Road to Resiliency: Episode 1 - Bad Things Were About to Happen
The Colorado Department of Transportation recently began releasing episodes from a new video series called “The Road to Resiliency” that documents the agency’s infrastructure response and recovery efforts in the wake of major flooding nine years ago. The first video highlights how almost one week worth of non-stop rain in September 2013 caused flooding that shut down more than 400 miles of roads and 200 bridges, forced the evacuation of 19,000 peopled, and stranded 3,000 people who ultimately...
Norwegian Public Roads Administration Selects Trimble for Asset Lifecycle Management
The E18 motorway, which covers 415 km in Norway and is a key traffic corridor in greater Oslo, is part of the NPRA-managed road network. Technology Ecosystem Connects Data Across the Asset Lifecycle for More Efficient Maintenance, Informed Decision-Making and Lower Lifetime Costs WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) Operations and Maintenance has selected Trimble’s AgileAssets® infrastructure enterprise asse...
Agencies in 20 States Use INRIX Signal Analytics to Identify and Reduce Excessive Delays and Emissions
KIRKLAND, Wash. – Today, INRIX, Inc., a leader in transportation analytics and connected car services, announced that agencies in 20 states who collectively monitor more than 10,000 signalized intersections are leveraging INRIX® Signal Analytics to make managing signal and corridor performance easier, faster and cheaper. Signal Analytics delivers unsurpassed intersection and corridor analytics in an easy to use yet powerful cloud-based platform designed for all levels of traffic professionals –...
MHDV Fleet Diversity and Market Share
The Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle market serves a diverse set of customer needs with drastically different payloads and daily routes. Commercial vehicle type, utilization, ownership, and energy requirements and availability should be taken into consideration when developing policies that will affect these vehicles. To assist in the development of effective policies, the Fuels Institute compiled a paper, Policy Considerations: Emissions Reduction Proposals Affecting Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehic...
Port Channel Deepening Project Wins Federal Authorization
The Port of Long Beach is kicking off 2023 with plenty to celebrate. On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden signed into law the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, the biennial legislation authorizing federal flood control, navigation and ecosystem improvements that include the Port’s Channel Deepening Project. “We are grateful to members of the House and Senate and the Army Corps of Engineers who championed this bill, the many lawmakers from both parties who voted for it and President...
WTS International and Latinos In Transit Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International and Latinos In Transit (LIT) signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ensuring the two organizations will collaborate on mutual goals to better the transportation sector and prepare a next generation of industry leaders and workforce. Latinos In Transit was founded in 2016 to promote the advancement and development of Latinos and other minorities in transportation. Membership is made of public and priv...
Novel Road Surfaces Could Be Key To Living With Climate Change
Long-life road surfaces could provide more durable highways and value for money in low-income countries University of Birmingham experts are working with the Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA) to develop ways of future-proofing the country’s road network against the effects of climate change – helping maintain and improve quality of life in Ethiopia and other Low-income Countries (LICs). The partners are trialling three innovative long-life road pavement surfacings - Epoxy Modified Ch...
New Mini Guide Focuses on Coordinated EV Infrastructure Planning and Implementation among State Officials
WASHINGTON — The National Council on Electricity Policy announced the release of a new publication, Mini Guide on Transportation Electrification: State-Level Roles and Collaboration among Public Utility Commissions, State Energy Offices, and Departments of Transportation, the eighth in its series promoting dialogue among state-level electricity decision makers by highlighting examples of successful engagement. Each mini guide features collaborative approaches, lessons learned and interviews with...
O’Melveny Advises on US$4.2 Billion Deal to Develop New International Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport
NEW YORK — O’Melveny represented a consortium consisting of Vantage Airport Group, JetBlue, American Triple I, and RXR Realty in an agreement to build, finance, and operate a new US$4.2 billion passenger terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The financial close of the deal was announced on November 17. The terminal, to be named Terminal 6, will be built as an extension of JetBlue’s existing JFK Terminal 5 and will eventually span across the entire site now occ...
Video: Hawaii DOT Talks Transportation Resiliency
AASHTO’s Transportation TV interviewed Edwin Sniffen, Hawaii DOT deputy director for highways, as part of its “2 Minute State DOT Update” video news series that illustrates how state departments of transportation build, maintain, and improve America’s multimodal transportation network. During the interview, Sniffen explained what making a transportation system “more resilient” means and how Hawaii DOT incorporates that philosophy into its infrastructure planning, construction, and delivery pr...