CH2M, Walsh Construction Updating One of Ohio's Busiest Bridges
CLEVELAND - Approximately 170,000 vehicles per day cross over the I-480 Valley View Bridge, making it one of the state's busiest structures serving local and interstate traffic in the greater Cleveland area. The twin bridges, originally opened to traffic in 1977, cross over the Cuyahoga River Valley in Cuyahoga County. Because of the bridges' age and heavy volume of traffic, the existing concrete decks are nearing the end of their useful life. In October, the Ohio Department of Transportat...
Caliper Corporation (Maptitude, TransCAD) Joins the USGS Coalition
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - Caliper Corporation, a privately held GIS, transportation, and mapping software company, has announced that it has become a member organization of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coalition. The USGS Coalition is an alliance of more than 80 organizations united by a commitment to the continued vitality of the USGS and its ability to provide critical data and services to the nation. The Coalition supports increased federal investment in USGS programs that underpi...
National Park Service, FHWA Unveil $227M Plan to Fix Arlington Memorial Bridge
Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said federal agencies have put together $227 million for a project to rehabilitate the iconic Arlington Memorial Bridge that spans the Potomac River and links Arlington, Va., with Washington, D.C. Major construction will begin next autumn, the DOI said, but minor repairs will begin soon on the weight-restricted bridge owned by the National Park Service that is a major commuter route and runs between Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and the Li...
State DOTs, MPOs, Transit Groups Seek One-Year Delay of Federal Reporting on Performance
With an important regulatory deadline approaching Jan. 1 for state departments of transportation, transit agencies and metropolitan planning organizations to begin reporting on their performance management, industry groups jointly asked U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to delay the reporting period by one year. The chief executives of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the American Public Transportation Association and the Association of Metropoli...
Acrow Bridge Recognized by Department of Commerce for ‘Export Achievement’
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 12 December, 2017 – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, today noted that Sandra Montoya, Acrow’s international sales coordinator, accepted on behalf of the company the Export Achievement Certificate from the U.S. Commercial Service, the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. The award was presented to Montoya by Brian Beams, senior international trade specialist for the De...
City Parks: America's New Infrastructure - Traffic & Transportation
City Parks Alliance releases the latest video in the five-part series, “City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure,” focused on the role of linear parks in providing transportation options to city residents. Featuring Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, PA, The 606 in Chicago, IL, and The Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans, LA, this video share information on how the parks are providing commuter access to jobs and retail, as well as recreational walking and cycling needs.
Officials Celebrate Route 28 Improvements in Loudoun and Fairfax
Dewberry has provided design and construction management for ten new interchanges, freeway widening, and multiple parallel roadway network improvements totaling more than $400 million. Last month, local leaders joined Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) members and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for a formal ribbon cutting to mark the completion of several segments of widening on the Route 28 corridor in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. NVTA estimates the comple...
FRA Delays Deadline for Passenger Rail Safety Programs as DOTs Seek Changes
As state departments of transportation and other groups continue to press regulators for changes, the Federal Railroad Administration said it has delayed for a full year a rule that would require passenger railroads to submit system safety programs. The agency's latest stay of the rule – after four earlier delays – headed off a deadline of Dec. 4 for its requirements to take effect. The new deadline is Dec. 4, 2018. Various state DOTs have been pressing for the FRA to clarify that its rule...
Senate Works Toward Tax Cuts But Makes No Provision to Boost Transportation Funding
The Senate took up tax-cutting legislation that makes no attempt to shore up long-term transportation funding, and which includes an "advance refunding" bond provision that would work against a debt-refinancing technique states and other government entities use to reduce their project costs. Senate Republican leaders said they expected to have enough votes to pass the final bill on Dec. 1. The House passed its version Nov. 16, and once the Senate completes its version the chambers will have t...
Fugro Awarded Third Ground Investigation Package on Scotland's A9 Dualling Programme
Fugro will be mobilising full ground investigation capabilities in the Scottish Highlands as it makes a winter start on its third contract for Transport Scotland on the Scottish Government’s ambitious A9 Dualling programme. The £1.3 million award includes integrated geotechnical and geophysical data collection along 23 kilometres of road corridor to inform the design work for two sections of dualling - Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore. Due to start mid-Decemb...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
