Secretary Schneider talks about the importance of sharing the road with big trucks in this edition of On the Move. Additional information on safe driving near trucks: http://www.dot.il.gov/press/r081613.html –IllinoisDOT on YouTube.
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On the Move with Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider
Thursday, September 5th, 2013Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
While substantial steps have been taken to flatten curves, widen roads/shoulders, impose barriers, and remove collision-prone objects, ROR crashes consistently account for nearly half of all fatal crashes. The introduction of rumble strips to notify drivers of an impending lane departure has spurred other methods of notifying and preventing lane departures via in-vehicle systems (e.g. auditory/visual warnings and haptic/tactile alerts). While these Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) show some promise in successfully warning drivers of impending lane departures, their ability to appropriately capture attention, convey information, and guide an appropriate response must still be refined to consistently prevent ROR crashes.
Condition of the U.S. Interstate System
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Introduction The Interstate system in the United States is as diverse as the States it traverses and the people that use it. This report attempts to explore the diversity of the Interstate system by State and route, by focusing on a few data attributes that reflect its extent, usage, and condition. The […]
View this complete post...Clyde Hill, WA: Girder Setting Timelapse
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation set concrete girders above SR 520 during four nights in mid-July 2013. This time lapse video captures the coordinated effort by the crane operators and supporting crews to deliver and set the girders above the highway. These girders will support a new lid featuring access to […]
View this complete post...Identification of Needs for the United States Highway Infrastructure
Thursday, August 1st, 2013
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Objective This program roadmap presents a list of prioritized nondestructive evaluation (NDE) needs for the United States highway infrastructure as identified by a group of nationally recognized NDE and structural health monitoring (SHM) experts. Introduction On September 27th and 28th, 2012, the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Infrastructure Research and Development […]
View this complete post...Milton, KY: Milton-Madison Bridge Demolition
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013Driving America’s Most Interesting Highways
Friday, July 26th, 2013
Visua.ly View full infographic here: Driving America’s Most Interesting Highways
View this complete post...Denver, CO: Pecos Street over I-70 Construction Time Lapse
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013St. Charles, IL: Red Gate Bridge Construction Time Lapse
Friday, July 12th, 2013Red Gate Bridge Construction Time Lapse from City of St Charles on Vimeo.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Edwin Hill, International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Edwin D. Hill is President of the the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), an office he has held since 2001. As President of a union whose members work in all sectors of the economy, from utility companies to solar panel production plants, from building retrofitting to nuclear power facilities, Mr. Hill has a unique, […]
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