construction management for ten new interchanges, freeway widening, and multiple parallel roadway network improvements totaling more than $400 million. Last month, local leaders joined Northern Virginia Transportation Authority…
