Port of Long Beach Sees Cargo Decline for May
Trade down 8.2% last month due to tariffs imposed on goods Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach declined 8.2% in May due to tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, but a temporary pause on those fees will likely trigger a cargo surge by late June. Dockworkers and terminal operators processed 639,160 twenty-foot equivalent units in May, down 8.2% from the same month last year. Imports dropped 13.4% to 299,116 TEUs and exports decreased 18.6% to 82,149 TEUs. Empty containers moving through the...
CALSTART Applauds California and Coalition of States for Clean Cars and Trucks Leadership
In response to the federal government's latest attack on California’s clean transportation programs, state leaders are taking decisive and united action. Today, California Attorney General Bonta- joined by ten other attorneys general - filed a lawsuit challenging Congress’s effort that revoked California’s long-standing authority to set its own vehicle pollution standards (from Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washing...
Trinity Metro Launches New Downtown Blue Line
(FORT WORTH, TEXAS) — Trinity Metro has launched the Blue Line, the second of Trinity Metro’s color-coded bus routes. Visit Fort Worth and Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., are funding partners for the Blue Line, which helps riders travel around downtown. Passengers enjoy a sleek new riding experience in bright blue buses with iconic artwork on the exterior. Once aboard, they relax in comfortable perimeter seating with additional artwork inside the bus and on selected seats. Blue Line offers reliabl...
ATP Releases Official Contracting Opportunity for Austin Light Rail Multibillion-Dollar Final Design and Construction Contract
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Transit Partnership has released the official solicitation for the multibillion-dollar final design and construction contract that will be awarded early next year in preparation to break ground on Austin Light Rail Phase 1 in 2027. Austin’s first light rail system will transform how people move around the city with all-electric trains running reliably every 5-10 minutes most of the day, connecting people to major job centers, education hubs and iconic destinations. Desi...
Podcast with TYLin Bridge Engineer Atiq Alvi
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Atiq Alvi, vice president, National Lead for Bridge Rehabilitation, Florida Bridge Sector manager at TYLin, a part of Sidara’s global collaborative. They had a wide ranging and detailed discussion of bridge engineering, including the fragile state of U.S. bridges, how engineers can help improve the situation, and some of the latest and most-useful bridge technology as well as how Alvi has used them throughout his extens...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $1.5 Billion to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters, Including Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an ongoing effort to support national hurricane preparedness and help communities move quickly to recover from devastating storms, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced more than $1.5 billion in federal funding to help states and U.S. territories accelerate repairs to roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure damaged by natural disasters, including more than $683 million to repair damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Secretary Duffy visited...
Data Reveals Massive Potential for Sustainable and Resilient Road Infrastructure
ORIS Materials Intelligence Shows How AI Can Minimize Carbon & Costs at Scale ORIS Materials Intelligence, a digital startup pioneering sustainable design for roads and other linear infrastructure, unveils key findings from its 2024 Impact Report and consulting work. The data highlights the power of AI and geospatial insights to drive decarbonisation, circularity, and cost-efficiency at scale in road infrastructure—one of the world’s most emitting sectors. The 2024 Impact Report underscores h...
Automated Battery Electric Bus Deployed in Landmark Demonstration
Driverless CapMetro vehicle is the first in North America to successfully navigate an active transit depot; sets stage for lowering zero-emission fleet costs. AUSTIN, TEXAS — After many years of planning and investment, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) Yard Automation Research and Deployment (YARD) Program deployed the first SAE Level 4, automated 40-foot electric bus (BEB) in North America. The retrofitted bus was challenged to maneuver through an active t...
Woolpert Selected to Implement Trimble Asset Management System Solution for San Diego International Airport
Built on the ESRI ArcGIS® platform, the computerized asset management system solution will help streamline maintenance for the third busiest airport in California SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority has selected Woolpert to implement the Trimble Unity MaintainTM enterprise asset management system for San Diego International Airport (SAN). Under the contract, Woolpert will provide implementation, configuration, training, maintenance, and technical support services. T...
Haarbachtal Bridge Successfully Launched Using Combined Techniques at Great Heights
Innovative solutions reduce construction time for Haarbachtal bridge The complex installation was achieved by skidding the bridge across elevated jacking towers Mammoet are specialists in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), possessing the engineering knowledge and equipment to allow bridges to be built closer to installation sites and assembled in larger, and therefore fewer, pieces – saving considerable time and cost. The Haarbachtal bridge crosses the Haarbach valley on the A5...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
