Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 23, No. 1 As we enter 2012 ( and begin our 23rd year of publication), we wish our readers the best in the New Year! As befits this time of year, our thoughts turn to the events that await us in the days ahead. Putting aside the major imponderable — the outcome […]
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Highway’ Category
What Lies Ahead for Transportation in 2012?
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012North Carolina: Highway 54 Photos
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Photos of the recently renovated North Carolina State Highway 54, The Triangle Expressway, including a new electronic toll. Photos via Flickr user Washuotaku Photo via Flickr user adamontheroad
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
This is the tenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, the highest vehicular tunnel in the world, lies entirely within the Arapaho National Fores…During construction approximately 1 million cubic yards of material was cleared from each bore. 190,000 cubic yards of concrete was used for each tunnel lining.
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: Interstate-90 Bike Tunnel
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Tunnel at the very edge of the city of Seattle that connects to a bunch of trails on both sides, including the path along the side of the I-90 floating bridge to Mercer Island. – alexwarrior1 on Youtube
View this complete post...Spanish Fork, Utah: I-15 CORE New Spanish Fork Interchange
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011I-15 CORE is reconstructing the US-6 and Spanish Fork Main Street interchanges, combining them into a single interchange to improve traffic flow, accommodate future growth and enhance safety. Uploaded by UtahDOT on Youtube.
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
This is the ninth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge, know as The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, is a major dual-span bridge and was the world’s longest continuous over-water, steel bridge at the time of its opening in 1952. When: Construction […]
View this complete post...Missouri DOT Opens 319th Bridge
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011Arizona DOT: Sand Jacks and False Work
Friday, November 25th, 2011Talking Infrastructure with Engineers at ASCE’s 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011This is the third in a series of posts.
Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA speaks with several engineers attending the American Society of Civil Engineers 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference held last month in Memphis, Tennessee:
The Precarious State of the Highway Trust Fund
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011On November 18, President Obama signed into law a bundle of appropriation bills for FY 2012 including appropriations for the U.S. Department of Transportation. The measure had been passed earlier in the House by a vote of 298-121 and in the Senate by a vote of 70-30.
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