Connecting Vehicles and Infrastructure in Wyoming
Dangerous high wind conditions can be a major cause of highway crashes and trucks blowing over, putting lives at risk and, in the case of places such as Wyoming, jeopardizing America’s freight. A key location for the movement of goods both across the country, Wyoming is the home of such important routes as Interstate 80, or I-80, a major corridor for east-west freight movement. Approximately 11,000 to 16,000 vehicles travel this corridor every day, with more than 32 million tons of freight tr...
TxDOT Ferries, Roads Along Texas Coast Could Close as Water Rises
AUSTIN – As Hurricane Harvey makes its way toward the Texas coastline, the Texas Department of Transportation is asking Texans to stay up-to-date on possible ferry and road closures. At this time, all ferry operations are running, but that could change quickly as water surges exceed 5 feet. At this time, it is now likely the ferries in Port Aransas will run through late Friday morning, conditions permitting. For updates on ferry operations, follow the TxDOT Ferry Twitter feeds, @Galveston...
Fluor-Led Joint Venture Advances First Span Completion for Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the first span of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, formerly known as the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York, will open to drivers beginning August 25. The Fluor-led joint venture of Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC., comprised of American Bridge, Granite and Taylor Bros., will shift all four lanes of westbound traffic from the existing bridge to the new span overnight on August 25. The four eastbound lanes will be shifted onto the new...
ARTBA Takes Legal Action on Maryland Purple Line Transit Project
(WASHINGTON)—The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Aug. 23 told a federal appeals court that a lower court ruling blocking the Maryland Purple Line is an abuse of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and poses risks for the future of similar public-private partnerships (P3s) on transportation improvement projects. The 16-mile Purple Line light-rail project between Bethesda and New Carrolton, Maryland, is one of the nation’s largest P3 transit projects. Whil...
Acrow Supplies Permanent Pedestrian Bridge to Ohio’s Kalahari Resorts
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced that it designed and provided a bridge for pedestrian traffic at the Sandusky, Ohio location of Kalahari Resorts, the popular water park resort and meeting chain. With 890 guest rooms and suites, the resort’s hotel is the largest in Ohio. The facility also boasts 215,000 square feet of convention space as well as the second-largest indoor water park in the United States, at 173,0...
Department of Transportation Publishes August 2017 Significant Rulemaking Report
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the return of its monthly public Significant Rulemaking Report. The Report demonstrates a commitment to transparency in DOT’s rulemaking process. The Report can be found here. The publication of the monthly Reports was temporarily paused due to the change in Administrations and subsequent evaluations in DOT rulemaking priorities in accordance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777. The Significant Rulemakings Report pro...
12 State Transportation Projects Competing to be Named Best in the America
WASHINGTON — State department of transportation projects that swiftly addressed a spike in wrong-way driving fatalities; used high-tech tools like Bluetooth sensors to make work zones safer; and improved pedestrian access to heavily traveled corridors are among the twelve finalist announced today in the 2017 America's Transportation Awards competition, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The three highest s...
T.Y. Lin International Hires Paul T. Baca, P.E., as Senior Project Manager, Transportation
T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that Paul T. Baca, P.E., has been hired as Senior Project Manager, Transportation. Operating from TYLI’s office in Tempe, Arizona, Baca will lead senior project management and business development efforts for Surface Transportation projects in the Phoenix market and oversee design-build projects across the Southwest Region. Baca comes to TYLI with more than 16 years of transportation an...
Special Post Tensioned Bridge Slabs Produced for Pine Basin Bridge Replacement
SWAN VALLEY, Idaho (AUGUST 2017) – Oldcastle Precast Idaho Falls teamed with Bonneville Power Administration, HK Contractors, and Bryant Greene Concrete to replace the bridge at the entrance to Pine Basin Camp in Swan Valley, Idaho. Condemned in the fall of 2016, this bridge serves as the only access to the popular boys and girls camp and a valuable access to many of the electrical systems running through the canyon serving Victor, Driggs and Swan Valley. As the best way to proceed, the B...
Jacobs Secures Engineering Role for the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore High Speed Rail Project
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has secured one of six coveted Reference Design Consultant (RDC) packages for the high profile Kuala Lumpur - Singapore High Speed Rail project (KL-SG HSR), which was announced earlier this year. Once completed, the 350-km high speed rail link will be the fastest city center to city center mode of travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, with a journey time of 90 minutes. Jacobs will deliver the RDC02 reference design package that include...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
