USDOT: Travel on US roads continues to increaseReuters » The US Department of Transportation reported a 0.3% year-over-year increase in travel on US roads in June. Nearly 281.5 billion vehicle miles were estimated for the month — a jump of nearly 1 billion over June 2017. Michelle2018-09-24T13:46:19-08:00August 21, 2018|
Calif. officials authorize about $2B in transportation projects Gallery Calif. officials authorize about $2B in transportation projects California, Highways Calif. officials authorize about $2B in transportation projectsThe Times of San Diego » The California Transportation Commission approved at least $1.3 billion worth of work on about 150 maintenance, upgrading and construction efforts and $690 million in projects from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. “These projects are a just a small portion of the key improvements we need to maintain California’s critical transportation infrastructure,” Caltrans Director Laurie Berman says. Michelle2018-09-24T13:59:06-08:00August 21, 2018|
VIDEO: Oroville Dam’s Yearlong Progress Gallery VIDEO: Oroville Dam’s Yearlong Progress California, Dams, Oroville Dam VIDEO: Oroville Dam’s Yearlong ProgressConstruction Equipment » The California Department of Water Resources released a video showing before-and-after footage of construction on the Oroville Dam between July 2017 and 2018. The video offers a fly over of the wreckage, showing the dam’s giant canyons in 2017 juxtaposed with today’s smoothed-over layer of structural concrete. Michelle2018-09-24T14:28:09-08:00August 21, 2018|
After 60 Years, I-95 Is Complete Gallery After 60 Years, I-95 Is Complete Highways, New Jersey, Pennsylvania After 60 Years, I-95 Is CompleteBloomberg » Across the U.S., public infrastructure is crumbling because of legislative gridlock and chronic underfunding. Roads are overcrowded, bridges are well past their expiration date, and transit systems regularly face unprecedented delays. But there will be one thing to celebrate as you seethe in traffic this weekend—a small, strange gap in I-95 is being filled. Michelle2018-09-24T14:58:13-08:00August 20, 2018|
Report: Experts knew Genoa bridge had weakened 20 percent Gallery Report: Experts knew Genoa bridge had weakened 20 percent Bridges, Italy Report: Experts knew Genoa bridge had weakened 20 percentAssociated Press » Government officials learned months ago that corrosion of the metal cables supporting the Genoa highway bridge had reduced its strength by 20 percent before it collapsed last week, according to media reports, but they did not “consider it necessary to limit traffic, divert heavy trucks, reduce the roadway from two lanes to one, or reduce the speed” of vehicles on the key artery for the port city. Michelle2018-09-24T14:21:18-08:00August 20, 2018|
New video of Florida bridge collapse released — with clear view of workers’ actionsMiami Herald » Florida International University has released time-lapse videos of its pedestrian bridge being installed and collapsing on a busy road— the public’s closest view yet of the deadly accident and the days leading up to it. Michelle2018-09-25T10:44:27-08:00August 16, 2018|
