Video: Crews Disassemble Drill from Inside Tunnel
As the front section of the giant SR 99 tunneling machine Bertha is cut and lifted from a disassembly pit, crews are hard at work disassembling the back end of the machine through the new tunnel. This short time lapse condenses more than a month’s work into less than 30 seconds.
State, Federal Grants Awarded to Improve Public Transportation Across State
OLYMPIA – Approximately $230 million in newly awarded state and federal grants will help more than 80 public-transportation agencies provide better connectivity, sustained service, new buses and other mobility improvements to people in every county of Washington state. Once the Legislature passed the 2017–2019 budget, the Washington State Department of Transportation notified the grant recipients that they could begin utilizing their funds. These grant awards allow public-transportation provi...
Ground Broken for Newark Regional Transportation Center, Parking Lot & Access Road
Newark (Statewide) - This morning, Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Thomas Carper, U.S. Senator Christopher Coons, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Transportation Chief Engineer Robert McCleary, and a host of other dignitaries participated in a Department of Transportation (DelDOT) groundbreaking for the Newark Regional Transportation Center, Parking Lot and Access Road. "This project represents an important part of our efforts to support the rebirth of the former Chrysler plant pro...
Acrow Provides Temporary Detour Structure for Use During Bridge Replacement in Iowa
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced that it designed and provided a temporary bridge for use as a detour during the replacement of an obsolete structure on Interstate 34 in Chariton, Iowa. Interstate 34 is an east-west highway that runs from the western outskirts of Chicago to Granby, Colorado. In Iowa, the route is a major arterial surface road across the southern part of the state. The existing structure h...
U.S. Iron Ore Shipments Help Boost St. Lawrence Seaway Shipping by 20%
With strong increases in iron ore and other cargo, total tonnage shipped via the St. Lawrence Seaway is up 20 percent over last year. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation reports that cargo shipments from March 20 to June 30 totaled more than 12 million metric tons – up two million metric tons over the same period in 2016. “St. Lawrence Seaway shipping is a bellwether for the health of the overall U.S. and Canadian economies and reflects strong demand for raw materials to support...
FTA Taking Applications for $226.5M in Grant Funding to Improve Transit Bus Service
The Federal Transit Administration said it is taking applications through Aug. 25 for about $226.5 million in competitive grant funding for transit bus projects nationwide, under a program to help replace and upgrade buses and related facilities. "Transit buses account for more than five billion passenger trips every year, providing vital connections to jobs and economic opportunities," said FTA Executive Director Matthew Welbes. "These grants will help more communities bring their transit in...
AASHTO Calls for ‘Simpler, More Reliable’ USDOT Process to Spur Use of TIFIA Project Loans
The group that represents state departments of transportation wants to see the USDOT increase the federal share of financing projects under TIFIA, the department's main infrastructure loan program, and "develop a simpler, faster and more reliable application process." The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials made the comments in written testimony...
RIDOT Makes In-State Train Rides Free Rest of Year to Get Travelers Off Busy Highway
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is trying to increase traveler awareness of a transit option, and get more travelers off a busy highway, by giving free commuter rail rides through yearend on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trains moving between Rhode Island stops. "Rhode Island ranks on the bottom when it comes to the percentage of travelers who use transit as opposed to cars, yet we have the infrastructure and train service to make it easy for people to get around ou...
Michael Baker International Improves Commute for Chesapeake Residents with Bridge Replacement and Boulevard Improvement Project
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, recently helped to provide a safer and more efficient commute for City of Chesapeake residents along Dominion Boulevard, U.S. Route 17 in Southeastern Virginia. The firm provided construction engineering, inspection and public involvement services for an improvement project, which replaced the 50-year-old Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge and added modifications to the roadway and existing intersections....
Florida I-595 Corridor Improvements Project & Colorado DOT’s David Spector Honored with National Public-Private Partnership (P3) Awards
(WASHINGTON) - The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The awards were presented July 13 in two categories during ARTBA’s 29th Annual Public Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation Conference, held in the Nation’s Capital. P3 Ent...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
