Minnesota DOT Awards $5M to Four Port Development Projects
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said it has awarded a total of $5 million to four projects that support freight movement on the state's waterways, in the latest distributions through its Port Development Assistance Program. The announcement noted that Minnesota's commercial ports, located on Lake Superior for deep-water freighters and on the Mississippi River for barge operations, connect businesses to markets across the country and around the world. The DOT has distributed $35...
Congress Adopts Two-Year Budget Deal, Also Passes Six-Week Stopgap Spending Bill
Congress approved both a two-year budget deal Feb. 9 that sets higher spending levels, and a six-week stopgap funding bill that keeps funding for most programs at 2017 levels through March 23 to give lawmakers time to pass a detailed appropriations measure in coming weeks. The budget deal includes $20 billion over the two years in additional funding for various types of infrastructure including surface transportation, but provides no details on how those dollars would be distributed among in...
AASHTO Looks Forward to Working with White House to Speed Project Delivery and Long-term Transportation Investment Strategies
WASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today issued the following statement in response to the public release of the long-anticipated White House infrastructure proposal. "State DOT leaders appreciate the president's ongoing interest in, and support for, increased federal investment in infrastructure," said Bud Wright, AASHTO executive director. "We hope the release of the Trump infrastructure plan can be a starting point for a robust conversation on...
HNTB Compiles America THINKS 2017 Public Opinion Survey Results Examining Americans’ Views on Transportation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – HNTB Corporation released a new compilation of America THINKS 2017 survey results highlighting Americans’ views on U.S. transportation infrastructure issues. It consists of four national surveys and one regional survey which asked about attitudes associated with aviation, public transportation, safety and congestion, and infrastructure funding. Interestingly, Americans are expressing their willingness to pay more through a combination of higher taxes and tolls to pay for m...
Lawmaker Reactions Show Plenty of Work Ahead to Craft Investment Legislation
President Trump's call for Congress to pass major infrastructure legislation left some lawmakers praising his focus on rebuilding transportation and other critical systems. It also left some lawmakers ready to battle and many wondering how to pay for it. The initial reactions indicated that Congress will need to sort through many issues and often conflicting views to put together a big project investment bill this year. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who as chairman of the Environment and Pub...
News Report on Another Amtrak Crash
Amtrak's CEO blames a freight train operator for its latest deadly accident. An engineer and conductor were killed in the crash in South Carolina, and more than 100 people were injured. The Amtrak Silver Star was traveling from New York to Miami. Kris Van Cleave reports. Subscribe to the "CBS This Morning" Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/1Q0v2hE Watch "CBS This Morning" HERE: http://bit.ly/1T88yAR
IoT Technology to Reduce Traffic Congestion
A pilot study using ‘world-first’ Internet of Things technology to help reduce traffic congestion and create the foundations for the deployment of autonomous vehicles is underway in South Australia. Global technology leader Cisco is investing $1 million in partnership with the South Australian Government and the City of Adelaide to measure the dwell time and queue length of vehicles as they wait at a busy city intersection, a key element for congestion monitoring. It is also calculating ro...
Fluor Team Selected for Los Angeles International Airport Automated People Mover
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team was selected as the preferred proponent to design-build, finance, operate and maintain the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover project for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). Fluor plans to book its share of the contract value later this year. “We are excited to join with LAWA on its first public-private partnership, providing a best-value technical and financial solut...
Mass DOT Replaces Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River Using Accelerated Bridge Construction
HAWLEY, Mass. (January 2018) — Partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, engineering firm McFarland Johnson and general contractor Clayton D Davenport Trucking, Oldcastle Precast Rehoboth, Mass. provided the precast concrete bridge components for the entire substructure, besides the footings, to replace the Savoy Road Bridge over the Chickley River. The MassDOT project consisted of replacing the existing bridge with a new bridge using concrete NEXT beams and precast conc...
Michael Baker International Awarded $4 Million Contract to Help Reduce Congestion and Commuter Safety in Dallas
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it was awarded a $4 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide safer roadways and bridges along the southern gateway corridor for commuting into downtown Dallas. As part of the larger transportation design/build construction project, Michael Baker will perform Owner Verification Testing and Inspection (OVTI) oversight and conduct aud...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
