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Gothenburg Green City Zone leads the way towards zero-emissions transportation in the near future

January 13, 2021 - in News, Transportation

Currently in development, Gothenburg Green City Zone is a world first: an initiative by a number of major stakeholders including Volvo Cars to build a climate-neutral transportation system in a large geographical area of Gothenburg. New technology will be…

Video: The Norwood Young America Highway 212 Project

January 11, 2021 - in Roads, Transportation, Videos

Motorists can get a bird’s eye view of the improvements to Highway 212 in Norwood Young America with a new video of the project released today by the…

Skanska renovates Pennsylvania Station Long Island Rail Road Concourse in New York, USA, for USD 392M, about SEK 3.2 billion

January 11, 2021 - in News, Rail, Transportation

Skanska has signed a contract with Penn District Station Developer LLC to renovate Pennsylvania Station’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) concourse in…

Mammoet Swiftly Sets Pedestrian Bridge in Colorado

January 8, 2021 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

The 76m bridge was set into place using Mega Jacks and SPMTs.(image)   Bridge move completed ahead of schedule with minimal disruption to railroad Mammoet’s team was recently contracted by Kiewit Infrastructure to move and install a pedestrian bridge…

Midwest states prepare for the future of transportation

January 7, 2021 - in News, Transportation

From data-driven traffic management systems to automated vehicle technology, the pace of innovation in transportation is accelerating. In the second of a special three-part series of Transportation Connects Us, the official podcast of the Wisconsin Department…

Video: New Tree Removal Technology

January 4, 2021 - in Technology, Transportation, Videos

In this Caltrans News Flash, see how Caltrans is introducing new technology for tree removal that promotes safety to motorists and tree contractors alike with the use of the telescoping grappling saw (TGS).

Federal Railroad Administration Announces Landmark Achievement with Full Implementation of Positive Train Control

January 4, 2021 - in News, Rail, Transportation

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced today that positive train control (PTC) technology is in operation on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route miles, prior to the statutory…

Cintec helps repair 500 year old Shanghai Huanqing Bridge , China

December 31, 2020 - in Bridges, News, Projects

This structure belongs to the District -level Cultural Relics, and is a three cross beam bridge spanning a river which suffered a partial and then total collapse in 2009.   When Cintec visited the site in 2018 all that was visible of the remains of the…

South Carolina Department of Transportation selects Hexagon for safety management system

December 28, 2020 - in News, Transportation

(Norcross, Ga.) â€” South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has selected Hexagon’s Geospatial division to implement a transportation safety management system that will support the state’s roadway safety programs and federal reporting requirements.…

Steel Press-Brake-Formed Tub Girder System Selected as 2021 AASHTO Innovation Initiative Focus Technology

December 23, 2020 - in Bridges, News

Monroe County, MI Bridge - Image by Valmont Structures and Con-Struct Press-Brake-Formed Tub Girders WASHINGTON, D.C. – The steel press-brake-formed tub girder (PBTG) bridge system researched and tested through the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA)…