This is a computer generated visualization of the new Dick Henderson Memorial Bridge that’s currently under construction in Kanawha County. The visualization does not necessarily represent final implementation. –TheWVDOT on YouTube.
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Kanawha County, WV: Richard J. Henderson Memorial Bridge Visualization
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013Guest on The Infra Blog: Robbie Diamond, Founder, President & CEO, Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE)
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013![diamond](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/diamond.jpg)
Robbie Diamond is the Founder, President and CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE). In 2006, he came together with Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President, and CEO of FedEx Corporation, and General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.), 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, to form SAFE’s Energy Security Leadership Council, a group of prominent business leaders […]
View this complete post...Revealed: House Transportation Committee Priorities for 2013
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Transportation Issues Daily Last week new House Transportation Chair Bill Shuster outlined the issues and legislation his Committee will focus on during 2013. Preparing for the renewal of surface transportation programs – the modification and renewal of MAP-21 – is of course on the list. Shuster addresses what will be the toughest issue: “Key to […]
View this complete post...Jobs, Infrastructure, and the Economy: What the Voters are Saying
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THE ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (AEM) Download full report (PDF): Jobs, Infrastructure, and the Economy: What the Voters are Saying About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)www.aem.org“AEM is a trade association that provides services on a global basis for companies that manufacture equipment, products and services used worldwide in the following industries: Agriculture, Construction, Forestry, […]
View this complete post...Fiscal Fiasco Bright Spot: 2013 will be a Huge Year for Wind
Friday, January 4th, 2013![Fiscal Fiasco Bright Spot: 2013 will be a Huge Year for Wind](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-shot-2013-01-03-at-1.42.18-PM.jpg)
GRIST.orgBy: David Roberts You have probably heard by now that Congress has voted through a bill that will avert the absurdly named “fiscal cliff.” I’ll leave it to other blogs to get into the details. (Suzy Khimm has a nice rundown.) I’ll also leave it to others to lament the absurd way in which this […]
View this complete post...$11M Awarded to Speed Adoption of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013![$11m Awarded to Speed Adoption of Alternative Fuel Vehicles](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-shot-2013-01-03-at-12.14.32-PM.jpg)
Transportation Issues Daily In late November the Department of Energy awarded $11 million to twenty projects to speed adoption of alternative fuel vehicles. It’s part of DOE’s Clean Cities initiative, which is designed to support community-led efforts to develop the infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles and reduce dependence on oil. “These projects address a range […]
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013The US Tolling Industry
Monday, December 31st, 2012![The US Tolling Industry: Facts in Brief 2012](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-shot-2012-12-19-at-12.12.36-PM.png)
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, TUNNEL, AND TURNPIKE ASSOCIATION Tolling Provides Answers to America’s Transportation Needs Q:Why do we need tolls to pay for roads and crossings?A: No matter how you slice it, federal and state fuel taxes are insufficient to support America’s highway infrastructure. Tolls provide a valuable source of revenue both to build new roads and […]
View this complete post...California’s Infrastructure Crisis
Monday, December 24th, 2012![California’s Infrastructure Crisis](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-shot-2012-12-10-at-12.59.14-PM-700x177.png)
TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA Read full report (PDF) here: California’s Infrastructure Crisis About Transportation Californiatransportationca.com“Transportation California is a diversified, non-partisan, non-profit coalition representing a broad spectrum of business, labor, and planning agencies which have united to create the state’s leading transportation advocacy and public education group. The organization was founded in 1990. Today its member companies […]
View this complete post...A Post-Election Outlook for Transportation
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 32 With President Obama’s reelection and his oft-stated commitment to investing in infrastructure, there is reason for the transportation community to be upbeat and hopeful as we approach the end of the year. At a post-election analysis of federal transportation policy convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Eno Center […]
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