This Transportation TV series entitled State DOTs Respond to Coronavirus: A Video Diary is showcasing efforts by state departments of transportation to help the nation respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This video from the Colorado Department of Transportation’s…
GPA commissions first nine Mason Mega Rail tracks
More than 2.2 million staff hours have gone into the planning and construction of the Port of Savannah's Mason Mega Rail Terminal thus far. The Georgia…
Southern California’s Marengo Charging Plaza Officially Opens to The Public
Stantec assists Pasadena Water and Power with nation’s largest electric vehicle charging station Pasadena, CA - To keep up with the increase in demand…
DART Awards Uber Contract for Rideshare Services
On Tuesday, May 26, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board awarded a three-year contract to Uber Technologies, Inc., (Uber) for rideshare services to supplement the agency’s successful GoLink program, providing additional capacity across the agency’s…
Video: State DOTs Still Need $50 Billion in Emergency Relief
In this On Time with Tymon video released May 18, 2020, Executive Director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Jim Tymon reacts to passage of the “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions” or “HEROES”…
Acrow Bridges Installed During Replacement of Unionport Bridge in the Bronx, N.Y., Are First Hydraulically Driven Temporary Lift Bridges in the U.S.
Detour bridges will help mitigate traffic disruption in heavily traveled area and allow for continual access to boat traffic on Westchester Creek (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply…
President of Uruguay Launches BYD’s Electric Bus Fleet for CUTCSA, Uruguay’s Largest Operator
Montevideo, Uruguay–On May 21, BYD and Abriley S.A.,a local distributor for Uruguay and pioneer in Latin American transport electrification, delivered a fleet of 20 BYD 12-meter pure electric buses to CUTCSA, the country’s largest urban public transport…
Electric VTOL Aircraft Startup Archer Launches
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Archer, an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities, today announced its official launch. Marc Lore, the CEO of Walmart eCommerce, is the largest investor in…
Transportation Leaders Across the Country Report 50-to-90% Reduction in Traffic and Revenues Due to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve tolling, today convened national, state and local transportation…
Woolpert Employing UAS to Conduct TMOSS Design Surveys to CDOT Standards
The firm was contracted by Felsburg Holt & Ullevig to collect imagery for a new frontage road adjacent to I-25 in Castle Rock. CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (May 18, 2020) — Woolpert was hired to complete right-of-way (ROW) and TMOSS design surveys utilizing unmanned…
