DART Rail Generates $10.27 Billion Near Rail Stations
A new study looking at construction near Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations shows just how productive and important it is to the overall North Texas economy, generating billions of dollars in revenue, taxes and jobs. Researchers from the Economics Research Group at the University of North Texas (UNT), led by Michael Carroll, Ph.D., reviewed 81 development projects completed within a quarter mile of DART stations with a total property value of $5.138 billion between 2016 and...
Stantec Leads Design for I-83 North York Widening Project
The $300 million project will widen a 5-mile stretch of congested interstate and reconstruct three interchanges in southern Pennsylvania York, PA - TSX, NYSE: STN: Top ten global design firm Stantec is leading design for the I-83 North York Widening Project in York, Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles south of Harrisburg. As part of the $300 million project being led by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), approximately five miles of the four-lane interstate will be reco...
Stantec awarded bridge inspection contracts across three US states
Departments of Transportation in Nevada, Colorado, and North Dakota are investing to protect the traveling public and critical shipped goods Stantec has been selected to provide bridge inspection services for three US State Departments of Transportation (DOT): Nevada (NDOT), Colorado (CDOT), and North Dakota (NDDOT). The work carried out by Stantec’s bridge inspection teams will use the latest technology and engineering methodology to ensure the bridges are safe for the traveling p...
Video: Tennessee DOT Coronavirus Response
The latest episode of the Transportation TV series entitled "DOT’s Best" highlights how the Tennessee Department of Transportation reports is handling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation projects across the state.
Fitch Ratings: Transportation Faces COVID-19 Recovery Challenges
With non-essential travel largely ground to a halt due to COVID-19, the ability of various transportation segments – airports, the cruise line industry, and toll roads – to maintain revenues and passenger traffic volumes will be “an increasing challenge,” according to a new report issued by Fitch Ratings on July 14. [Above photo by the Port of Tampa Bay.] “Federal monies that airports can use for any lawful purpose and existing funds held in unrestricted reserves and construction accounts...
WYDOT to delay projects to balance revenue shortfalls
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will delay 11 construction projects and review local transportation programs due to revenue shortfalls. WYDOT has experienced long- and short-term funding issues caused by reductions in fuel tax revenues, petroleum market revenues and other areas, with the coronavirus pandemic creating an additional budgetary impact. The delayed construction projects will be statewide and will reallocate about $436 million over the next six years from new...
SDOT: Our Precautionary Plan to Repair and Preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge to Ensure it Continues to Play Essential Role
While we have written a lot about the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge which is undergoing stabilization measures as we continue to analyze repair or replacement options, we have also been continuing to focus on creating a precautionary plan to repair and preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge, also known as the Spokane St Swing Bridge, for years to come. The Low Bridge has come to play an extremely important role in Seattle’s transportation system. With the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge closed f...
Woolpert Contracted to Expand State Route 48 at U.S. 22 in Warren County (OH)
The $10 million engineering project is designed to alleviate congestion and promote safety in a growing region of the state. HOPKINSVILLE, Ohio (July 15, 2020) — The Warren County (Ohio) Transportation Improvement District has contracted with Woolpert to widen a 1.5-mile stretch of State Route 48 (SR 48) at Montgomery Road/U.S. 22 in Hamilton Township. The $10 million project will expand SR 48 from three lanes to five, adding a through lane in each direction, a curb and gutter, and an enclose...
IDOT Releases Interactive Website for I-55 Access Study
The Illinois Department of Transportation, in partnership with the City of Joliet, is inviting the public to the learn more and comment about the preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the Interstate 55 Access Study. Instead of hosting a regular public meeting, IDOT will share details and encourage public participation through an enhanced project website: i55atil59accessproject.org. The purpose of the outreach effort is to obtain public input, present the preferred alternative...
Dewberry Selected to Design Franklin Avenue Bridge
Bridge in Denville, New Jersey, to be rehabilitated or replaced. Dewberry announced it has been selected by New Jersey Transit to design the rehabilitation or replacement of the Franklin Avenue Bridge over the Morristown Line in Denville, New Jersey. The work will be performed out of the firm’s Bloomfield, New Jersey, office. The purpose of the project is to restore the structural capacity of the bridge, which is currently posted for a weight limit of seven tons. Rehabilitation or replac...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
