Iowa drivers, rejoice: 60 years later, northern Iowa’s Highway 20 expansion is finally done Des Moines Register » Iowa community leaders have dreamed about it for decades and now it is finally complete: a high-speed, four-lane expressway project across northern Iowa. melodypecg2018-10-29T15:11:21-08:00October 16th, 2018|Highways, Iowa, Roads|
UC San Diego’s earthquake simulator will soon give truer sense of deadly temblors San Diego Union Tribune » UC San Diego’s outdoor shake table in Scripps Ranch will soon give engineers a truer sense of the fury that’s released when big earthquakes erupt in places around the globe from the San Fernando Valley to the mountains of Afghanistan. melodypecg2018-10-26T16:02:58-08:00October 13th, 2018|California, News & Views, U.S. News|
WATCH: Big rig driver tries to navigate steep curve, goes over embankment instead Cox Media Group » A semi-truck driver in California may think twice before trying to navigate a steep curve again. melodypecg2018-10-23T10:30:37-08:00October 13th, 2018|California, Roads|
What’s Colorado Proposition 110: Sales tax increase for transportation Denver Post » Proposition 110 would increase the state sales tax from 2.9 percent to 3.52 percent for the next 20 years to fund state and local transportation projects, including new roads, maintenance of existing roads and debt repayment. Revenue would go to the state (45 percent), local governments (40 percent) and multimodal transportation projects (15 percent). melodypecg2018-10-23T11:09:49-08:00October 12th, 2018|Bridges, Colorado, Highways, Roads, Uncategorized|
Opinion: Maryland’s poor plan for public-prive partnership toll roads Washington Post » Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) $9 billion plan to add tolled express lanes to the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 is flawed. melodypecg2018-10-23T12:24:07-08:00October 12th, 2018|Maryland, Opinion, Public-Private Partnerships, Roads, Tolling|
The Durability Debate Concrete Construction » The fog surrounding “100-year service life” won’t clear for some time. But when it does, says durability expert Jacques Marchand, something brand new will emerge: a whole new engineering discipline specializing in durability. melodypecg2018-10-29T14:21:43-08:00October 12th, 2018|Analysis, News & Views|
