Congressional panel slates hearing on California high-speed rail project Progressive Railroading » The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials on Thursday will hold a field hearing in Sacramento, California, to review the status of the state’s high-speed rail project. The subcommittee will also examine the most recent modifications to the project’s business plan, which were released in June. Michelle2018-09-27T07:31:47-08:00August 7th, 2018|High-Speed Rail, Project to Watch, Videos|
VIDEO: See the critter ‘commuters’ using the tunnel under Highway 50 The Sacramento Bee » Cameras posted in the hills of El Dorado County captured this video of some of the nocturnal critter ‘commuters’ who use a specially built Highway 50 underpass in El Dorado County — designed to reduce car-versus-wildlife crashes. Michelle2018-05-16T14:51:50-08:00May 15th, 2018|California, Highways, Videos|
This is what Oroville Dam spillway looks like mid-February 2018 The Sacramento Bee » A gaping hole was discovered in the Oroville Dam main spillway on Feb. 7, 2017, marking the start of a crisis that eventually led to the evacuation of 188,000 downstream residents. A little over a year later, work continues between the emergency spillway weir and cut-off wall, prepping the ground for the splashpad. Michelle2018-02-27T12:14:22-08:00February 21st, 2018|California, Dams, Oroville Dam, Videos|
Robert Reich on privatized infrastructure Robert Reich » The Trump administration, determined to overhaul and modernize the nation’s infrastructure, is planning to privatize public assets such as airports, bridges, highway rest stops and other facilities, according to top officials and advisers. In his proposed budget released Tuesday, Trump called for spending $200 billion over 10 years to “incentivize” private, state and local spending on infrastructure. Michelle2018-01-18T09:27:43-08:00May 24th, 2017|Opinion, Privatization, Trump & Infrastructure, U.S. News, Videos|
The ULTIMATE look at Bertha’s breakthrough WSDOT » On April 4, 2017, one of the world’s largest tunneling machines chewed through more than 1,000 tons of concrete and fiberglass to end a 1.7 mile journey underneath downtown Seattle. With a drone’s eye view, this video shows the raw power of Bertha’s breakthrough – start to finish. Michelle2018-02-05T13:12:08-08:00April 6th, 2017|Alaskan Way Viaduct, Design-Build, Highways, Videos, Washington|
What does it take to raise an overpass? The Sacramento Bee » Check out how engineering lifts a freeway overpass to accommodate taller truck loads. Michelle2018-03-05T12:12:36-08:00April 10th, 2016|Bridges, California, Highways, Videos|
