Building roads to save Yosemite toads
Caltrans installs the mini-culvert undercrossing for Yosemite toads along State Route 108 in Mono County. Credit: Kris Bason/Caltrans Yosemite toads collected along State Route 108 during the maintenance project. Credit: Kris Bason/Caltrans Each spring deep in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite toads roam the alpine meadows in search of a mate. Biologists have been tracking the movements of these toads, and have noted that they travel surprisingly long distances for such small creatures. Fro...
Roundtable Group Formed to Influence Change and Growth for Resilient Roadways in the United States
Resilient Roads Roundtable announces new website – resilientroadways.com (ATLANTA, GA) – A partnership of key transportation infrastructure industry organizations has formed a roundtable to promote the development of more resilient roads in the United States. Called Resilient Roadways Roundtable, the group is working together to influence infrastructure decision-makers by sharing knowledge about products, processes and performance which drive superior return on investment when building...
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 Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with ElectReon and Dan Bus Company, has launched a pilot project to install wireless electric roads for charging public transportation in the city. The pilot, the first of its kind in Israel, will be...
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 location by location as conditions allow, but it will be some time before roads reopen – partially or fully – to traffic. Even when roads do reopen, ODOT crews will continue monitoring for hazards including landslides or loose rock in areas w...
Skanska builds the Interstate 95 Northbound Viaduct replacement in Providence, USA, for USD 106 M, about SEK 932 M
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with Manafort Brothers, Inc., signed a contract with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to replace an elevated section of northbound Interstate 95 (I-95) in Providence, USA. The total contract is worth USD 212 M. Skanska will include its USD 106 M portion of the contract, about SEK 932 M, in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2020. The design-build project, located in the heart of downtown Providence, will optimize traffic op...
PennDOT Data Shows Pennsylvania Roundabouts Reducing Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that fatalities, injuries, and crashes decreased overall at 22 roundabouts at 19 locations after they were built, according to department data. "We continue to be encouraged by the safety advantages of the modern roundabout," said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. "Lives are being saved and injuries reduced. The data cannot be denied." PennDOT recently reviewed data for 22 roundabouts on state routes...
Transportation Officials Report Increased Traffic on Some Roadways, But Reshaping of Industry for Years to Come Due To Pandemic
Five Months into COVID-19 Pandemic, the Country’s Most Important and Iconic Transportation Systems Continue to Feel Historic Impact and Loss of Revenue 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, reports that many of America’s major roadways continue to experience significant impacts from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Five months after...
Urban Areas With the Worst Roads: Top 3 Are in California
While 2020 will be an anomaly, the number of miles traveled on American roads tends to increase each year and travel on urban roads has continued to rise alongside increased urbanization. Yet road conditions in the nation’s urban regions remain deficient — and costly to motorists. Apart from being unpleasant to drive on, poor roads are linked to worse traffic, reduced safety, and increased vehicle ownership costs. Research from AAA found that potholes alone cost U.S. drivers $3 billion a year...
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 photo via the Kansas DOT.] Concurrently, the Kansas DOT said it plans to distribute $18.5 million over a two-year period via its City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP) to fund 36 projects making improvements to state highways that e...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
