LIRR restores weekend electric train service on Long Beach branch Sunday, November 25; weekday electric – LIRR2010 on YouTube
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Long Beach, NY: Post Hurricane Sandy LIRR Restores Electric Train Service
Monday, November 26th, 2012Draper, UT: ThrU Turn Intersection
Thursday, November 22nd, 2012Utah’s first-of-its kind ThrU-Turn intersection operates at 12300 South & Minuteman Drive in Draper, Utah. The intersection, completed in November 2011, redirects left turns through signalized u-turn locations providing additional valuable “green” time for traffic to get through the main intersection. It’s close proximity to the I-15 Interstate makes this an ideal solution with limited […]
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2012World Energy Outlook 2012
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
The global energy map is changing, with potentially far-reaching consequences for energy markets and trade. It is being redrawn by the resurgence in oil and gas production in the United States and could be further reshaped by a retreat from nuclear power in some countries, continued rapid growth in the use of wind and solar technologies and by the global spread of unconventional gas production. Perspectives for international oil markets hinge on Iraq’s success in revitalizing its oil sector.
Queens, NY: Rockaways Train Lift
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Arizona DOT: Class C Truck Load Permitting
Friday, November 16th, 2012South Texas Native Plant Restoration Project
Friday, November 16th, 2012![South Texas Native Plant Restoration Project](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-shot-2012-11-14-at-1.35.55-PM.png)
CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Restoring vegetative cover on disturbed or engineered soils following roadway construction is a minor part of the overall workload of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). But the resultant plant communities that exist along Texas’ 80,000 miles of roadways may well be the most visible and cared about portion of a roadway to many members of the public, natural resource managers, and especially adjacent landowners.
Wichita, KS: Seven Day Bridge Project
Thursday, November 15th, 2012New York City: Witnessing Hurricane Sandy by Bike
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