LDG and Bradford County Officials Hold Bridge Ribbon-Cutting
New County Bridge No. 21 replaces previous structure destroyed by flooding WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Bradford County Commissioners and team members from Larson Design Group (LDG) held a ribbon-cutting event on June 21 for the reopening of a bridge over Towanda Creek that was destroyed by flooding in 2018. County Bridge No. 21 on Kellogg Road, which spans the South Branch of Towanda Creek, presented a challenging set of circumstances after the 2018 flooding. There were no signs of the previous...
HNTB Selected to Develop Statewide Lane Closure Management System for Iowa DOT
Digital innovation initiative will increase work zone safety and automate lane closure processes. DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Transportation selected HNTB to assist in the development and deployment of a statewide lane closure management system. Under the contract, the firm will work alongside Iowa DOT to provide consolidation, automation and improved overall enterprise knowledge of work zone activity and automated lane closure processes. “We are excited about the opportunit...
Special Report: Integrating Resilience into Decision-Making: The Need for Metrics and Methods
AASHTO Transportation TV presents a Special Report on the Knowledge Session, Integrating Resilience into Decision-Making: The Need for Metrics and Methods, sponsored by RS&H. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2021, the U.S. experienced 20 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. Dave Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer at RS&H, served as session moderator--leading the panel discussion on what can be done to make the nation’s transportation infrastruc...
USDOT Announces All 50 States, DC and Puerto Rico Now Have Alternative Fuel Corridor Designations, Which Will Help Build Out National Electric Vehicle Charging Network
With 249 new designations, corridors now cover 85% of the National Highway System WASHINGTON – To support President Biden’s commitment to building out a national electric vehicle charging network and making electric vehicles accessible and affordable to more Americans, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the latest round of Alternative Fuel Corridor designations. Under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formu...
Collaborating for Success: Q&A with the Moynihan Phase 2 Quality Team for New York’s New Moynihan Station
A Q&A with Nagesh Goel, President, AEIS; John Carlson, Technical Manager and Project Manager, AEIS; and Dan Gorman, Quality Manager, Skanska Having opened last year, the historic James A. Farley Post Office Building’s redevelopment into the Moynihan Train Hall has created a new 255,000-square-foot station for Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak passengers, representing the busiest rail station in the country. The $1.6 billion project transforms the 100-plus-year-old block-long property into a mo...
Skanska builds a tram and bus depot in Helsinki, Finland for EUR 101M, about SEK 1.1 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with Ruskeasuon Varikkokiinteistö Oy, a subsidiary of City Transport Ltd, to build a tram and bus depot in Helsinki, Finland. The contract is worth EUR 101M, about SEK 1.1 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter of 2022. The depot is designed for 100 trams, and it has space for their daily maintenance, cleaning and repair work. The parking area for 200 buses and their maintenance building will be located on the roof of t...
Video: Animated Maps: U.S. National Bridge Inventory, 2022
There is perhaps no more powerful a symbol of the nation’s crumbling infrastructure than a bridge that isn’t safe to cross. Very occasionally, the worst happens. Earlier this year, the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed, on the same day President Joe Biden was scheduled to deliver a speech in the city about infrastructure funding. How big is the problem? Maps and data can help us understand its scale and distribution. We used Department of Transportation data to examine the nation’s...
Video: Why TRAC Matters
TRAC (Transportation and Civil Engineering) & RIDES (Roadways In Developing Elementary Students), AASHTO’s educational outreach programs, are designed for use in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classes. The hands-on activities introduce students in grades K-12 to the work world of transportation and civil engineering and inspire them to consider careers in those fields. Both programs are aligned with national standards and are currently being aligned with the Core Curriculu...
How to Determine Return on Investment for Digital Delivery in Transportation
Alexa Mitchell, Transportation BIM Program Manager and Chris Williges, Economics, Director HDR Leaders Explain Research into Digital Delivery Costs and Benefits in New Experts Talk Interview OMAHA, Neb. — Digital delivery has a host of benefits in the design and construction of capital projects. But as transportation agencies grapple with competing priorities, they need to know the bottom line. Is it worth the investment? Two of HDR’s top experts led a research study to find o...
Yunex Traffic, Florida Department of Transportation, and I-STREET at the University of Florida Transportation Institute Collaborate to Advance Autonomous Shuttle Capability
Yunex Traffic today announced a successful effort to advance the capability of autonomous shuttles on the University of Florida’s Gainesville, Florida Campus. Onboard Units (OBUs) installed on the shuttles will allow them to interact with Roadside Units (RSUs) mounted on traffic signal poles, providing them with valuable additional information to navigate intersections safely. In a significant advancement over typical autonomous programs, shuttles in Gainesville are now able to make left a...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
