As Motorists Hit the Road for the 4th of July, a Video Series Focuses on Funding
WASHINGTON – This Fourth of July holiday millions of motorists will use America’s multimodal network of highways, bridges, bike trails and railways to make trips to vacation destinations across the country. Keeping the nation’s vast surface transportation network operating safely and efficiently requires a major investment. In a three-part special report series titled, “Another Way to Pay,” AASHTO Transportation TV examines the Road Usage Charge (RUC), a mileage-based fee for all road users bein...
Impres Performs First Case Studies in California
Case studies of the infrastructure projects California High Speed Rail and San Francisco AirTrain Extension have recently been completed in the research project Impres. Interviews along the projects’ value chains have provided valuable input and examples for Impres’ goal of creating guidelines for carbon management through procurement requirements in infrastructure projects. Stefan Uppenberg, sustainability consultant at WSP Group and project manager for the Impres project, and Daniel Balian,...
Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program: Saving Lives through Connectivity
As our communities become more connected, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) play an important central role in our cities, towns, suburbs, and rural communities, between regions and across state lines. Transportation system managers can best serve vital needs by applying cohesive ITS technology and effectively “connecting the dots” of information from various factors that affect transportation operations, such as weather, congestion, accidents, and unanticipated emergencies. A flagship...
Five Western States Receive Top Honors in National Competition
JUNEAU, AK. – State department of transportation projects that restored essential highways following devastating landslides and improved safety for motorists and wildlife are among the winners in the western regional America’s Transportation Awards competition. Celebrating its 10th year, the competition attracted 30 project nominations from 12 western states. Eight projects from five of those states are today receiving top awards. “Every project nominated in this competition represents the ha...
House, Senate Committees Take Up FAA Bills
Both the House and Senate authorizing committees have new bills to consider that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration and retain many current programs including the Essential Air Service program that subsidizes commercial air travel for smaller, rural airports. That means they could mark up legislation in committee before Congress breaks for a July recess, so that the full chambers would be positioned to vote on bills and perhaps negotiate any differences before current FAA a...
Georgia DOT Breaks Ground on I-16/I-75 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry joined Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert and state legislators for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch a $500 million Interstate 16/I-75 Interchange project that is part of a larger regional freight trucking route. The department said that project includes significant improvements to about 2.5 miles of I-75 from Macon's Hardeman Avenue to Pierce Avenue and almost 3 miles of I-16 from I-75 to Walnut Creek. "I-16 and I-...
U.S. Roadway Traffic Continues Rising to New Record Highs, Adding Pressure on Infrastructure
Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. roads increased 1.5 percent in year-over-year comparisons or by an additional 15.2 billion miles driven in the first four months of 2017. That's following a record year for traffic volume in 2016, the Federal Highway Administration reported. Previously, the FHWA had reported that vehicle miles driven increased 2.8 percent in all of 2016 to more than 3.2 trillion miles. While the rate of increase so far this year has slowed, the growth means more cars and trucks a...
Manufacturers Call for Strong Actions by Congress, Administration to Upgrade Infrastructure
Two major U.S. manufacturing groups have separately urged Congress and the Trump administration to take strong actions to dramatically improve entire networks of U.S. transportation facilities and other vital infrastructure. They made their cases as President Trump and other administration officials continue to promise they will unveil a major infrastructure investment plan, and as federal reports show that highway traffic volume continues to grow to new record levels. The Association of...
IRTBA, Members of Industry to Testify on the Illinois House Floor Regarding Impact of Transportation Construction Project Shutdown
(SPRINGFIELD, IL) - An American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis released June 27 finds that a prolonged shutdown of Illinois transportation project sites could cost $345 million per week and jeopardize 43,000 jobs. The report comes as Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA) President & CEO Michael Sturino prepares to testify today on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives regarding the impacts the Illinois Department of Transporta...
Federal Airport Construction Program Funding Only Meeting 50% of Identified Needs, New Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON - A new analysis of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data finds that current airport construction funding levels are only half of what is necessary to make safety improvements and help reduce runway congestion. The analysis, conducted by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black, comes as the U.S. House and Senate are expected to debate legislation to reauthorize the FAA and the nation’s aviation programs. The FAA...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
