WASHINGTON – The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today released ‘Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0’ (AV 4.0). The initiative was announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary…
A Decade Later, Inspection Shows Eight Mile Road’s FRP Bridge Deck and Beam System In “Like New” Condition
DAYTON, Ohio - Composite Advantage engineers recently inspected Hamilton County, Ohio’s Eight Mile Road Bridge to see how its fiber reinforced polymer…
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases “Inclusive Design Challenge” Request for Information (RFI)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has published a Request for Information (RFI) for the Inclusive Design Challenge, announced…
Proposed Modifications to AASHTO Culvert Load Rating Specifications
Over the past decade, significant state and federal resources have been expended to develop a state‐of-the-art set of reliability‐based bridge design and load rating specifications, including Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Load and Resistance…
BYD and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Make the Holidays Greener
Los Angeles, Ca. (12/23/2019) –Holiday travel is a lot greener this season atHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport(ATL)with theaddition of two BYD (Build Your Dreams) zero-emission buses. The two green technology, battery-electric K9M 40-foot…
Stantec-led team selected for $300 Million traffic and community enhancements project in Baton Rouge
Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; Baton Rouge, LA (December 17, 2019) TSX, NYSE: STN: The City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has selected a Stantec-led team to oversee comprehensive traffic improvements and community enhancements as part of the city’s MOVEBR program,…
WYDOT Contracts with Woolpert to Map Landslide-Prone Areas Along Continental Divide
The high-resolution lidar data and aerial imagery provided by the firm will be used to analyze and monitor habitually unstable areas and further mitigate the impact of these natural landslides. DUBOIS, Wyo. (Dec. 13, 2019) — Woolpert was contracted by the…
Video: ODOT Looks at Extensive Improvements Along I-205
ODOT released a new video featuring community stakeholders and ODOT staff discussing recent congestion relief and safety improvements to Interstate 205 in Portland. These improvements include new ODOT RealTime traveler information signs, new auxiliary…
Stantec Selected as Lead Designer for I-64 Widening Project in West Virginia
Charleston, WV- TSX, NYSE: STN: Top ten global design firm Stantec has been selected to lead design for the I-64 widening project in Cabell County, West Virginia. As part of the $71.7 million design-build project, approximately 2.5 miles of the four lane Interstate…
Real Growth for 2020 Transportation Construction Market, ARTBA Chief Economist Says
(WASHINGTON)— The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to grow at least 5 percent next year, according to the annual economic forecast released Dec. 4 by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). “The real market…
