Video: U.S. Transportation Sec. Buttigieg Speaks at 2022 AASHTO Washington Briefing
On March 3, 2022, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivered a keynote address at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Washington Briefing. AASHTO is holding its winter conference in person from Tuesday, March 1, through Friday, March 4, 2022. The briefing is focused on implementing the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and federal fiscal year 2022 appropriations updates.
Jacobs Named Prime Designer on MTA's Penn Station Access
Program to bring equitable and resilient transportation options to underserved communities Largest expansion program in Metro-North's history DALLAS, March 8, 2022 -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) as the Prime Designer for Penn Station Access, the largest expansion of Metro-North's regional railroad system in its history. Jacobs will design the expansion and support construction, which will be led by the Halmar International/Railworks Joint V...
HDR Selected to Study Feasibility of New Rail Line in San Juan County, New Mexico
OMAHA, Neb. — San Juan County, New Mexico, has selected HDR to perform a feasibility study for the Four Corners Freight Rail project. The proposed greenfield rail line would connect the Farmington, New Mexico, area to the national freight network via the BNSF line near Gallup, New Mexico, approximately 120 miles south. The new rail line has been discussed for decades as a catalyst for attracting manufacturing industry and spurring business development in the northwest New Mexico region. In 20...
Federal Highway Administration Details Efforts to Advance Complete Streets Design Model, Improve Safety for All Road Users in Report to Congress
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released a report to Congress detailing the agency’s commitment to advance widespread implementation of the Complete Streets design model to help improve safety and accessibility for all users. The report identifies five overarching opportunity areas that will inform FHWA as it moves ahead with its efforts to increase the proportion of federally funded transportation projects that are routinely planned, designed, built and operated as...
Passenger hand signalling at end of line as Telent installs new request to stop technology
Warwick, U.K. – Passengers at remote rail stations on the Far North Line in Scotland will soon wave goodbye to years of hand-signalling train drivers if they wish to board the train. A new ‘request to stop’ system is being deployed by critical infrastructure firm Telent at Altnabreac, Culrain, Dunrobin Castle, Invershin, Kinbrace, Kildonan, Rogart, and Scotscalder stations. Trains on the line currently operate on a request to stop basis – meaning passengers must hand signal approaching trains...
Video: TRB Panel Discusses $1.2T IIJA
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released video of a Transportation Research Board panel discussion regarding the potential benefits of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA signed into law in November 2021.
Study: Transit-Oriented Development Can Save Money
A new report by the Mineta Transportation Institute examines how transit-oriented development or TODs could be an effective tool to ease the housing affordability problem by increasing housing supply and reducing transportation costs in transit-rich neighborhoods. [Above photo by Caltrans] According to the Federal Transit Administration, TODs include “a mix of commercial, residential, office and entertainment” centered around or located near a transit station – creating hubs that lead to t...
DOT Lays Out Actions to Strengthen Supply Chains and Revitalize the Economy
Thursday, February 24, 2022: Today, on the one-year anniversary of President’s Executive Order on Supply Chains, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is publishing a report that lays out vulnerabilities in our freight and logistics supply chain and clear-cut actions needed to speed up the movement of goods from ships to shelves. Building a resilient and efficient supply chain that can withstand the shocks of future large-scale weather, health or other events that will spur economic growth...
City of Fremont Selects LYT Smart Traffic Solution for Faster and Safer Emergency Vehicle Transportation
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are keeping communities safer Santa Clara, Calif., - LYT, a leader in intelligent connected traffic technology solutions is integrating its LYT.emergency smart traffic solution into the Fremont Boulevard Safe and Smart Corridor project. Average daily traffic volumes on Fremont Boulevard range between 25,000 and 40,000 vehicles per day and was identified as a Safety Priority Street in Fremont’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The LYT.emergency Emergen...
Video: Understanding Construction Loads
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) presents a topic-based video series on short span steel bridges. In this series, Dr. Gregory Michaelson (Co-Director, SSSBA Bridge Technology Center & Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University) discusses how to understand construction loads for short span steel bridges.
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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