WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected 50 projects in 29 states to receive competitive grant funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements…
Stantec Assists Regional Transportation District with N Line Completion
Denver, CO (September 23, 2020) NYSE, TSX:STN : The Regional Transportation District (RTD) recently announced the opening of its newest commuter rail…
UC Davis: COVID-19 Having Major Impact On Transportation
New research by the University of California-Davis Institute for Transportation Studies indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had and will continue…
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with ElectReon and Dan Bus Company, launches electric road pilot
Tel-Aviv University Railway Station (Credit-Guy Yechiely) * Initiative aims to reduce pollution and advance urban electric transportation; Wireless technology requires no charging stations in public spaces * Tel Aviv-Yafo, September 21 – Tel…
Selma’s Civil Rights Landmark to Receive First Permanent Lighting Design
HLB Lighting Design is designing the lighting for the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge to bring a renewed recognition to the civil rights landmark. HLB Lighting Design is working to design the first permanent lighting installation for the historic Edmund Pettus…
2021 Student Steel Bridge Competition Rules Released
CHICAGO - For more than 30 years, AISC’s Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) has challenged student teams to develop a scale-model steel bridge that must meet the requirements and specifications for a mock design scenario. The rules are written by the…
Video: Oregon Fire Damage to Transportation
Jon Barnard, ODOT's Transportation Maintenance Manager for District 4, talks about the wildfire on OR 18.
ODOT working to assess, repair Oregon roads damaged by wildfire
SALEM – Even with wildfires still burning, ODOT crews around the state have begun assessing damage on hundreds of miles of road, removing thousands of trees damaged by fire, and inspecting culverts, bridges, guardrail and pavement. The work will continue…
Richardson Gets Silver Line Rail Delivery
The newest shipment of rail for Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Silver Line project has made its way to Richardson. The most recent delivery of 50 rail segments was off-loaded Tuesday, Sept. 15, between Renner Road and Custer Parkway, south of President…
Hurricane Sally updates: At least 1 dead amid ‘catastrophic flooding’ in Alabama, Florida; Pensacola bridge, Gulf Shores pier sustain damage
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Part of a bridge collapsed in Pensacola as 30 inches of rain and storm surge turned streets into white-capped rivers Wednesday after Hurricane Sally lurched ashore the Gulf Coast. Though downgraded to a tropical storm…
