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Munds Park, AZ: Interchange Project Update
Monday, January 21st, 2013Failure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America’s Economic Future
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013![Failure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-shot-2013-01-16-at-11.14.46-AM.jpg)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Infrastructure is the physical framework upon which the U.S. economy operates and the nation’s standard of living depends. Everything depends on this framework, including transporting goods, powering factories, heating and cooling office buildings, and enjoying a glass of clean water.
Texas DOT: LBJ Express Video
Friday, January 11th, 2013Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. As always subject to minor changes including final aesthetics. Since its construction some 40 years ago, LBJ Freeway (I-635) has become one of the most congested and crowded roadways in the nation. Beginning in 2011, LBJ and a portion of I-35E will undergo a dramatic, 5-year transformation. Here is what […]
View this complete post...Wendell, NC: Culvert Rehabilitation Project
Thursday, January 10th, 2013www.pomonapipeproducts.com – An existing 200 feet long steel plate culvert running under highway 64 near Wendell, NC was identified by NCDOT as requiring a maintenance plan to extend its service life. After several options were evaluated, an aluminum structural liner plate liner and headwall system was fabricated and supplied by Pomona Pipe Products of Greensboro, […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Robbie Diamond, Founder, President & CEO, Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE)
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013![diamond](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/diamond.jpg)
Robbie Diamond is the Founder, President and CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE). In 2006, he came together with Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President, and CEO of FedEx Corporation, and General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.), 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, to form SAFE’s Energy Security Leadership Council, a group of prominent business leaders […]
View this complete post...Why Drivers Do What They Do
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013![Why Drivers do what they do](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-shot-2013-01-07-at-10.18.15-AM.png)
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
In recent years, national attention toward the issue of driver distraction has increased among the transportation community, the media, and the public. Texting and cell phone use while driving, for example, are major safety concerns due to their role as contributing factors in a growing number of vehicle crashes. But roadway and roadside infrastructure also can contribute to driver distraction. For example, does the placement of changeable message signs at certain locations cause motorists to look away from the road more than they would otherwise? Do certain sign messages cause driver confusion or misunderstanding?
Revealed: House Transportation Committee Priorities for 2013
Monday, January 7th, 2013![Revealed: House Transportation Committee Priorities for 2013](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Screen-shot-2013-01-07-at-10.54.55-AM.jpg)
Transportation Issues Daily Last week new House Transportation Chair Bill Shuster outlined the issues and legislation his Committee will focus on during 2013. Preparing for the renewal of surface transportation programs – the modification and renewal of MAP-21 – is of course on the list. Shuster addresses what will be the toughest issue: “Key to […]
View this complete post...Jobs, Infrastructure, and the Economy: What the Voters are Saying
Monday, January 7th, 2013![Jobs_Infrastructure_and_the_Economy](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Jobs_Infrastructure_and_the_Economy.jpg)
THE ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (AEM) Download full report (PDF): Jobs, Infrastructure, and the Economy: What the Voters are Saying About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)www.aem.org“AEM is a trade association that provides services on a global basis for companies that manufacture equipment, products and services used worldwide in the following industries: Agriculture, Construction, Forestry, […]
View this complete post...Prescott, AZ: I-17/Cordes Junction Traffic Interchange Improvement Project
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