Construction Equipment Guide » The announcement officially begins the process to solicit the Public-Private Partnership (P3) industry for major congestion relief plans for three key transportation routes. With the total project estimated value at $9 billion, the P3 portion to add four new lanes on both I-495 and I-270 is the largest proposed P3 highway project in […]
Washington Examiner » The top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently became a beneficiary of President Trump’s lurch toward bipartisanship. Rep. Peter DeFazio, of Oregon, met with D.J. Gribbin, Trump’s special assistant for infrastructure policy, shared beers on the patio outside the lawmaker’s office to talk about roads and bridges for an hour.
The Washington Times » The future of travel is just around the corner, North Carolina Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon said, and the state needs to act swiftly to locate new road-building revenues that don’t rely on gasoline taxes and that depend less on personal car ownership and operation.
Mercury News » The Valley Transportation Authority, which is building the tunnel, has recommended a single 45-foot diameter subway bore with two tracks and a dividing wall between tracks. The authority argues the design will be cheaper and less disruptive during construction. But the so-called single-bore option has not been widely tested and design studies are only […]
Tampa Bay Times » The Florida Department of Transportation plans to replace the Howard Frankland Bridge, which connects Tampa and St. Petersburg, with an eight-lane span that includes tolled express lanes, a pedestrian and bike lane plus room for light rail expansion.
ENR Northwest » The launch and exit pits created for tunnel-boring machine Bertha in Seattle are in the last phase of being transformed into parts of the multilevel roadway that replaces the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Here’s how the process works.