WASHINGTON) - The jobsite safety of the men and women who build and maintain America’s transportation infrastructure—as well as that of those who travel through our work zones—has been a top priority for the American Road & Transportation Builders…
Texas Transportation Commission Gives Green Light to Move Forward with Much-needed US 183 Expansion in Austin
AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today gave the Texas Department of Transportation approval to begin looking for qualified contractors to…
New York City Ranks First in Sustainable Urban Transportation in North America
Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 30, 2017 – New York City ranks No. 1 among 23 North American cities for overall sustainability of its urban transportation…
Newly Designed ARTBA Website Highlights Core Competencies
(WASHINGTON) - For 115 years, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has exclusively focused on building and protecting the U.S. transportation construction market on behalf of its nearly 8,000 public and private sector members. …
The New Trend that’s Lighting Up Awards Season in Transportation
Pantone called it the color of the year – that’s how big of a deal it is. Yet, as Kermit the Frog once crooned, “it’s not easy being green.” From manufacturing to water, industries are constantly challenged to become greener, or more sustainable,…
UA, ALDOT Lay Groundwork for Future Self-Driving Vehicles
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Advanced technology used to make traveling safer and more efficient is the focus of a new project led by The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation. Tuscaloosa is the first city in Alabama to install the technology…
Genetec Announces Traffic Sense—A Unified Traffic Operations Platform Driven by Advanced Analytics
MONTRÉAL, October 26th 2017— In a move that offers a modern approach to traffic operations, Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, today announced…
A Digital Twin to Make Amsterdam’s 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Smarter and Safer
Amsterdam, Netherlands : Amsterdam-based startup MX3D is 3D printing a 12-meter-long stainless steel pedestrian bridge to be installed crossing one of Amsterdam’s canals in the old city center by late 2018. Today we announce that a consortium of mathematicians,…
Plug-in Electric Vehicles: Future Market Conditions and Adoption Rates
Variability surrounding future battery technology, government policies, consumer preferences, and other developments related to personal transportation markets casts a great deal of uncertainty on the long-term effects that battery electric and plug-in hybrid…
National Association Honors Interstate 15 Bridge Project
PHOENIX – A national industry group has honored the Arizona Department of Transportation’s $30 million rehabilitation of an Interstate 15 bridge through the rugged Virgin River Gorge in far northwestern Arizona. The American Public Works Association selected…
