The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has added a new research report to its series on the development and experimental testing of the innovative press-brake-formed steel tub girder (PBTG) bridge system. The new report, “Volume VII: Field Evaluation…
Video: Arizona DOT Launches App, Including Public Access to Traffic Cams
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) released this video explaining the features of its now AZ511 app. The travel planner is able to access real-time…
IBI Group Wins ‘GoTime’ Contract for Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Global technology firm leverages product offering to support improved statewide travel TORONTO - IBI Group (TSX:IBG), in collaboration with Northeast…
LV-LA High-Speed Rail Wins an Additional $200M Bond Allocation
Plans for a new high-speed rail line that will connect Southern California to Las Vegas are forging ahead after the project has been awarded another critical public funding allocation. The XpressWest rail project has won $200 million of private activity bonds…
Genova San Giorgio bridge: RINA at the helm of a great Italian engineering success
Constant planning and schedule adjustments, non-stop work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 80 technical specialists dedicated to Project Management, Works Supervision and Safety Coordination has resulted in the bridge being opened on time and on budget. The…
Roadmap Released for Revamping Transportation Financial Statistics
A new report compiled by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to help the Bureau of Transportation Statistics seeks to help improve that agency’s publication of revenue, expenditure, and other financial statistics relevant to transportation…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $5 Million to 4 New University Transportation Centers
Centers will focus on 4 key research priorities with a total of nearly $5 million in grants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced $4.925 million in grants to fund four new Tier 1 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance…
$300 Billion Transportation & Logistics Industry Is Still in Infancy of Digital Transformation
While steady industry growth continues, Lux Research finds that new hurdles arise in agility, sustainability, and visibility BOSTON, MA, JULY 30, 2020 – The transportation and logistics (T&L) industry has observed steady growth for more than 10 years…
Kansas DOT Begins Highway Expansion Project, Issues CCLIP Funds
Julie Lorenz, secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation (at left in above photo), joined Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) (at right in photo) on July 20 to officially “break ground” on a long-delayed U.S. 50 highway expansion project. [Above…
DART Rail Generates $10.27 Billion Near Rail Stations
A new study looking at construction near Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations shows just how productive and important it is to the overall North Texas economy, generating billions of dollars in revenue, taxes and jobs. Researchers from the…
