The Liberty Bridge Series: Connecting Communities in Puerto Rico
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio - Created from prefabricated panels and assembled in modules, the Liberty Bridge is a proven type of structure offering profound benefits in flexibility and installation. U.S. Bridge prides itself on working with the latest engineering techniques and the most advanced materials. These advantages went a long way toward helping Puerto Rico heal following the Hurricane Maria devastation. Benefits of the Liberty Bridge Featuring 8-foot by 12-foot welded panels, the Liberty Brid...
Six Regional Reports Highlight Boost to California Localities from Transportation Investment in SB 1
Reports at www.artba.org Illustrate Benefits to Orange County; Los Angeles County; Inland Empire; San Diego and Imperial Counties; San Francisco Bay Area; & San Joaquin Valley (WASHINGTON) - A series of six new reports find that an April 2017 California law will generate between $9.7 billion and $34.5 billion in economic activity and user benefits in California’s major regions over the next decade. The additional demand, in turn, will support or create tens of thousands of jobs throughout th...
CDOT and Panasonic Take First Steps to Turn I-70 into Connected Roadway
STATEWIDE—The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and its partner Panasonic Corporation of North America are building on a successful pilot program to begin real-world deployment of the most advanced vehicle-to-everything (V2X) environment in the country. This partnership represents the largest shared investment in V2X technology in the United States. During the pilot deployment that was recently completed, CDOT and Panasonic successfully installed and tested five V2X roadside units...
CARB Report Indicates Transportation Emissions Still Rising
The California Air Resources Board released an "inventory report" report on July 11 on greenhouse gas or GHG emissions in California and while CARB said GHG emissions in 2016 (the latest available year for data) dropped below 1990 levels for the first time in 14 years – "an achievement roughly equal to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year," the agency noted – they continue to rise in the transportation sector. Under Assembly Bill 32, passed in 200...
PennDOT Issues Guidance for Increased Safety Oversight of Highly Automated Vehicles
Harrisburg, PA – Following discussions and meetings with the state's Autonomous Vehicle Policy Task Force and more than a dozen automated vehicle technology companies, PennDOT today issued guidance to enhance safety oversight of Highly Automated Vehicles (HAVs) in Pennsylvania. "We are taking an active role in ensuring HAV testing is done as safely as possible," PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said. "While we await legislative action on our request for permanent authorization, our new gu...
SSSBA Publishes Research Results for Innovative Press-Brake Formed Steel Tub Girder Bridge Technology
WASHINGTON D.C.– The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has published the results of extensive research on the development and experimental testing of an innovative bridge system designed by members of the organization and several partners. “Development and Experimental Testing of Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girders (PBTG) for Short Span Bridge Applications” was compiled by Karl Barth, Ph.D., the Jack H. Samples Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering – Civil and Environmental E...
Mike Schagrin, Former U.S. DOT Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Leader Joins McCain
VISTA, California – Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) expert and former U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) leader, Mike Schagrin, has joined McCain Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SWARCO Group and a leader in the supply of advanced intelligent transportation solutions for safety and mobility. In his new role, Schagrin will provide overall leadership and direction to the company’s expanding CAV effort including McCain’s vehicle-to-infrastructure (...
U.S. DOT Begins a New Era of Public Transit Safety
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued two final regulations to strengthen the safety of public transportation systems, the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan rule and the Safety Certification Training Program rule. With these actions, FTA has completed the regulatory framework for the National Public Transportation Safety Program as authorized by Congress. In 2012 and again in 2015, Congress granted FTA significant...
FHWA Delivers First-Ever Highway Freight Report to Congress
The Federal Highway Administration released its very first "Highway Freight Conditions and Performance Report" to Congress on July 6; a report mandated by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation or "FAST" Act of 2015. Based on 2015 data, the report tapped into FHWA's Freight Performance Measurement program to analyze the impacts of congestion and determine the operational capacity and efficiency of key freight routes throughout the U.S. The agency said its data indicates that the Natio...
Alta Equipment Company Participates in Groundbreaking for Gordie Howe International Bridge
DETROIT - Alta Equipment Company joined with local, state, national and international officials and business representatives Tuesday morning, July 17, to officially break ground on the new Gordie Howe International Bridge at an invite-only ceremony in Detroit. This new bridge, planned and delayed for more than seven years, will connect the Delray district of Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, marking a new option for travel between the United States and Canada at one of the most-used commercial and...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
