BTS Releases Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2017
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) 2017. The 22nd edition of this congressionally mandated report presents key transportation indicators along with an overview of the transportation system. It also includes data and statistics on passenger travel, freight movement, transportation and the economy, system reliability, safety, energy use and environmental impacts. In addition, the report...
HDR to plan Tacoma Dome Light Rail Extension, New Maintenance Facility Project Will Complete Sound Transit Service Between Seattle and Tacoma
(OMAHA, Neb. ) — HDR will support the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) in planning the final extension needed to complete light rail service between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) project will advance a reliable transit alternative to severely congested roadways in the South Sound corridor. Sound Transit’s board of directors authorized a contract with HDR’s team on Dec. 21 to provide planning, preliminary engineering, enviro...
EPA Awards Grants to Help NHDOT, Other Clean Diesel Projects in New England States
The EPA said last month it awarded $3.1 million to the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to help curb diesel emissions, including a competitive grant to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Of the total, the EPA said it distributed $1.7 million to the six states through its State Clean Diesel Program, which aims to reduce emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines by such projects as replacing vehicles with new models, repowering or...
Wisconsin DOT Program Disburses $4.5M for Transportation of Seniors, Disabled
Gov. Scott Walker announced last month that 52 agencies in Wisconsin's urban and rural areas will receive awards of about $4.543 million in state and federal funds to enhance and support local transportation options for Wisconsin seniors and individuals with disabilities. The state Department of Transportation administers the program, which helps local public agencies and private non-profits to provide transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Such services inc...
Bus Rapid Transit Represents Increasingly Important Component of Transit Networks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new HNTB Corporation white paper discusses the expanding use of bus rapid transit in cities across the U.S., citing its emerging role as an important component in overall transit networks. The white paper, “Expanding the use of BRT,” is authored by Mark Huffer, HNTB project director and bus rapid transit practice leader, and Kyle Keahey, AICP, HNTB Central Division transit market sector leader. The white paper discusses two trends that may expand the use of BRT in the fut...
Should Airports Use Circular Runways?
Henk Hesselink is collaborating with Valkenburg airport, a disused naval base near The Hague, which has ambitions to become a drone innovation centre. His design for circular runways at passenger airports captured global attention last year, in aviation circles and on social media. The point, he explained, was to make more efficient use of space, reduce tricky crosswind landings and cut down on noise pollution.
Amtrak Begins Next Phase of Infrastructure Renewal at New York Penn Station
NEW YORK – Amtrak’s next series of track renewal projects in New York Penn Station, as part of the Infrastructure Renewal program, will begin on Friday, Jan. 5, with revised scheduled train operations commencing on Monday, Jan. 8. The bulk of the infrastructure renewal work for 2018 is occurring on weekends, as the project scope has not changed since November’s initial announcement. It is still expected to conclude on May 28, 2018, with minor modifications to Amtrak and commuter train weekday...
Oregon DOT Receives Six Pre-Proposals for Two Transfer Facilities
SALEM – Six pre-proposals have come in from applicants eager to help the state build two transfer facilities – one in Treasure Valley and one in the mid-Willamette Valley. These transloading sites, where cargo is transferred from one mode, such as trucks, to another, such as rail, will improve shipping connections in critical parts of the state. The Treasure Valley area project received one pre-proposal and the mid-Willamette Valley area project received five. After an initial review for comp...
Precast Wall Panel System Used for Airport FAA ALS Generator Building
BUFFALO, NY (January 2018) – Using precast concrete custom-made wall panels and hollow core plank, Oldcastle Precast Newnan, Ga., working in conjunction with CNS Communications, LLC, constructed the newly upgraded emergency generator runway light control building at Buffalo’s International airport. Owner of Buffalo International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration contracted CNS Communications, LLC to provide an upgraded FAA Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) generator building for one...
New Jersey Transit Buying 17 Dual-Powered Locomotives for $184.5M
NJ Transit's board of directors approved the purchase of 17 more dual-powered locomotives from Bombardier for $184.5 million, adding to its fleet of train engines that can operate both on diesel fuel and on electricity in areas where the agency has electrified its track system. The NJ Transit board includes state Transportation Commissioner Richard Hammer, who also heads the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The order for more locomotives is part of a 2008 contract that saw NJ Trans...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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