Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 6
President Obama’s FY 2014 budget request includes $77 billion for the Department of Transportation and an additional $50 billion “for immediate transportation investments.” His next transportation bill to follow the current MAP-21, calls for a 25 percent increase in funding over current levels and assumes a transfer of $214 billion to the trust fund over six years “to maintain trust fund solvency and pay for increased outlays.”
Archive for the ‘Roads’ Category
Los Angeles, CA: Sepulveda Bridge Construction
Thursday, April 18th, 2013The dynamic energy of a construction crew working with massive iron beams as they build a bridge over a major street in West Los Angeles is visualized by veteran film maker Mark Morris, who uses a variety of time-lapse techniques to show the process. – lmprods on YouTube
View this complete post...A Credible Funding Solution for Transportation
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 6
As we have argued in recent columns, no one disputes President Obama’s and the infrastructure advocates’ claim that some of America’s transportation facilities, are reaching the limit of their useful life and need reconstruction. Nor does any one disagree about the need to expand infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing population.
Quantico, VA: Telegraph Road Bridge Demolition
Monday, April 15th, 2013The Telegraph Road bridge over Interstate 95 by Quantico is being demolished and a new bridge is being built to allow two new reversible HOV/Toll lanes on the interstate as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Project. The 29-mile project stretches from just past Edsall Road on Interstate 395 in the north to Garrisonville Road […]
View this complete post...Broomfield, CO: Wadsworth Parkway Bridge Girder Installation
Friday, April 12th, 2013Cass County, IA: Massena Lateral Bridge Slide Animation
Thursday, April 11th, 2013Washington State DOT: I-90 Rock Blasting
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013A montage of the work that will happen on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass this summer, showing you what happens behind the scenes during closures Monday through Thursday an hour before sunset. These closures are planned for an hour, but could take longer due to the nature of the blast and the amount of debris that […]
View this complete post...Weymouth, MA: Fore River Bridge Replacement
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013The Fore River Bridge Replacement is a signature project of the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Accelerated Bridge Program. A new vertical lift bridge will carry Route 3A between Quincy and Weymouth. Construction is underway in 2013, with the design-build phases shown in this animated video with music. Additional info at http://www.massdotprojectsforeriverbridge.info/ – youmovemass on YouTube
View this complete post...Fueled by Tolling, Innovation Stems from Our Local Communities
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)
The funding crunch facing America’s transportation infrastructure has made it crucial for our cities, counties, states and regions to find innovative ways of funding our mobility. The Federal Highway Trust Fund – the federal government’s primary source of investment in local infrastructure – is running dry, with the gas tax losing much of its purchasing power since its last increase over two decades ago.
States Seek to Become More Self-Reliant
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 5
During his March 29 visit to the privately built and financed PortMiami tunnel project, President Obama unveiled a new infrastructure plan. His latest proposal—costing $21 billion— includes a renewed call for a National Infrastructure Bank capitalized at $10 billion, a $7 billion “America Fast Forward Bonds” program modeled after the former Build America Bonds; and a sum of $4 billion in direct loans and loan guarantees. The White House announcement did not make it clear whether this latest infrastructure initiative…
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