MTA Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams was joined by elected and public officials for a demonstration and a dedication ceremony today for the Railroad’s new $25.5 million train wash facility located in the Village of Babylon. The new facility, which was financed with funds from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 […]
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Infographic: The Cost of Traffic Congestion
Friday, October 19th, 2012
From Nationwide Insurance: We’re in our cars a lot—sometimes for hours at a time—and there are few things more frustrating than getting stuck, bumper to bumper, in a traffic jam. We try not to think about the time and money that are wasted sitting in traffic, but if you do the math they really add […]
View this complete post...Richfield, MN: DOT Tests Movable Barriers
Thursday, October 18th, 2012Guest on The Infra Blog: Graham T. Beck, Contributing Author, Next American City: New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Graham Beck, author of the Next American City article “Cuomo’s Crossing,” about NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decisions regarding the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge, speaks with InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson.
View this complete post...Raleigh, NC: I-40 Widening Project
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012Virginia DOT: Hydraulic Cement Concrete Paving
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012The Route 58 rehabilitation project provides an alternative to the use of asphalt by overlaying a concrete pavement using hydraulic cement concrete instead. Visit http://www.virginiadot.org. – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...Interactive Map: Save Our Bridges
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
SAVE OUR BRIDGES
By accessing the Save Our Bridges Map, users can enter a zip code to immediately see the dangerous bridges in their area. Families can see if their children’s school buses or their own commutes to work or church take them across a bridge that is both structurally deficient and fracture critical. Trucking companies and other suppliers can determine whether the routes their carriers take require that they cross these dangerous bridges.
Gary, IN: Gary/Chicago International Airport Runway Expansion
Friday, October 12th, 2012Airports capable of supporting passenger air carrier operations are required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to have Runway Safety Areas. To preclude shortening the usable runway length to achieve the required safety areas, GCIA is expanding Runway 12-30 and associated taxiways to the northwest by approximately 1,900 feet. The expansion requires relocation of Elgin, […]
View this complete post...What Smart Commuters Know
Thursday, October 11th, 2012What Smart Commuters Know from Operation Lifesaver on Vimeo. What do smart commuters know about rail safety? Rail safety nonprofit Operation Lifesaver (OL) helps people answer that question with an animated video for light and commuter rail passengers that prepares them to use rail transit systems safely, every day.
View this complete post...ArizonaDOT: Passenger Rail Public Participation
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