ARTBA President & CEO Dave Butler Released the Following Statement on Pete Buttigieg’s Nomination as U.S. DOT Secretary
(WASHINGTON)— “As a former mayor, Pete Buttigieg has seen firsthand how transportation improvements can improve the economy and quality of life in communities. “He put forward a comprehensive and thoughtful plan during his presidential run to make major improvements to highways, roads, bridges and public transit systems, and address the Highway Trust Fund’s solvency challenges. His understanding of the issue will allow him to hit the ground running once confirmed as secretary. “The pivo...
FRA Publishes Final Rule for State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans
All states and the District of Columbia impacted WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a final rule requiring 40 states and the District of Columbia to develop and implement highway-rail grade crossing action plans to improve public safety. In addition, the rule requires 10 states that have already developed grade crossing action plans, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) and FRA’s implementing regul...
Bravus Begins Laying 200km Australian-Made Railway
Bravus Mining and Resources has begun laying its 200km railway line in Central Queensland this week and the track will proudly be Australian-made. Bravus CEO Mr David Boshoff said the materials for the track, including the girders, steel, sleepers and ballast were all produced in Australia, and the contractors building the railway were also all local. “We always said the Carmichael Project would create Australian jobs and benefit local businesses and this is yet another example of how we a...
FHWA Seeks To Make MUTCD Updates
The Federal Highway Administration plans to propose 600 changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways or MUTCD via a notice of proposed amendments or NPA scheduled for release on December 14. [Above photo collage by the American Traffic Safety Services...
Video: New Machine Learning Tool Tracks Urban Traffic Congestion
A new machine learning algorithm is poised to help urban transportation analysts relieve bottlenecks and chokepoints that routinely snarl city traffic. The tool, called TranSEC, was developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to help urban traffic engineers get access to actionable information about traffic patterns in their cities. Currently, publicly available traffic information at the street level is sparse and incomplete. Traffic engineers genera...
Stantec-designed One Vanderbilt Avenue transit improvements open for public use
The $3.3 billion transit-oriented development adds vital connections to Grand Central Terminal and the forthcoming East Side Access project The completion of One Vanderbilt Avenue, which joins the world’s most recognizable skyline as the second tallest office tower in New York City at 1,401 feet, also marks a significant milestone for the Midtown transit system. All components of One Vanderbilt’s $220 million transit improvement project, designed by Stantec and funded by SL Green, are now com...
After Record Year, Modest Declines Expected in 2021 Transportation Construction Market
Slowdown Not Surprisingly Reflects Pandemic-Induced Recession & Budget Pressures WASHINGTON — The U.S. transportation construction market is expected to shrink 5.5 percent next year, driven primarily by the severe economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the annual forecast released Dec. 10 by the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Overall, the value of work is expected to drop from $294.2 billion in 2020 to $278...
Pathway Forward for Ultra-High-Speed Travel in the Pacific Northwest Detailed in New Report
Study focuses on next steps in governance models, funding and outreach OLYMPIA – A new report, the 2020 Framework for the Future, sets forth a roadmap for continued work in a post-COVID-19 future to bring ultra-high-speed ground transportation to the Pacific Northwest. The report builds on previous studies conducted over the past three years and details next steps on governance, strategic outreach and funding and financing. It was released Tuesday, Dec. 8, and submitted to the executive and...
Downtown Gardiner bridges project opens to traffic
Portland, Maine TSX, NYSE: STN: The final phase of a comprehensive transportation improvement project in Gardiner’s historic downtown is nearing completion with the recent opening of the Bridge Street Bridge. Global design firm Stantec led project design and provided construction support for the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) project involving the replacement of two century-old bridges, along with the addition of a multi-use trail with bridge, and updates to two signalized inters...
NYSDOT Wrapping Up Freemans Bridge Project
The New York State Department of Transportation recently finished major construction on the rehabilitation of Freemans Bridge over the Mohawk River, improving travel efficiency and safety along a heavily traveled connector between the City of Schenectady and the Town of Glenville in Schenectady County. [Above photo by NYSDOT.] Only “minor finishing work” remains on this project, the agency said; a project that also extended the service life of the bridge by 25 years. Built in 1985, Free...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
