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Archive for the ‘Highway’ Category

Wichita, KS: Seven Day Bridge Project

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Watch as a bridge in East Wichita is repaired in seven days.

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Expanded Transportation Performance Measures

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: SYSTEMS PLANNING OFFICE
Growth management has attempted to manage the pace of development while providing or improving transportation services to the users of the transportation system. However, these efforts have largely focused on automobile travelers. The majority of the statutory rules, measurements, management strategies and accountability have been framed in terms of passenger vehicle trips.

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Elmhurst, IL: Highway Work Installing Reflectors

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

This is a quick look at how a highway repair crew installs those reflectors in the pavement. The first truck has a grinder and vacuum. The second truck has a pair of guys who drop the reflectors into the holes. The last truck, the pick up, is for safety so nobody plows into the reflector […]

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Minnesota Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan 2012-2031

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The social, economic, and environmental climate of Minnesota is rapidly changing, and it is critical that our state’s transportation system adapt. This Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan for Minnesota takes into account the state’s ever-evolving landscape. It is based on the adopted Minnesota GO 50-year Vision, which places unprecedented emphasis on building and maintaining a transportation system that complements and strengthens the unique social, natural, and economic features of Minnesota.

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President Obama on Infrastructure

Friday, November 9th, 2012

After meeting with U.S. Cabinet Secretaries, former U.S. Secretaries of Transportation and mayors and governors on infrastructure investment,  President Obama discusses why it will help our country and boost our economy. – infomisa on YouTube President Obama speaks with workers in a town hall meeting at Gamesa, the wind turbine manufacturer in Falls Township, Bucks […]

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Highways in the Coastal Environment: Second Edition

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Water level fluctuations include astronomical tides, storm surges, and long-term sea level rise or fall. Water level is important in coastal processes and engineering in part because it controls the location of wave influence on shorelines and structures. Geologically, sea level controls the overall location and shape of the continental shoreline. The definitions of tidal datums and surveying datums can be important for the design of engineering works near the coast.

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Transportation-related Hurricane Sandy photos

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

Transportation Issues Daily

Here are a handful of photos about Hurricane Sandy’s impact on transportation facilities and travelers. First up is a video from the New York Times’ Erik Olsen.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the unprecedented problems with public transportation, some commuters have chosen a different kind of transport: the two-wheeled, human-powered kind:

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Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

THE CITY OF NEW YORK: DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING
Report Dated March 2011
New York is famous for its dazzling skyline, iconic bridges, glorious parks, and grand avenues. But our global city possesses two other extraordinary physical assets: our waterfront and waterways. Four of New York’s five boroughs are on islands, and the fifth is a peninsula—and that translates into 520 miles of shoreline bordering ocean, river, inlet, and bay.

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Norfolk, VA: South Norfolk Jordan Bridge Construction Animation

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

Graphics provided by FIGG Bridge Builders. – VirginianPilot on YouTube

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AASHTO Video: The Pavement Management Guide, 2nd Edition

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

The Pavement Management Guide, 2nd Edition, was developed to address the issues and challenges associated with managing pavements effectively, including assessing funding needs for pavement preservation and rehabilitation, and setting attainable pavement-related performance goals. It is designed to be used by pavement management professionals, and those seeking general knowledge of pavement management concepts. (2012. 200 […]

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