The westbound lanes of I-44 at the Gasconade River east of Lebanon were opened to traffic after being closed for only 20 days instead of 60 days because of a new-to-Missouri “bridge jacking” construction technique.
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Missouri DOT: I-44 Gasconade River Bridge Time-Lapse
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Repair Priorities: Transportation spending strategies to save taxpayer dollars and improve roads
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011![Routine preservation vs. deferred repairs Routine preservation vs. deferred repairs](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/screen-shot-2011-06-01-at-50110-pm.gif)
SMART GROWTH AMERICA & TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE
By underfunding repair and allowing roads to fall out of good condition, state leaders are choosing the most expensive type of repair possible, as rehabilitating a road that has completely deteriorated is substantially more expensive than keeping that road in good condition in the first place…Adding further urgency to these budget concerns is that with every dollar spent on new construction, states add to a road system they are already failing to adequately maintain. As a result, states face a large and growing financial burden.
Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011![North American Surface Trade, April 2009 - March 2011 North American Surface Trade, April 2009 - March 2011](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-31-at-55539-pm.gif)
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
Surface transportation includes freight movements by truck, rail, pipeline, mail, Foreign Trade Zones and other. In March, 85.8 percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moved on land, 9.8 percent moved by vessel, and 4.4 percent moved by air.
…The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in March was up 18.5 percent compared to March 2006, and up 60.9 percent compared to March 2001, a period of 10 years. Imports in March were up 52.2 percent compared to March 2001, while exports were up 72.3 percent (Table 3).
VDOT: A Tale of Two Tunnels
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011VDOT Pictures proudly presents “A Tale of Two Tunnels,” an epic tale extolling the virtues of using the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel to get to the beach this summer season! Critics are raving! Visit www.virginiadot.org. – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...Building Boondoggles? Is Governor Walker Spending Billions on Four Roads to Nowhere?
Monday, May 30th, 2011![Table 1: The Cost of Four Highway Expansion Projects Table 1: The Cost of Four Highway Expansion Projects](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-26-at-23918-pm.gif)
WISPIRG
At a time when the State of Wisconsin is wielding an axe with many public programs and vital transportation services, it appears to be shoveling tax dollars toward four highly questionable highway expansion programs that could cost over $2 billion. The new construction largess is particularly troubling given that these tax dollars will be diverted from improving the state of repair on Wisconsin’s existing roads or transit systems, or from public structures such as schools and public safety in our local communities.
80 Million Jobs Rely on Transportation- spread the word!
Friday, May 27th, 2011![tcc-80-million-jobs-1 tcc-80-million-jobs-1](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tcc-80-million-jobs-1.jpg)
“Nearly 80 million American jobs in tourism, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, agriculture and forestry, general construction, mining, retailing and wholesaling rely on highways, bridges and rail systems every day…So it makes sense to get working on passage of the overdue highway/transit investment bill. A lot of working Americans are depending on it.”
-Transportation Construction Coalition
Highways for LIFE: A Daunting Challenge
Thursday, May 26th, 2011Whether you manage a small dairy, or a large multinational corporation…or if you drive an 18-wheeler, delivering goods across our nation…the tremendous highway transportation system in our country impacts everybody, every day. For me, that impact’s always gone double. You see, I spent a 34-year career working for the Department of Transportation right here in […]
View this complete post...The Public Health Costs of Traffic Congestion
Thursday, May 26th, 2011![Projected Nationwide Premature Deaths Attributable to Congested Traffic, 2000 - 2030 Projected Nationwide Premature Deaths Attributable to Congested Traffic, 2000 - 2030](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-26-at-114138-am.gif)
HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS
Traffic congestion is a significant issue in virtually every urban area in the United States and around the world. Anyone who spends any time commuting knows that the time and fuel wasted while sitting in traffic can not only be annoying, but can lead to real economic costs. An examination of the peer-reviewed literature shows that there are many previous analyses that estimate the economic costs of congestion based on fuel and time wasted, but that these studies don’t include the costs of the potential public health impacts. Sitting in traffic leads to higher tailpipe emissions which everyone is exposed to, and the economic costs of those exposures have not been explored.
Getting a Fair Share for Safety from the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011![California California](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-25-at-124510-pm.gif)
ADVOCACY ADVANCE
This report examines some of the states that have successfully dedicated federal safety funds to reduce bicycle and pedestrian fatalities and crashes. In a number of cases, advocates have taken a leading role in ensuring the transportation agency had prioritized road safety projects for non‐motorists. Hopefully, these experiences will help advocates and officials in other states access this untapped resource for badly needed bicycle and pedestrian safety projects.
Dangerous by Design 2011
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011![Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 persons by race and age Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 persons by race and age](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-24-at-103404-am.gif)
TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
Public health officials encourage Americans of all ages to walk and bike more to stem the costly and deadly obesity epidemic – yet many of our streets are simply not safe. Americans get to pick their poison: less exercise and poor health, or walking on roads where more than 47,000 people have died in the last ten years.
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