More trains. Faster travel. Smoother rides. After four years of gathering ideas from elected and state officials, as well as the public, the Federal Railroad Administration this month released its recommendation for faster, more modern train travel along the…
USDOT Secretary Foxx Releases Final Report on the Every Place Counts Design Challenge
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the release of the USDOT Ladders of Opportunity Every Place Counts Design Challenge…
USDOT’s ITS Joint Program Office Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Today, the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) celebrates its 25th anniversary. On December 18, 1991, the ITS JPO was founded…
Video: Transportation Projects in Connecticut and Florida Win Top National Awards
In this video, Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker says he honored to receive the prestigious 2016 America’s Transportation Awards, Grand Prize, for the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge; the largest project of its kind in state…
AISC Supports ARTBA’s Grassroots Effort to Impact Infrastructure Activity
(Chicago, IL) - AISC is supporting ARTBA’s (American Road & Transportation Builders Association) grassroots effort to impact infrastructure activity. As such, we encourage everyone to visit ARTBA’s Grassroots Action Center, which will automatically…
America’s First Solar Highway Debuting Next Week
Next week, the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway (The Ray), an 18-mile section of I-85 in West Georgia that is a model for the highway of the future, will unveil two state-of-the-art technologies that are firsts in the U.S.: Wattway drive-over solar panels…
Fluor-Led Team Completes Tappan Zee Bridge Towers
IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, comprised of Fluor Enterprises, Inc., American Bridge Company, Granite Construction Northeast, Inc., and Traylor Bros., Inc., has completed all eight 419-foot towers…
Ontario Ministry of Transportation Committed to Pavement Management with Fugro’s Specialized Technology
The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) uses Fugro’s Automatic Road Analyzers (ARAN 7000 and ARAN 9000) to collect critical highway infrastructure data. MTO is committed to extending the lifespan of its road network and infrastructure by using ARAN…
Congress Passes Stopgap Funding Measure That Further Delays FAST Act Increases
The Senate completed work late on Dec. 9 on a continuing funding resolution that would keep most federal programs operating at fiscal 2016 levels through April 28, passing it 63- 60 36. That sent the measure to President Obama just in time to avoid a shutdown…
New Plan to Replace 6/10 Interchange in Providence Addresses Community, Safety Concerns
Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined today with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti to announce a new road design for the 6/10 Interchange that keeps motorists safe, preserves project budget…
