LA Metro Turns to Gannett Fleming to Lead Major Rail Line as Part of Twenty-Eight by ’28 Project
Light Rail Service Coming to Congested San Fernando Valley As the prime consultant, Gannett Fleming will provide Metro with professional engineering services for this new light rail line, which involves 14 at-grade stations with an end-to-end travel time of 31 minutes and intermodal connections. Los Angeles, Ca. - Providing access to jobs, retail centers, and tourism destinations. Connecting San Fernando Valley riders with two regional commuter rail lines and bus rapid transit. Launching a...
Long Beach Grows Electric Transit Fleet with Order for 14 BYD Buses
Los Angeles, Calif. –BYD (Build Your Dreams) announcedThursdaythat Long Beach Transit, a longstanding customer, will purchase an additional 14 K9M 40-foot, battery-electric transit busesfor its fleet.Long Beach Transit’s Board of Directors voted to increasethe number of BYD buses in its innovative fleet from 10 to 24. LBT purchased its first BYD buses in 2015. “We have a greatdeal of admiration for Long Beach Transit’s decision to bring innovative BYD zero-emission bus technology to their co...
Stantec Completes Rehabilitation of Key Section of I-690 Artery in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY -TSX, NYSE: STN: Leading global design firm Stantec marks the completion of a $65 million project to rehabilitate a major section of I-690, a key artery in the third most populous city in upstate New York, on behalf of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). As part of the project, a 1,500-foot-long viaduct at Beech Street was replaced with a 70-foot bridge with aesthetic retaining walls, and the existing bridge at Teall Avenue was replaced with a wider structure....
WYDOT Avalanche Control
Winter in Wyoming means snow, ice and slick roads. And in some parts of the state, it also means avalanche danger. WYDOT avalanche technicians work to keep roads open and travelers safe.
Trump Administration Releases “Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0”
WASHINGTON – The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today released ‘Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0’ (AV 4.0). The initiative was announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao in a keynote speech at CES in Las Vegas. AV 4.0 unifies efforts in automated vehicles across 38 Federal departments, independent agencies, commissions, and Executive Offices of The President, providing high-level guidance to state...
A Decade Later, Inspection Shows Eight Mile Road’s FRP Bridge Deck and Beam System In “Like New” Condition
DAYTON, Ohio - Composite Advantage engineers recently inspected Hamilton County, Ohio’s Eight Mile Road Bridge to see how its fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) deck was holding up after more than a decade of vehicle traffic. The span was the first bridge in the U.S. to receive Composite Advantage’s FiberSPAN prefabricated, drop-in-place system with FRP tee-stiffened panels. Installation for the 22 ft.-long, 62 ft.-wide two-lane crossing took one day. Eight Mile’s specifications called for L/800...
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases “Inclusive Design Challenge” Request for Information (RFI)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has published a Request for Information (RFI) for the Inclusive Design Challenge, announced by Secretary Elaine L. Chao at the Access and Mobility for All Summit on October 29, 2019. “The Department will award $5 million to aid the development of innovative new solutions that increase the availability and accessibility and reduce the cost of technologies of light-duty passenger vehicles,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. C...
BYD and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Make the Holidays Greener
Los Angeles, Ca. (12/23/2019) –Holiday travel is a lot greener this season atHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport(ATL)with theaddition of two BYD (Build Your Dreams) zero-emission buses. The two green technology, battery-electric K9M 40-foot busesare part of the airport’s fleet of “terminal-to-terminal” shuttles used to transport passengers between the international and domestic terminals,and from theinternational terminal to the RentalCar Center. “We applaud Hartsfield-Jackson...
Stantec-led team selected for $300 Million traffic and community enhancements project in Baton Rouge
Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; Baton Rouge, LA (December 17, 2019) TSX, NYSE: STN: The City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has selected a Stantec-led team to oversee comprehensive traffic improvements and community enhancements as part of the city’s MOVEBR program, a dual-phase effort to revitalize infrastructure and enhance mobility in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Stantec team’s scope of work on this project, with a construction cost of $312.6 million, will focus on relieving traffic congestion, enhanc...
WYDOT Contracts with Woolpert to Map Landslide-Prone Areas Along Continental Divide
The high-resolution lidar data and aerial imagery provided by the firm will be used to analyze and monitor habitually unstable areas and further mitigate the impact of these natural landslides. DUBOIS, Wyo. (Dec. 13, 2019) — Woolpert was contracted by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to perform aerial mapping services to assess three landslide-prone areas along a 10-mile stretch of U.S. 26 in northwest Wyoming. The region is near the Shoshone National Forest boundary, east of...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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