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St. Louis, MO: Blanchette Bridge Explosion and Demolition
Friday, December 7th, 2012Builders Of The Broad Highway 1950
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012Frith Films presents, Builders Of The Broad Highway, Part 1. Produced and Photographed by Emily Benton Firth, Commentator Don McNamara. Credit Frith Films, Emily Benton Firth, Don McNamara, Prelinger Archives, archive.org – steve kelly on YouTube Frith Films presents, Builders Of The Broad Highway, Part 2. Produced and Photographed by Emily Benton Firth, Commentator Don […]
View this complete post...Highway Grants: Roads to Prosperity?
Monday, December 3rd, 2012FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
Increasing government spending during periods of economic weakness to offset slower private-sector spending has long been an important policy tool. In particular, during the recent recession and slow recovery, federal officials put in place fiscal measures, including increased government spending, to boost economic growth and lower unemployment.
El Paso, TX: Loop 375 Border Highway West Extension Project
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012This animation provides an overview of the proposed Loop 375 Border Highway West Extension Project in the El Paso District. The project is still under environmental study and designs have not been finalized. For more information, visit: http://txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/el-paso/border-highway-west.html. –TxDOTpio on YouTube.
View this complete post...Higher Gas Tax Unlikely to Gain Support in U.S. Congress
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 23, No. 31
Although some infrastructure advocates are hoping to use the current budget negotiations to win support for an increase in the federal gasoline tax, the idea is unlikely to gain support in Congress or the Administration. While the 2010 Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction commission proposed raising the federal gas tax by 15 cents/gallon as part of a broad deficit-reduction plan, neither House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) nor Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) have endorsed the idea.
View this complete post...Chicago Infrastructure Trust: A Model For The Future?
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012In it’s relatively short life span (Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced it March 2012), the Chicago Infrastructure Trust has garnered it’s fair share of skepticism and awe. Check out what experts, journalists, and Mayor Emanuel himself, have to say on the newly formed Chicago Infrastructure Trust. “Sometimes if you want something done right, you’ve got to do […]
View this complete post...IL DOT: Highway Safety Manual
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012ILLINOIS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER 1 Introduction The substantial development effort by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has led to publication of the first edition of AASHTO’s Highway Safety Manual (HSM). The HSM is the first comprehensive […]
View this complete post...Arizona DOT: Class C Truck Load Permitting
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