NTSB Update on Fern Hollow Bridge Highlights Urgent Infrastructure Maintenance Needs
CHICAGO - The 2022 collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge is a call to action: Infrastructure maintenance and repairs must be an urgent priority for the nation. On May 18, 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report that highlights the importance of proper bridge maintenance--something departments of transportation across the country frequently have to defer due to funding constraints. “Bridge failures are sudden, but they do not begin suddenly,” said National St...
FHWA Highlights Efforts to Improve Safety for People Walking, Bicycling and Rolling Made Possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
New guidance released today will help communities carry out plans to improve cycling, walking, rolling, and shared micromobility WASHINGTON – As part of National Bike Month, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced new guidance to support bicycle, pedestrian and micromobility projects reflecting significant funding opportunities made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The announcement is the latest in a series of actions by the agency to make travel safer fo...
Arup Supports Metrolinx Plans to Electrify Canada’s Largest Commuter Rail Network
Toronto – Arup, a global sustainable development consultancy, has been selected as the Technical Advisor on Metrolinx’s massive commuter rail project. The project will transform the rail network and introduce new electric trains along core segments of the network in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area (GTHA), as GO Transit moves to add two-way, all-day GO train service to fast growing cities and towns outside the Toronto core. The project will significantly expand service for commuters...
Aurigo Software Partners with Delaware DOT to Streamline Planning and Delivery of Statewide Capital Program
AUSTIN, Texas, May 10, 2023 — Aurigo Software, the leading provider of capital planning and construction management software for infrastructure and private owners, announced it has entered into a multiyear contract with the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to modernize the planning, funding, and execution of the agency’s Capital Transportation Program. Aurigo’s flagship product suite, Masterworks, will help DelDOT prioritize project requests, manage the use of state and federal fun...
Keolis Secures Contract as Orange County Transportation Authority’s Operating Partner for Fixed Route Bus Services
Board unanimously approves contract through 2027 that further expands Keolis’ transit operations footprint in Southern California BOSTON - Keolis North America (Keolis) today announced that the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has awarded Keolis a contract to operate fixed route bus services in partnership with the agency from the Anaheim and Irvine/Sand Canyon bases. The four-year contract begins on June 11, 2023, with two two-year options to extend with Keolis. OCTA’s boar...
Swedish Bridge Collapse Overcome with Specialist Salvage and Construction Technique
Installing several temporary shoring towers with hydraulic capacity When an incident occurred for a Finnish construction company during a bridge launch in Umeå, Sweden, in September 2020, experts from Mammoet were called in to save the bridge and help carry out its construction safely. This helped the construction company to avoid pulling down the bridge, and to salvage most of its original structure. The bridge was part of a new highway that bypasses the city of Umeå, at the western...
Acrow’s Modular Steel Truss System Supports Rehabilitation of Historic Covered Bridge in Québec
Structure was in place for the duration of the Pont Perrault renovation (Toronto, Ontario) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today a steel truss system it designed was used to provide support to Pont Perrault during the project to rehabilitate the historic covered bridge in Québec. Although it had been many years since the bridge carried vehicular traffic, it was closed to pedestrians and cyclists in 2018 after damage to timber components was d...
Video: I-80 1300 East Bridge Demolition and Slide Timelapse
I-80 in SLC is now open (and they got done early!) Take a peek at what the Utah Department of Transportation has been doing the last couple days. Credit: Utah Department of Transportation
Acrow Supplies Temporary Detour for Traffic and Relocated Utility Line During Bridge Replacement in Ohio
Durable modular bridge is an ideal solution for oversized loads and tight build area (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel bridges has been installed to provide temporary access for vehicles and a relocated gas line during bridge replacement construction in Independence, Ohio. The Old Rockside Road Bridge was built in 1960 to carry traffic over the Cuyahoga River and links the City of Ind...
United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg visits City of Fort Worth and Trinity Metro
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) – Trinity Metro, City of Fort Worth and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) welcomed United States Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to Fort Worth for a discussion and a tour of Trinity Metro TEXRail. Trinity Metro President and CEO Richard Andreski, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Transportation Director Michael Morris along with other local representatives joined the meet...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
