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Guest on The Infra Blog: Robert Paaswell, Ph.D., Executive Director, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems

Monday, November 1st, 2010
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Dr. Robert Paaswell, Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at the City College of New York, is also the founding Director of the City University Institute for Urban Systems, a major University-wide initiative to examine the intersection of new technology, changing institutional structure and innovative finance on the provision of infrastructure in the 21 st Century. Paaswell is Director Emeritus of the federally supported University Transportation Research Center (UTRC).

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Gridlock Sam: The Tea Party’s Bridge to Beyond Nowhere

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

BLUEPRINT AMERICA
It’s so easy to get on the bandwagon: lower my taxes, smaller and more efficient government, don’t touch my liberties, throw the bums out, etc. But what if that bandwagon has to cross a bridge? And what if that bridge hasn’t been maintained in years?

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Andrew Herrmann, P.E., SECB, F.ASCE, President-Elect, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
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Andrew Herrmann, P.E., SECB, F.ASCE, is President-Elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for 2011. He will be inaugurated in late October at ASCE’s 140th Annual Conference in Las Vegas and will succeed to the Presidency in 2012. He is a Principal of Hardesty & Hanover, LLP, a transportation consulting engineering firm founded in 1887 and headquartered in New York City.

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Well Within Reach: America’s New Transportation Agenda

Monday, October 4th, 2010
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MILLER CENTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Transportation systems are the backbone of America: They keep our nation strong and moving. But we have not been taking good care of this resource. Lacking a coherent vision for our transportation future and chronically short of resources, we defer new investments, fail to plan, and allow existing systems to fall into disrepair.

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More Projects and Paychecks: Transportation’s Summary of Recovery

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Transportation Construction Jobs Funded by ARRA—Breakdown by Mode

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
The transportation investment in stimulus is working—and in every state across the nation. More than $40 billion in highway and transit projects have been approved and are moving forward—almost $30 billion are under contract on 16,761 different projects. More than 63,000 direct on-project jobs have been created or sustained in August as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and states have already paid out $3.2 billion in payroll.

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50 NOTABLE ROAD, RAIL, PORT, AND AIRPORT PROJECTS

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Central Corridor Light Rail: This image shows how the Central Corridor LRT trains will turn from 12th Street onto Cedar Street and head south toward downtown St. Paul. The Minnesota Capitol is in the background.

CIVIL ENGINEERING NEWS
Stressed public budgets and delayed passage of long-term federal funding have taken a toll on many transportation infrastructure projects in the United States during the last year. Nevertheless, many significant projects are moving ahead. The inaugural CE News Transportation Projects Roadmap lists 50 notable transportation infrastructure projects in the United States — ranked by estimated cost — that are currently in some stage of planning, design, or early construction. The list includes 21 road/highway/bridge projects, 17 rail/transit projects, seven port/waterway projects, and five airport projects…
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Video: Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

900ft above the mighty Colorado River there is a spectacular new bridge that will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself. Opening October 2010, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona. In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive concrete arches which jut out of the rock face.

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VIDEO: INFRASTRUCTURE ON FIRE

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

There was a fire underneath New York City’s Harlem bridge earlier today (9/20/2010) that caused a commuter train to be shut off temporarily. After approximately two hours, the fire was brought under control. There were no reported injuries.

According to a fire department spokesperson, the cause of the fire in still under investigation.

-itsgoingviral on YouTube

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SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 1: INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Thursday, September 9th, 2010
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The 2nd Annual North American Strategic Infrastructure Forum will take place at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., September 29-October 1.

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Bridging the Gap: Restoring and Rebuilding the Nation’s Bridges

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS

Almost a year ago, we as a nation were stunned and saddened by the tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis that took 13 lives, injured 144 others, and disrupted the life of a great city.

In the intervening year we have watched with pride the way in which federal, state, and city transportation agencies, contractors, and construction teams have worked night and day to bring to life a new bridge, unsurpassed in technology and design.

Also in the past year we in the transportation industry have looked even more closely at the safety and sustainability of America’s 590,000 bridges for today and into the future.
This report was developed by the men and women of the state departments of transportation to share that inside look with you.

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