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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
FY 2011 Discretionary Program Awards: Alternative Analysis (AA), State of Good Repair (SOGP), & Bus Livability
John Hennessy III,
P.E.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
FY 2011 Discretionary Program Awards: Alternative Analysis (AA), State of Good Repair (SOGP), & Bus Livability
Several lane shifts are currently in place along I-15 CORE from Lehi to Spanish Fork. These lane shifts allow crews to complete freeway reconstruction along the entire 24-mile project by December 2012. Drivers should plan ahead, stay alert, and follow all posted signs and speed limits when traveling through construction zones. In areas where lanes […]
View this complete post...Transportation Issues Daily AASHTO, the national association of State DOTs, reports in their weekly transportation report: “While debate about job creation continued in Washington this week, the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The council released a report urging the federal government to “invest aggressively and efficiently in cutting-edge infrastructure.” The […]
View this complete post...US GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE What GAO Found From 2005 to 2009, every state received more funding for highway programs than they contributed to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund. This was possible because more funding was authorized and apportioned than was collected from the states, and the fund was augmented with about $30 […]
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Each regional map has dots linking to a file containing the Urban Mobility and Congestion Statistics—congestion index, travel delay, fuel consumption, congestion cost—for every city included in the study. The files are in PDF format. You can get the numbers—all the numbers—for each of the 101 cities. You can also view the national congestion tables which provide comparison measurements for all 101 cities included in the study.
TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
The objectives of this research were to (1) evaluate the potential for rehabilitating and reconstructing portions of interstate freeways and similar freeways in the urbanized areas in the United States as new paradigm multimodal transportation facilities and (2) develop strategies to plan and implement these facilities. These facilities might be better used by people, if the facilities offer passenger mobility by multiple modes and are better integrated into
communities.
Learn more about the project to replace 11 bridges on a seven-mile stretch of Interstate 95 near Richmond. Visit http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/i-95_bridges.asp – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...Transportation Issues Daily The transportation industry is facing serious workforce issues: 50% of the current workforce is or will become eligible for retirement over the next 10 years Increased competition from other fields for a smaller pool of skilled workers Substantially different skill sets and abilities to respond to rapidly changing demands and a transforming […]
View this complete post...I-405 Roadwork Construction on the new ramps to get to I-405 and State Route 520 in Bellevue, Washington. This video was taken on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from the N.E. 10th Street Bridge. – bigcheaptrickfan on YouTube
View this complete post...TRANSPORTATION EQUITY NETWORK
As joblessness continues to afflict millions of Americans, the national conversation has turned to investments in transportation infrastructure as a path to job creation. Calls to invest in our crumbling highways and bridges and cash-strapped transit systems have come from the AFLCIO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce alike. President Obamaʼs American Jobs Act proposes $50 billion in immediate spending on transportation infrastructure, while Congressional Republicans are reportedly seeking ways to boost revenue levels in their proposed federal transportation authorization act.
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