Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with ElectReon and Dan Bus Company, launches electric road pilot
Tel-Aviv University Railway Station (Credit-Guy Yechiely) * Initiative aims to reduce pollution and advance urban electric transportation; Wireless technology requires no charging stations in public spaces * Tel Aviv-Yafo, September 21 – Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with ElectReon and Dan Bus Company, has launched a pilot project to install wireless electric roads for charging public transportation in the city. The pilot, the first of its kind in Israel, will be...
Selma’s Civil Rights Landmark to Receive First Permanent Lighting Design
HLB Lighting Design is designing the lighting for the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge to bring a renewed recognition to the civil rights landmark. HLB Lighting Design is working to design the first permanent lighting installation for the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge, through an initiative developed by the local community leaders with the Selma Redevelopment Authority, Selma Economic Design Team, the Black Belt Community Foundation, Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation and the K...
Video: Oregon Fire Damage to Transportation
Jon Barnard, ODOT's Transportation Maintenance Manager for District 4, talks about the wildfire on OR 18.
ODOT working to assess, repair Oregon roads damaged by wildfire
SALEM – Even with wildfires still burning, ODOT crews around the state have begun assessing damage on hundreds of miles of road, removing thousands of trees damaged by fire, and inspecting culverts, bridges, guardrail and pavement. The work will continue location by location as conditions allow, but it will be some time before roads reopen – partially or fully – to traffic. Even when roads do reopen, ODOT crews will continue monitoring for hazards including landslides or loose rock in areas w...
Richardson Gets Silver Line Rail Delivery
The newest shipment of rail for Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Silver Line project has made its way to Richardson. The most recent delivery of 50 rail segments was off-loaded Tuesday, Sept. 15, between Renner Road and Custer Parkway, south of President George Bush Turnpike, after arriving by train from Steel Dynamics, Inc. in Columbia City, Ind. Each 1,500 ft. long segment will become part of the 26-mile Silver Line Regional Rail Project currently under construction between Plano and D...
Skanska builds the Interstate 95 Northbound Viaduct replacement in Providence, USA, for USD 106 M, about SEK 932 M
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with Manafort Brothers, Inc., signed a contract with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to replace an elevated section of northbound Interstate 95 (I-95) in Providence, USA. The total contract is worth USD 212 M. Skanska will include its USD 106 M portion of the contract, about SEK 932 M, in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2020. The design-build project, located in the heart of downtown Providence, will optimize traffic op...
MDOT research into carbon fiber bridge components gains national recognition
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in partnership with Lawrence Technological University prestressed concrete beams with strands of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and then subjected them to fire/loading tests to evaluate their durability. (Lawrence Technological University photo) Fast facts: - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) pioneered incorporating carbon fiber into bridge designs, building the nation's first carbon fiber bridge in 2001. - Carbon...
District and Virginia Mark Major Milestone of Long Bridge Project to Expand Regional Rail Transportation Network
Long Bridge Project Concludes Environmental Planning, Moves Closer to Construction That Will Better Connect North to South in the National Capital Region (Washington, DC) – DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Virginia Governor Ralph S. Northam, through their respective transportation agencies, announced today a major milestone for the Long Bridge Project to expand passenger and commercial rail capacity along the east coast. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Virginia Department of...
MBTA, MAPC, MassDOT, Massport, and 13 Metropolitan Area Municipalities Announce Unprecedented Effort To Significantly Reduce Construction Costs in Order To Advance Quick-Build Transit and Active Transportation Projects
New collective purchasing effort led by MAPC and MBTA allows state and local agencies to purchase red, green, and white striping materials critical for building new bus, bicycle, and pedestrian safety treatments on roadways at lower, more reliable costs. The MBTA, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), Massport, the City of Boston, the City of Cambridge, the City of Somerville, the Town of Brookline, the City of Everett, th...
PennDOT Data Shows Pennsylvania Roundabouts Reducing Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that fatalities, injuries, and crashes decreased overall at 22 roundabouts at 19 locations after they were built, according to department data. "We continue to be encouraged by the safety advantages of the modern roundabout," said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. "Lives are being saved and injuries reduced. The data cannot be denied." PennDOT recently reviewed data for 22 roundabouts on state routes...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
