The Platform Trailer is a safe and sufficient under-bridge access product. The trailer only uses 1 lane atop a bridge deck and provides access underneath bridges in minutes. It is ideal for bridge inspection, bridge maintenance and repair and bridge rehabilitation. ODOT currently has 3 platform trailers, one of which is being shared between 2 […]
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MnDOT: Zipper Merge in Minnesota
Posted by Content Coordinator on Thursday, September 6th, 2012Most Minnesota motorists start to merge in construction zones as soon as they see warning signs and learn which lane ahead is closed. This driving behavior, called “early merge” can lead to dangerous lane switching, inconsistent driving speeds that cause crashes, long back-ups that block interchanges, and road rage. Research shows, however, that these dangers […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Vernonia, OR: Beacon Buddies Get a Brake
Posted by Content Coordinator on Wednesday, September 5th, 2012Funded by Oregon DOT, Oregon Safe Routes to School and the U.S. DOT, this video demonstrates how rectangular rapid flashing beacons work at a crosswalk. Oregon DOT just installed a rectangular rapid flashing beacon in a school zone crosswalk in Vernonia as part of a project to enhance safety at the intersection of Bridge and […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Waco, TX: The Waco Suspension Bridge
Posted by Infra on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012Waco’s Historic Suspension Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge west of the Mississippi when it was completed in 1870. The bridge was built with cable supplied by the John Roebling Co., who built the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Crucial to traders and travelers for well over a century, the bridge stands as […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Arlington, VA: Streetcar System
Posted by Content Coordinator on Friday, August 31st, 2012For decades, Arlington has worked to give people travel choices. Our County has the most Metrorail stops in Virginia; a successful local bus service; ART, which carries 2.5 million riders annually — and a growing Bike Share program. It is all designed to make it easier for you to live, work, play and visit in […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Rails to Trails: Forging Linear Parks for All
Posted by Content Coordinator on Thursday, August 30th, 2012Today’s cities increasingly need to look at alternative solutions to find more green space. So organizations such as the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the PATH Foundation and the City Parks Alliance are looking at unused infrastructures as opportunities to build new parks. So-called linear parks are much longer than wide and are formed as part of a […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Detroit, MI: Mapping the Motor City
Posted by Infra on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012Learn how the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance uses Google Map Maker to add new cycling routes around the city of Detroit, creating a more comprehensive map and improving biking directions for the entire community. – Google on YouTube
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Phoenix, AZ: I-17 Pedestrian Bridge North of Happy Valley Road
Posted by Content Coordinator on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012–ArizonaDOT on YouTube. The Phoenix-area’s newest pedestrian bridge is in place over Interstate 17 just north of Happy Valley Road. ADOT installed the 160-ton, 600-foot long bridge over two nights in June next to the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal. Working in partnership with the CAP, city of Phoenix and Federal Highway Administration, ADOT designed […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Great Falls, MT: Spotlight on Captain Jeff McLaughlin
Posted by Content Coordinator on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012Motor Carrier Captain Jeff McLaughlin has worked in various locations and is now responsible for fourteen officers and a large geographical area. Safety, including driver and vehicle safety are a big part of his job. –MontanaDOT on YouTube.
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