Dewberry has been selected to perform surveys and provide grading, drainage, and track engineering design services for Veolia Transportation Maintenance and Infrastructure (VTMI, Inc.) under its design-build contract for new rail connections between the Florida…
Earthquake Early Warning: Vital for City Transit
Although no one can reliably predict earthquakes, today’s technology is advanced enough to rapidly detect seismic waves as an earthquake begins, calculate…
TxDOT Celebrates 100 Years of Service to Texas
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation turned 100 years old today and celebrated with an employee event at its downtown Austin headquarters…
Fluor Wins Bid-Build U.S. 287 Infrastructure Project in Texas
IRVING, Texas –Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has been awarded a bid-build contract in Texas for the construction of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) U.S. 287 Project in Ellis County, just south of Dallas and Fluor’s…
Chao Says Infrastructure Plan by May; Advocates Question Path Forward
DALLAS – Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Tuesday that the administration may release infrastructure legislation as soon as May, causing most advocates to applaud the momentum but wonder whether it will move forward quickly. Speaking at a White…
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Improved Planning of Future Rehabilitation Projects Could Prevent Limitations Identified with SafeTrack
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) planning of SafeTrack did not fully align with leading project management practices. While WMATA generally followed leading practices to coordinate with stakeholders, it did not comprehensively collect…
Colorado DOT Unveils Plan to Cut Nearly Two Years Off US 34 Canyon Construction
LARIMER COUNTY—The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is looking to cut more than a year off the expected permanent reconstruction on US 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon and, in the process, have little impact to travelers during the busy summer season.…
Public Transportation Guidebook for Small- and Medium-Sized Public-Private Partnerships
TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a pre-publication, non-edited version of Research Report 191: Public Transportation Guidebook for Small- and Medium-Sized Public-Private Partnerships. This guidebook serves as a resource to explore,…
Footage Shows I-85 Bridge Collapse in Atlanta
Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency on March 30 after fire officials extinguished a massive fire on I-85 in Atlanta that led to the collapse of a bridge on the crowded interstate. The bridge on I-85 northbound just south of Ga. 400 near Piedmont…
Sustainability is at the Heart of Crossrail
As the Crossrail project constructs a new 120-kilometer-long railway line in and across London, sustainability has been at the heart of the whole process. “It was built into the strategy from day one,” says Mike de Silva, Sustainability Manager at Crossrail,…
