An inadequate transportation system costs Nevada motorists a total of $3.2 billion every year in the form of additional vehicle operating costs (VOC), congestion-related delays and traffic crashes.
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Nevada Transportation By the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016Creating the LEGO Bridge: A Civil Engineering Challenge
Friday, October 28th, 2016
In the summer of 2016 the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) attempted to break a Guinness World Record using LEGO bricks. In this video, ICE member and civil engineer Claire Gott takes us behind the scenes of the bridge build and follows the engineering story behind the world record break. If you enjoyed this video, please come and visit the record breaking LEGO bridge at ICE’s exhibition, Bridge Engineering.
View this complete post...The Cost of the World’s Biggest Infrastructure Projects
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Railways, highways, bridges, dams, skyscrapers. When it comes to building infrastructure, China can do it fast. But at what cost?
View this complete post...2016 Report Card for Tennessee’s Infrastructure
Monday, October 10th, 2016
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCE) TENNESSEE CHAPTER Executive Summary Tennessee, the “Volunteer State,” the “Country Music Capital of the World,” boasts the official slogan, “Tennessee – America at Its Best.” Already, Tennessee has been named “Best place to move to.” What would it take for Tennessee to be known as the “Home of America’s […]
View this complete post...A Fork in the Road? The Outlook for Transportation Infrastructure in the City and County of Milwaukee
Friday, September 16th, 2016
While citizens have varying views and expectations regarding the role and responsibilities of local governments, most would agree that providing, maintaining, and updating public infrastructure is a fundamental governmental responsibility. On the local level, that responsibility extends from streets and buses, to sewer and water systems, to fire and police equipment, to parks and cultural facilities, to public buildings that citizens use to access government services.
View this complete post...Labor Day 2016: Walking the Mackinac Bridge
Monday, September 12th, 2016
Oregon DOT: Recycling Historic Bridges
Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
As part of the Siuslaw Bridge Cathodic Projection project, historic bridge rails are being offered to local agencies and organizations. The remaining rails are being sold through BRING Recycling, a Eugene organization that has worked to preserve removed pieces of these beautiful historic bridges.
View this complete post...Utah DOT: Hydro Demolition
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is utilizing an innovative system of high-pressure water jets to refurbish bridge decks on the I-215 project. This is one of the first times UDOT has used this hydro demolition process to reconstruct a bridge deck, and the first in the Salt Lake Valley. Hydro demolition will allow crews to be more precise while refurbishing the bridge, which saves time and money.
View this complete post...AASHTO: Transportation State to State
Thursday, July 28th, 2016
This Transportation State to State video takes you to Washington, California, Nevada and North Carolina to see what’s happening on the front lines at State Departments of Transportation across America.
View this complete post...Georgia DOT: Inspecting & Maintaining Georgia’s Bridges
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
The Georgia DOT is responsible for the inspection of all bridges and bridge culverts within a two year cycle. Georgia DOT also conducts underwater bridge inspection every five years.
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