Hexagon Selected for Innovate UK Rail Infrastructure Artificial Intelligence Project
Project will automate railway structure identification and measurement for Network Rail (Norcross, GA. USA) Innovate UK, the country’s innovation agency, has selected Hexagon’s Geospatial division to conduct a research project that will result in faster and higher-precision mapping of railway infrastructure through the use of artificial intelligence. The project is funded by Network Rail, the owner and operator of Great Britain’s railway infrastructure, under its R&D portfolio and delivered by...
State DOTs on the Front Lines of Storm Preparations
State department of transportation crews along the Gulf Coast undertook a variety of storm preparation activity ahead of the arrival of two major hurricanes this week – highlighting the key ways state DOTs protect critical infrastructure and the residents it serves during severe weather events. [Above photo by the Louisiana DOTD.] Crews in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi cleared storm drains and ditches, lowered light masts, paused highway construction projects, while pre-positioning bar...
Federal Railroad Administration Announces Rail Inspection Technology Rule to Improve Track Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today submitted to the Federal Register a final rule allowing railroads to use ultrasonic inspection technology, augmented with global positioning system (GPS) technology, to employ continuous rail testing. These updated regulations are expected to improve safety by making it easier for railroads to test rail more frequently and to identify and repair internal rail flaws before conditions degrade safety....
W Howell Provides Construction Services for Scenic Overlooks on New Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
Above photo is of Belvedere #1 – Fish and Ships (Photo credit EW Howell Construction Group) EW Howell provided pre-construction and construction services for six new belvederes, or scenic overlooks, that are part of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge’s (formerly the Tappan Zee Bridge) shared bike and pedestrian path. These resting points reflect the culture and history of the Lower Hudson Valley and provide a new connection for non-motorized transport in the region, offering an excit...
UC Davis: COVID-19 Having Major Impact on Transportation
New research by the University of California-Davis Institute for Transportation Studies indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had and will continue to have a “profound impact” on how much people move around, their means of transportation, and on who gets to stay at home; trends that will create “long-term shifts” in transportation usage across the country. [Above photo by WSDOT.] The researchers conducted surveys targeting 15 regions of the United States and two in Canada – polling more...
Transportation Officials Report Increased Traffic on Some Roadways, But Reshaping of Industry for Years to Come Due To Pandemic
Five Months into COVID-19 Pandemic, the Country’s Most Important and Iconic Transportation Systems Continue to Feel Historic Impact and Loss of Revenue WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve tolling, reports that many of America’s major roadways continue to experience significant impacts from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Five months after...
RIDOT and Congressional Delegation Break Ground for Providence Viaduct Northbound Project
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin, Congressman David Cicilline, and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza today broke ground to mark the start of construction on the $265 million Providence Viaduct Northbound Project. This project will replace the 1,295-foot long northbound section of the Providence Viaduct Bridge which carries I-95 over numerous local roads and highway ramps,...
Urban Areas With the Worst Roads: Top 3 Are in California
While 2020 will be an anomaly, the number of miles traveled on American roads tends to increase each year and travel on urban roads has continued to rise alongside increased urbanization. Yet road conditions in the nation’s urban regions remain deficient — and costly to motorists. Apart from being unpleasant to drive on, poor roads are linked to worse traffic, reduced safety, and increased vehicle ownership costs. Research from AAA found that potholes alone cost U.S. drivers $3 billion a year...
State Transportation Commission Adopts Updated 12-Year Transportation Program
Harrisburg, PA – The State Transportation Commission (STC) today updated the 12-Year Program. The new plan anticipates $64.8 billion being available over the next 12 years for improvements to roads, bridges, transit systems, airports and railroads. The 12-Year Program, or TYP, is a multimodal, fiscally-constrained planning tool used to identify and prioritize Pennsylvania's transportation projects and the funds needed to complete them. State law requires the STC to review and update the 12-Ye...
Seattle Department of Transportation passes critical Federal milestone to move forward with Madison Bus Rapid Transit – RapidRide G Line Project
We’ve passed an important milestone with the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) moving the Madison Bus Rapid Transit (Madison BRT) project, also known as the RapidRide G Line, forward in the Small Starts Grant review process. A draft report released by the FTA this month determined SDOT has th...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
