Transportation Issues Daily One of the most frustrating and puzzling arguments against investing in transportation projects is that it doesn’t really have a positive impact on jobs and economic recovery. Here’s the latest example of how investing in infrastructure does have a positive impact. In Washington state rural county with an unemployment rate of 13%, […]
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Highway’ Category
Newsflash: Transportation Project Creates Jobs, Stimulates Economy
Friday, November 4th, 2011Bridging the Gap: Redirecting Investments to Fix the Nation’s Bridges
Friday, November 4th, 2011
TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE
A large portion of the nation’s 600,000 bridges are in poor condition and require investment to repair or replace. Congress, by virtue of its control of spending and oversight, can encourage states to spend a greater share of transportation funding on maintaining and fixing existing infrastructure. If we are to reduce the number of deficient bridges in our transportation system – currently 11.5 percent of all bridges are deficient – Congress must be part of the solution.
Infrastructure in the Afternoon
Monday, October 31st, 2011
November Public Forums at the Boston Public Library Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 November 1, 15, 29, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 PM The Massachusetts Infrastructure Investment Coalition (MIIC) is identifying the long-term needs for infrastructure investments to support economic development and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Massachusetts. The […]
View this complete post...Portland, OR: Freemont Bridge Resurfacing
Friday, October 28th, 2011The I-405 Fremont Bridge in Portland received a new surface on its upper deck during the summer of 2011. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Richmond, Virginia: I-95 Laburnum Bridge Restoration
Thursday, October 27th, 2011Hugh cranes and big trucks powered through part of VDOT’s I-95 Laburnum Bridge restoration in Richmond, Va., on Saturday. – shominik1 on YouTube
View this complete post...South Royal Brougham, WA: Alaskan Way Viaduct Demolition
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Crews work to quickly and safely demolish a span of the Alaskan Way Viaduct near South Royal Brougham Way at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Technology’s Role In Moving People & Goods Quicker, Safer, Cleaner
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily When you traveled today – whether by car, bus, rail, plane or bike – technology made your trip safer, faster, and cleaner than in the past. That technology may have been obvious to you (hybrid vehicles, GPS) or not (traffic light synchronization, interstate weigh-in-motion for trucks). Yet our transportation network can be […]
View this complete post...Oakland, CA: Concrete Pouring on I-880
Monday, October 24th, 2011This happened about 12:30 am to 3 am on a Saturday night — road crews removed large chunks of the freeway, prepared the underlying dirt, and poured fresh concrete on 880 SB outside the Cotton Mill Studio in Oakland. – mcheung on YouTube
View this complete post...A STEP FORWARD: N.C. 12 reopens
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011After 1,500 man hours of backbreaking work and innovative engineering, the old familiar hum of traffic returned to N.C. 12 when the N.C. Department of Transportation reopened the road on Oct. 10. It was an important moment for residents and signaled a huge step forward in the recovery efforts made by NCDOT following Hurricane Irene.
View this complete post...Medina, Washington: State Route 520 Girder Installation
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Crews spent Oct. 15-17, 2011, installing 24 huge girders above State Route 520 in Medina, Wash., as part of a new overpass that will have a park and ride, transit access, landscaping and paths. Shorter 48-ton girders now span the eastbound lanes and longer, 106-ton girders span the westbound lanes. Girders were trucked north on […]
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