MTA Bridges and Tunnels’ Henry Hudson Bridge is undergoing work to replace decades-old structural elements. – mtainfo on YouTube
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New York City, NY: Henry Hudson Bridge Stringer Replacement
Wednesday, February 1st, 20122012 Pocket Guide to Transportation
Monday, January 30th, 2012
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration produces the Pocket Guide to Transportation as a compact resource that provides snapshots of the U.S. transportation system and highlights major transportation trends.
Medina, WA: SR 520 Timelapse
Monday, January 30th, 2012Crews installed two million pounds of concrete girders for future lidded overpasses on SR 520 the weekend of Jan. 13 to 16. Work occurred at 92nd Avenue Northeast and Evergreen Point Road. The SR 520 Eastside Transit and HOV Project widens SR 520 from four to six lanes from Medina to Bellevue and includes rebuilding […]
View this complete post...Phoenix, AZ: Loop 303/Greenway Road Construction Bypass
Friday, January 27th, 2012Uploaded by ArizonaDOT on YouTube.
Remember this awesome time-lapse video showing the construction of a temporary bypass at Greenway Road and the Loop 303?
Well, today we’ve got an even more in-depth look at how crews built the new intersection – complete with temporary barriers, fences and traffic signals – in just about 43 hours!
View this complete post...Newport, OR: ODOT Contractor Repairs and Re-Opens US101
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Under contract to ODOT, W-W construction stabilized the slide, repaired the highway and saved it from complete collapse. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Cascades, OR: Oregon DOT Clearing Snow
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012The Oregon Department of Transportation’s Santiam Junction crew works to clear U.S. 20 and Oregon 22 in the Cascades on Jan. 15, 2012 – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Can Public–Private Partnerships Fill the Transportation Funding Gap?
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Given tight federal budget restraints and shrinking transportation trust fund revenues, states and the federal government need to find alternative financial resources to finance needed transportation infrastructure projects, especially maintaining and expanding the capacity of the Interstate Highway System. Increased use of public–private partnership contracts (P3s) promises to help finance some of the needed infrastructure projects, but the federal government needs to allow states more freedom to use P3s, and states need to adopt the policies and practices needed to use P3s effectively.
Illinois to Missouri: The New Mississippi River Bridge
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Construction work on the Mississippi River Bridge project has begun.The new Mississippi River Bridge is the first bridge built connecting downtown St. Louis and southwestern Illinois in more than 40 years. Currently, the only urban interstate bridge between Illinois and Missouri is the Poplar Street Bridge, known locally as the PSB. The PSB is one […]
View this complete post...Risks and Rewards of Public-Private Partnerships for Highways
Friday, January 6th, 2012REASON FOUNDATION
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure are contracts between public and private entities for the provision of facilities in areas such as power, water, transportation, education and health. Well-written PPP agreements specify the allocation of risk, which should create incentives for the private provider to deliver more efficiently and in a timelier manner than would be the case if the project were undertaken by a state-controlled entity.
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