State DOTs Battle Major Flooding Across the Midwest
A “bomb cyclone” that struck the Midwest in mid-March caused major flooding across Nebraska and parts of Iowa and Missouri, damaging highways, roads and bridges and causing in excess of $1 billion in property losses, according to news reports. [Above photo by Captain Ryan Hignight, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.] The Nebraska Department of Transportation reported that more than 1,500 miles of roads were closed at the height of the flooding on March 18, with 15 major...
APTA Study: Public Transit Investment Stimulates a 4-to-1 Return
A new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has identified at least $232 billion in critical public transportation investments. Additionally the association analyzed the impact of investment in public transportation and found that $232 billion spent over 10 years would stimulate a 4-to-1 return of $928 billion in economic activity over the next 20 years. “Infrastructure investment consistently produces big financial returns,” said Gary Thomas, president and executive...
Project Adding Cameras To Assist With Traffic Management And Communication
LUBBOCK – Work on a $721,754 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project to install traffic cameras on east and north Loop 289 is scheduled to begin next week. The project is part of TxDOT’s overall Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and is expected to assist in providing real-time information to drivers, said Jeremy Dearing, P.E., Lubbock District Director of Transportation Operations. “The DMS system allows TxDOT to communicate important road conditions and situations to the dri...
New MDOT Dashboard Gives Up-to-Date Stats on Michigan Bridge Conditions
Fast facts: - MDOT has launched a new online dashboard to make information about the condition of all bridges on the state and local road system easily accessible to the public. - The Michigan Bridge Conditions dashboard provides data on more than 11,000 bridges across the state. - An interactive map shows the location and color-coded status for each structure. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched a new online dashboard to make information about the con...
Survey: 75% of Americans Fear Self-Driving Cars
DENVER – A stark majority of Americans remain afraid of self-driving cars, even a full year after a number of high-profile incidents involving these technologies. That's the takeaway from AAA's annual automated vehicle survey, which found that 71 percent of people are afraid to ride in fully self-driving vehicles – up from 63 percent prior to these incidents. Per AAA's research, much of this fear stems from consumers' limited hands-on experience with self-driving vehicles, especially as it c...
FTA Successfully Partners with States to Strengthen and Certify All Rail Transit State Safety Oversight Programs Before Deadline
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced it has successfully partnered with 30 states with rail transit systems to strengthen and certify 31 State Safety Oversight (SSO) Programs in advance of an important April 15, 2019, safety deadline. "Safety is the department’s top priority, and we are pleased that all states have met certification requirements and are providing more rigorous state safety oversight of federally funded rail...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $85 Million Funding Opportunity for Technologically Advanced Transit Buses
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity for eligible applicants to apply for up to $85 million in competitive grant funds through FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program. The Low-No Program helps project sponsors purchase or lease low or no emission vehicles that use advanced technologies for transit revenue operations, including related equipment or facilities. Instructions for applying can be found on FTA’s website...
Modular Steel Structure from Acrow Bridge Minimizes Work Zone Impact During Highway Construction in Tate County, Mississippi
Prefabricated modular steel bridge maintains traffic flow and provides enhanced safety (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has provided a temporary structure for use as a detour during construction to replace two bridges on Interstate 55 near Coldwater, Mississippi. The decks of the existing structures, built in 1959, had deteriorated to a point where increasing maintenance costs recommended replacement...
FHWA Lacks Adequate Oversight and Guidance for Engineer’s Estimates
What We Looked At Each year, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) oversees more than $40 billion in Federal funding for highway and bridge projects across the United States. For each project, a State Department of Transportation (State DOT) develops a conceptual cost estimate that is refined over time. The cost estimate prepared at the final design stage, called the Engineer’s Estimate, is an essential element in the project-approval process—used by State DOTs as a benchmark for analyzing...
Teleste Continues Cooperation with Alstom by Delivering its Integrated On-board Solution to Coradia Stream Trains in Italy
TURKU, FINLAND – Teleste Corporation is pleased to continue cooperation with Alstom, a leading provider of integrated transport systems, by delivering its on-board solution to Coradia Stream trains designed for public transport operators in Italy, and operated by Trenitalia under the name POP. The now-agreed deliveries will begin in 2019 and they continue the collaboration between Teleste and Alstom that was launched under a frame agreement in 2017. Teleste’s deployment to Alstom will include...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
