Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) fired up the demolition equipment at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, and spent the night crunching and breaking the nearly 60-year-old First Avenue S. northbound on-ramp into bits.
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Washington State: SR 99 Viaduct On Ramp Demolition
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011Michigan – Smart Transportation: Save Money and Grow the Economy
Monday, February 28th, 2011
SMART GROWTH AMERICA
Michigan’s budget and economy face significant challenges. These challenges create the opportunity and the imperative to ask if we’re getting everything we can from our spending.
Video: Fort Eustis, VA Bridge Construction
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011The Fort Eustis Railroad Bridge is constructed out of thermoplastic composites, and is built out of nearly 100% recycled products. –IGSfederal on YouTube
View this complete post...Recent Lessons from the Stimulus: Transportation Funding and Job Creation
Monday, February 7th, 2011
SMART GROWTH AMERICA
As part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), states and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) received $26.6 billion in transportation funds that could be spent on almost any surface transportation needs. While there were many national goals for this money, arguably the most pressing need was to save and create jobs.
Video: Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge in Western Hemisphere
Thursday, January 20th, 2011John James Audubon Bridge in Louisiana is the Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge in Western Hemisphere, will link Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana Parishes. Construction crews have now connected both sides and bridge is expected to open in late summer 2011
-louisianahometown on YouTube
Infra Up Close
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Time-Lapse Overpass Construction
Friday, January 14th, 2011This shot was created at the construction site of the American Fork overpass. The photographer Chris Dortch can be contacted via telephone at 801-362-7229 or by email at chris@creativemediagroup.com
-HQMEDIA on YouTube
Michigan DOT: In the Field Reports
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011“In The Field” is a new series of videos aimed at sharing innovations, research and new technology throughout the Michigan Department of Transportation. This first installment highlights how design survey tools are being used in MDOT’s Grand Region to monitor the movement of a bridge during construction of a nearby structure.
View this complete post...Streetfilms: Journey to Pittsburgh to Walk & Bike
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
“During a recent 48 hour Streetfilms swing thru Steel City, we learned that like many other metro areas across the country, Pittsburgh has a growing movement for better bicycling and more livable streets. Among the coolest things you’ll see in this seven minute Streetfilm travelogue…” -Clarence Eckerson, Streetfilms More at Streetfilms.org
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