Oklahoma DOT Notes Public-Private Partnership Success with Opening of I-40 Radio Road Interchange in El Reno
Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism Deby Snodgrass joined officials Thursday from the energy industry, the City of El Reno and Oklahoma Department of Transportation to mark the completion of a historic public-private partnership to construct a new I-40 interchange at Radio Rd. in El Reno. In 2012, Chesapeake Energy Corp. of Oklahoma City announced it would pay the state’s portion of construction costs and secure the right-of-way necessary to add new interstate access in the growing area....
ODOT and Disability Rights Oregon Join Forces to Make State's Transportation System More Accessible to People with Disabilities
SALEM, Ore.- In the largest commitment to an accessible transportation system in state history, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Disability Rights Oregon and the Association of Oregon Centers for Independent Living have reached a proposed agreement which will make the state highway system more accessible to those with disabilities. The agreement settles a February 2016 federal lawsuit against ODOT by the Association of Oregon Centers for Independent Living (AOCIL), and eight individuals...
Rhode Island DOT Reopens Hussey Bridge Eight Months Ahead of Schedule
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today held a ceremony with local officials and community representatives to mark the re-opening of the Clarence L. Hussey Memorial Bridge in Wickford. In order to expedite repairs to the bridge, it was closed from April 1 to June 3, 2016, and again on September 6, 2016 for its second of two closure periods. RIDOT opened the bridge to traffic on October 27, 2016. RIDOT reached substantial completion approximately eight months ahead of the p...
Maritime Administration Awards $4.85 Million in Grants for Marine Highway Projects
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $4.85 million in grants to six Marine Highway projects along the waterways of 17 states and the District of Columbia. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s Marine Highway Program is to expand the use of our Nation’s navigable waterways to relieve landside congestion, reduce air emissions, and generate other public benefits by increasing the efficiency of the surface transportation system. “These grants will help us take advantage of t...
Pennsylvania DOT Starts Work on Mount Joy Train Station Improvements
Mount Joy, PA – PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards hosted a groundbreaking event Wednesday for improvements to the Mount Joy station on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor, the latest in a series of investments to improve service on the 104-mile line. The $25 million project will replace low-level platforms with covered, elevated ones that will make boarding trains easier, improve access with the addition of elevators and enclosed stair towers, and a pedestrian overpass between the east and west...
CINTEC America Provides Anchoring Systems for NYC MTA Subway
New York City Transit managers had learned in 1999 that a portion of the ceiling at 181st Street was at risk of collapse. However, it did not begin a comprehensive assessment of the ceiling’s condition until June 2009. On August 16, 2009, at 10:18 p.m., a large section of the arched brick ceiling at the 181st Street Station on the IRT Line fell onto the platforms and tracks. Fortunately, no one was injured by the falling bricks and subway service to the station was immediately suspended. ...
Idaho Transportation Department Honored as Innovative Company of the Year Finalist, Unveils Top Ideas of 2016
BOISE - The Idaho Transportation Department was honored as a 2016 Innovative Company of the Year finalist by the Idaho Technology Council Oct. 25 in Boise. No other state public-service agency has ever been a finalist in the category, typically reserved for private-sector firms. “This award shows that a government agency can be just as innovative as the private sector and move at the speed of business,” said Director Brian Ness. “By finding better ways to do our jobs, we put the focus on the...
Parsons to Modernize L.A. Regional Intelligent Transportation System With a Smart City Solution
PASADENA, CA – Parsons is proud to announce that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has selected Parsons to modernize the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation System (www.riits.net) to facilitate and encourage near real-time transportation data exchange between more than 125 traffic, transit, emergency service, and other agencies to improve transportation in Southern California. Parsons will provide RIITS with unprecedented operational integration...
Maritime Administration Awards $4.85 Million in Grants for Marine Highway Projects
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $4.85 million in grants to six Marine Highway projects along the waterways of 17 states and the District of Columbia. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s Marine Highway Program is to expand the use of our Nation’s navigable waterways to relieve landside congestion, reduce air emissions, and generate other public benefits by increasing the efficiency of the surface transportation system. “These grants will help us take advantage of t...
PennDOT Starts Work on Mount Joy Train Station Improvements
Mount Joy, PA – PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards hosted a groundbreaking event Wednesday for improvements to the Mount Joy station on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor, the latest in a series of investments to improve service on the 104-mile line. The $25 million project will replace low-level platforms with covered, elevated ones that will make boarding trains easier, improve access with the addition of elevators and enclosed stair towers, and a pedestrian overpass between the east and west...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
